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Thousands of British Armed Forces personnel will remain deployed or on standby across the globe on Christmas Day, continuing operations that span Europe, the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific, Africa, the Caribbean, British Overseas Territories and the UK itself.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it is continuing to explore directed energy weapons across multiple domains.
At the keel laying of the Royal Navy’s third Type 31 frigate, HMS Formidable, Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie delivered a speech that doubled as a tribute to Rosyth’s workforce and a quiet strategic warning about the world these ships are being built for.
Around 19,000 British Armed Forces personnel will remain on duty or on standby over the Christmas period, including large numbers based in Scotland, as the UK maintains military readiness at home and overseas.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has set out a three-layer approach to long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, arguing that any future peace settlement must ensure Russia is unable to launch renewed aggression.
Drawing on experience from Formula 1 and his work at PurpleSector, Mark Mathieson MBE argues that defence can learn practical lessons from high performance engineering as it seeks to operate at wartime pace in peacetime.
RAF Voyager tankers and Typhoon jets have been scrambled to support an inbound cargo aircraft, expected to enter UK airspace precisely at midnight tonight.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it has sought legal advice from the Government Legal Department on the troubled Ajax armoured vehicle programme, following a direct question from Mark Francois MP.
The Ministry of Defence has said that pressures on family life and opportunities outside the military remain the primary reasons personnel leave the armed forces, despite recent improvements in recruitment and retention.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that defuelling of the UK’s decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines is set to restart in 2026, as preparations continue at specialist dock facilities in Devonport.
