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A small fire on board a Royal Navy vessel at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth has been extinguished, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Royal Navy stretched to breaking point, Dr Emma Salisbury, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at FPRI and Associate Fellow at the RN Strategic Studies Centre, argues in new analysis, as the UK eyes a leading role in securing the Strait of Hormuz.
Rolls-Royce is investing GBP 19.3 million in its Advanced Blade Casting Facility in Rotherham after securing a GBP 2 million grant from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
Lockheed Martin has taken part in a U.S. Space Force exercise designed to test how quickly satellites can be prepared and launched during a crisis.
NATO and Ukraine have announced the next phase of a joint innovation programme aimed at developing new military technologies, including counter-drone and air defence systems.
A man who intervened to stop a potential terrorist attack outside a Leeds hospital has been awarded the George Medal for bravery.
The UK defence industrial base is struggling with unclear priorities, capability gaps and a lack of direction, according to MPs and peers, who warn that delays to key funding plans are holding back both industry and national security objectives.
The Government has failed to clearly define what it means by sovereign capabilities or to set out which technologies it intends to prioritise, according to a parliamentary committee, raising concerns about how industry and defence planning can align.
MPs and peers have warned that the Government’s national security plans lack sufficient detail, particularly around funding, resilience and how strategy will translate into real capability.
At least 23 US strategic bombers are now operating from RAF Fairford, flying missions from England in support of ongoing strikes against Iranian targets.
