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The Royal Navy will still receive all eight Type 26 frigates despite build slots being offered to Norway, Minister Luke Pollard has told Parliament, as the two countries work toward a combined fleet of 13 vessels.
The government has listed shipbuilding among the sectors marked for priority procurement reform, a change the Ministry of Defence says will direct more contracts to British shipyards.
Opening a Westminster Hall debate on national emergencies, Graeme Downie argued the UK must treat resilience as a constant, society-wide effort and be far more honest with the public about the scale of the threats it faces.
Saab has presented the first Gripen F, the two-seat version of its Gripen E fighter, developed with Brazilian industry and rolled out at the company's facilities in Linköping ahead of a flight test campaign.
Leonardo's Seaspray radar has been selected to equip aircraft providing aerial surveillance for Australia's border and maritime agencies, fitted to a fleet operated on the government's behalf by services provider Metrea.
The UK and France are leading a multinational effort involving more than 40 countries to protect merchant shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, with Britain committing HMS Dragon, Typhoon jets, autonomous mine-hunting kit and counter-drone systems to a planned defensive mission.
The government has defended its support for the Eurofighter Typhoon as MPs pressed for a fresh order of the jets for the Royal Air Force, during defence questions in the House of Commons.
British heavy armour has deployed within 25km of the Russian border to rehearse defending against an incursion, as a battlegroup built around the Royal Regiment of Scotland took part in Exercise Spring Storm in south-eastern Estonia.
Defence Minister Luke Pollard told the Commons the priority is building the capacity to produce millions of drones at speed rather than stockpiling them, citing supply-chain shortages as a key constraint.
The Defence Secretary told the Commons that Russia poses a significant and persistent threat to the UK, citing near-daily cyber attacks, disinformation and sabotage.
