Inmate jailed again over extremist files and prison phones
Muhammad Zakir Arif, 20, has been sentenced to three years after collecting extremist material and using two hidden phones while already serving time for a linked investigation.
D-Day commando name revived as CLR becomes 48 Commando
The Commando Logistic Regiment is to be renamed 48 Commando Support Group Royal Marines, reviving a wartime name that saw action on Juno Beach and at Walcheren.
Minehunting teams embark warships ahead of global tasks
Royal Navy minehunting specialists have taken their uncrewed systems to sea aboard HMS Stirling Castle and RFA Lyme Bay, training for deployments including a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Allied air forces train elite instructors in Netherlands
Twenty-four students from four nations flew intensive missions from Leeuwarden Air Base on a Multinational Weapons Instructor Course, with the training now moving on to Norway.
Jupiter helicopters arrive in Cyprus for 84 Squadron
Two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters have been delivered to 84 Squadron in Cyprus under a £148m MOD programme, taking on the tasks previously flown by the retired Puma HC2.
UK keeps counter-CBRN spending detail under wraps
The Ministry of Defence has set out the broad scope of £1.7 billion allocated to defence support and counter-CBRN in the Defence Investment Plan, while declining to detail the counter-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear element on security grounds.
Sea Breeze brings allied EOD divers to Portland waters
Explosive ordnance disposal units from NATO allies and partner nations have been training together beneath the waters of Weymouth Bay during the second portion of Sea Breeze.
QinetiQ puts £20m into laser weapon development
QinetiQ is investing £20m to accelerate development and production of high-energy laser technology, unveiling its HELENA laser source at Farnborough as it expands capacity for directed energy weapons.
US approves Switchblade drone sale to Greece
The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of Switchblade loitering munitions to Greece, the U.S. State Department stated.
Military aid requested for raging Scottish wildfire
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney has requested military aerial support from the UK Government to help tackle the Cairngorms wildfire, now in its 11th day, as a major incident remains in place and residents are evacuated from Nethy Bridge.
