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A German frigate secretly fired a powerful, long range Israeli LORA ballistic missile in the North Atlantic, with NATO sending a very clear message to potential adversaries.
The second and third ships in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new Fleet Solid Support programme will be named RFA Reliant and RFA Resourceful.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said Britain must increase defence, warning that the country could face a major conflict within the next four years.
Construction of the British site for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability will begin in April 2027.
More people joined the UK's Regular Armed Forces than left for the fourth consecutive quarter, resulting in a net gain.
Britain is seeking counter-drone technology that could lead to autonomous laser weapons mounted on Army vehicles and, later, uncrewed ground vehicles.
NATO says it is closely monitoring Russia's submarine force in the High North, including new-generation nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines operating from the Kola Peninsula.
The UK has opened a competition for new counter-drone techn intended to protect deployed troops from mass aerial threats, with particular interest in laser directed-energy weapons.
Two RC-135W Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft, at least two P-8A Poseidons and American tanker support are operating across the High North in a concentration of intelligence-gathering flights rare in both scale and composition.
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has pressed the PM for a pathway to three per cent of GDP on defence by 2030, telling the Commons that "vibes alone just will not be enough".
