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An infantry company from the Royal Irish Regiment has completed its final major training exercise in the Falkland Islands, using the remote South Atlantic territory as a demanding test of soldier endurance, navigation and self-sufficiency.
The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that drones and autonomous systems are transforming warfare at a pace that risks outstripping traditional military thinking, defence experts warned MPs.
Port Glasgow shipbuilder Ferguson Marine has been identified as a significant contributor to Scotland’s civil shipbuilding sector in a new report by the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee.
Britain is examining ways to strengthen underwater security around naval bases and ports as part of a broader effort to protect critical maritime infrastructure, according to new parliamentary answers from the Ministry of Defence.
Air Marshal (Retd) Edward Stringer has warned that the UK is still designing forces around Cold War-era assumptions centred on large platforms and prolonged specification cycles.
China is providing decisive economic and technological backing to the Russian war effort in Ukraine, effectively sustaining the Russian ability to continue the conflict while avoiding overt military involvement, defence experts told MPs this week.
The Leonardo helicopter operation in Yeovil was cited in Parliament as an example of how environmental, social and governance requirements risk undermining Britain’s defence industry if they are not matched by firm government procurement decisions.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport has expanded its military aviation support infrastructure with the introduction of a new JP8 fuel mixing capability.
The Royal Navy has not yet set targets for the number of uncrewed surface or underwater vessels it may deploy in the Arctic or North Atlantic.
Ministers deny any US kill switch on UK F-35s, but the jets remain tightly bound to American software, data and sustainment systems that ultimately shape how freely they can be used over time.
