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HMS Dauntless is entering a three-month support period with BAE Systems aimed at returning the Type 45 destroyer to full operational capability, an important phase in sustaining the Royal Navy's principal air-defence warships.
Finland has showcased its aerospace and defence capabilities in London as Helsinki seeks deeper cooperation with the United Kingdom on resilient European space and security technologies.
At Holyrood, Paul Sweeney highlighted the strength of Scotland's shipbuilding, pointing to work on both sides of the country, while Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes confirmed options are being explored to strengthen commercial shipbuilding finance.
One of Europe's most successful shipbuilding groups has told a Holyrood cross-party session that Scotland can rebuild maritime strength, but only by focusing on high-value specialisation and credible state support for innovation.
Resilience underpins deterrence. Without secure supply chains, industrial depth and sovereign capability, Britain’s strategic autonomy is constrained in an era of systemic competition, argues Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP.
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard calls for a steady UK shipbuilding drumbeat, backed by domestic orders and exports, urges investment in skills, and says future opportunities will extend beyond 6,000-tonne warships as the pipeline expands.
Plans for a successor to the Hawk jet trainer will be detailed in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan, with ministers declining to confirm whether any replacement would be procured from a British company.
The United Kingdom and Norway have signed a new agreement deepening helicopter cooperation between their navies, allowing British aircraft to operate from Norwegian warships and bases.
HMS Duncan confronted swarms of surface and aerial drones, alongside simulated cruise and ballistic missile threats, as part of Exercise Sharpshooter.
The Government has declined to say whether the UK intends to procure the Nightfall ballistic missile, instead pointing to the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan for decisions on Britain's future precision strike.
