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The Defence industry trade body Make UK Defence says John Healey's resignation should be "a wake-up call for those inside Government still blocking the acceleration of defence investment".
A techUK survey of 45 defence technology suppliers has found 93% reassessing investment or recruitment, 73% hit by contract suspensions and 87% by funding delays, with the unpublished Defence Investment Plan named as the single biggest driver.
The RAF's 51 Squadron has deployed the Rivet Joint electronic spy aircraft to Ørland Air Base in Norway, operating with minimal support alongside Norwegian F-35s.
ADS chief executive Kevin Craven says John Healey's resignation has sent the trade body "reeling" and is "a damning reflection on the current state of affairs", warning that "national security and defence of the realm is not an accountant's job".
The findings of an internal review into Army Reserve basic training will not be published, the MoD has told Parliament, with no external stakeholders consulted.
A British businessman and his Greek partner have been found guilty of illegally brokering fighter jets, surface-to-air missiles and thousands of assault rifles to conflict zones after an HMRC investigation.
The Commons Defence Committee has called John Healey's resignation a "grave moment", with chair Tan Dhesi saying the government "must take that warning with the utmost seriousness".
The United Kingdom is a frontline nation already in conflict with Russia at sea, in the air and in cyberspace, and the government must wake up to that reality in the wake of John Healey's resignation as Defence Secretary, Labour MP Graeme Downie has said.
John Healey has resigned as Secretary of State for Defence, telling the Prime Minister that the financial settlement behind the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan falls well short of what the country needs.
AI algorithms developed under AUKUS Pillar 2 have not yet been deployed on RAF P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament.
