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Until the Defence Investment Plan is published, the future of the programme, and of the UK’s only remaining helicopter manufacturing plant, remains uncertain.
A British soldier in 2025 can be hunted by a £400 quadcopter that recognises him from an old TikTok post and flies in a wave of ten to break through jamming.
The Ministry of Defence has indicated a sense of direction for the F-35Bs Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing capablities onboard the carriers, even if some uncertainty over timing remains.
The Ministry of Defence is continuing to face questions over the financial underpinnings of its £1.5 billion plan to build six new munitions and energetics factories.
The last seven F-35Bs from the UK’s first tranche order will not arrive on schedule with Lockheed facing no financial consequences for missing the original date.
NATO has broadened its work on the protection of critical undersea infrastructure following a two day meeting of its Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network in Rome.
British and Italian carrier air and sea power converged over the Mediterranean as Italian and UK F-35B jets, joined by Italian Navy AV-8B Harriers, flew in formation over HMS Prince of Wales and Italy’s flagship Cavour.
Britain is committing £6.9 million to advance satellite communications through five UK-led projects backed via the European Space Agency’s ARTES programme, the UK Space Agency stated.
The symposium also served as a forum to advance implementation of the Alliance’s revised Counter Hybrid Strategy, which places emphasis on faster decision making.
RFA Argus’s future remains in doubt after a written parliamentary answer confirmed no decision yet on whether she will be repaired or retired.
