British aircraft carrier sails as NATO command vessel
HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed this weekend for three months of training and operations around northern Europe in her new role as NATO command ship for the Allied Response Force.
Report urges Britain to offer EU nuclear protection
Britain should explore formally extending its nuclear deterrent over the European Union in exchange for access to European defence funds, according to a report by the Council on Geostrategy.
Vessels installed as targets at UK weapons range
Two vessels have been installed as military targets at Holbeach Air Weapons Range, where they will be used to support weapons training by fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has said.
35 universities join UK defence alliance
Thirty-five universities have joined a new Defence Universities Alliance intended to strengthen defence research, build specialist skills and improve links between academia, industry and the Armed Forces.
Poland scrambles aircraft over suspected airspace breach
Polish Operational Command has dispatched a military helicopter to verify a suspected violation of Polish airspace by an unidentified object approaching from the direction of Belarus, the command stated on Friday.
British military medics test NATO wartime care in Estonia
British military medical personnel have taken part in a major NATO exercise in Estonia designed to test casualty care, evacuation and medical support during large-scale operations.
British forces deploy to Arctic island for NATO deterrence
British forces have deployed to the remote Norwegian island of Jan Mayen alongside Norwegian and American personnel as part of a NATO operation intended to strengthen deterrence.
New military accommodation block opens at Kineton
A new £14 million accommodation block has opened at Defence Munitions Kineton , named in honour of an Ammunition Technician killed in Iraq, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has said.
German warship fires ballistic missile in message to Russia
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.
Nearly half of new fighter jet jobs based in North West
Nearly half of the jobs supported by the UK’s Future Combat Air System programme are based in the North West of England, with the programme currently supporting more than 4,500 jobs across the country.
