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An RAF Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was repeatedly and dangerously intercepted by two Russian jets over the Black Sea last month, with one pass bringing a Russian jet within six metres of the British aircraft's nose.
BMT has published a paper at #CNE2026 arguing that the shift to a hybrid navy will change command at sea more fundamentally than any development since Admiral Fisher's reforms.
Prime contractors told a packed room at #DPRTE Scotland that the supply chain system must also change from their end.
Leonardo, Thales and the MoD told Scottish SMEs at #DPRTE how they plan to open up defence supply chains.
MoD Head of Place and Industry Skills Calum Taylor set out how Scotland's Defence Growth Deal will be spent at #DPRTE, with investment targeting innovation across the supply chain.
Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander MP addressed the DPRTE Scottish Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit on 20 May.
Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters teamed with drones from 700X Squadron to hunt fast attack boats and defeat simulated missile attacks during weeks of exercises in the Norwegian fjords.
JFD's Pete Laughton told the UK Defence Journal at #CNE2026 that divers must go deeper and stay longer as the mine threat resurges and underwater capability demands intensify.
The Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces has laid her 2025 annual report before Parliament.
Babcock's Sir Nick Hine made the case for "commanded autonomy" at #CNE2026, arguing humans must remain firmly in control of intent, authorisation and accountability.
