How the UK builds defence advantage through scale-up
Professor Simon Harwood, Strategy and Technology Director at Leonardo UK, argues that closer collaboration between primes and scale-ups is key to turning UK innovation into deployable defence capability.
I visited drone factories in Ukraine
A first-hand look inside Ukraine’s drone factories reveals how rapid iteration, frontline feedback and low-cost systems are reshaping the defence industry.
The UK needs to discuss the risk of a new Pacific War over Taiwan
UK involvement in a Taiwan conflict may be more likely than assumed, driven by alliances, basing and economic exposure despite political and legal constraints, argues Rowan Allport.
Over 500 US troops trained in UK since 2020
More than 500 United States armed forces personnel have undertaken training in the United Kingdom since 2020 across a range of military institutions.
UK draws on Ukraine kit lessons, bearskin debate continues
The Ministry of Defence is drawing on lessons from Ukraine to inform improvements to body armour, including feedback from female personnel.
British aircraft carrier set to return to sea shortly
HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to depart Rosyth following an extended maintenance period, with temporary airspace restrictions in place over the Firth of Forth ahead of her sailing.
NATO pushes underwater internet concept into operations
NATO efforts to build a common underwater network are moving beyond a technical architecture and into a broader operational and organisational model, according to a discussion at #UDT2026.
Spain moves on new Marine Amphibious Vehicle
Indra Land Vehicles and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV), a Leonardo company, have signed a strategic agreement to support delivery of a new amphibious combat vehicle for the Spanish Marine Infantry.
More detail emerges on Royal Navy Atlantic Bastion
The Royal Navy has provided further detail on its Atlantic Bastion concept, offering a clearer view of how the programme is structured, how it is being delivered and the constraints it is expected to operate within.
Undersea data, not platforms, now limiting NATO capability
The constraint on scaling undersea autonomy is no longer platforms, it is data, and that came through clearly during a panel on North Atlantic operations where senior naval officers and industry figures pointed to data volume, access and handling as the real limiting factors.
