Why is it cheaper to fly to Spain than to Stornoway?
From the cost of fuel to seat costs per mile, ground handling to maintenance, it all ends up in your ticket price.
UK in frigate export push to help sustain shipbuilding
Graeme Downie MP has pressed the Ministry of Defence for guarantees on the future of Royal Navy shipbuilding, citing the economic importance of the Type 31 frigate programme.
BAE Systems targets faster shipbuilding with eyes on exports
Overlooking the new Janet Harvey Hall on Glasgow’s River Clyde, Sir Simon Lister laid out a clear ambition for British warship production: pace, precision, and purpose.
MP calls for more frigates as Scotland now frontline nation
The UK must act urgently to expand frigate production and bolster air defences to match growing threats in the High North and beyond, an MP has told Parliament.
British forces to adopt hybrid high-low force mix
British forces will combine advanced systems like crewed jets and armoured vehicles with cheaper, autonomous, and expendable assets to deliver greater mass, agility, and resilience.
Downie presses shipbuilding promise for Rosyth
Labour MP Graeme Downie has pressed the Government to reaffirm its commitment to Scottish shipbuilding, citing the recent rollout of HMS Venturer at Rosyth dockyard.
The age of drone warfare has arrived – is UK industry safe?
If Ukraine can hit Russian strategic bombers with cheap drones, what is to stop someone from doing the same to a frigate being built in the UK?
The business of survival – Up close with Miysis DIRCM
At Leonardo UK’s Edinburgh site, engineers are developing what is considered one of the most advanced Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems currently available: Miysis.no,
Why Nato is struggling to rebuild itself
There is now a ticking clock on reinventing the transatlantic alliance.
British Army contracts FPV drone fleet for strike training
This vision—announced at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference—envisions a digitally integrated battlefield where any sensor can cue any effector, enabling British forces to defeat adversaries "up to three times their size" by 2030.
