Craig Langford
Trained as a mechanical engineer, Craig took an unconventional route into journalism, bringing with him a rare technical precision and analytical depth that continues to set his reporting apart.
US moves to ramp up naval anti-ballistic missile production
Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements to increase production of key components for the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched anti-ballistic missile designed to intercept threats outside the Earth's atmosphere.
British Army EOD troops train for urban combat
British Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists have conducted urban warfare training at Catterick Garrison, practising building clearance, live tactical movement and close cooperation between specialist teams.
Nuclear police costs rise as stress cases nearly double
Operating expenditure at the Civil Nuclear Police Authority rose by almost £25 million during 2025-26, while reported workplace stress cases increased by 86% during a year of expansion, site closures and organisational change.
Man jailed after 3D printing gun in Shropshire
A 62-year-old man has been jailed for four and a half years after National Crime Agency investigators discovered him producing a 3D-printed firearm at his home in Telford.
Allied forces move military power across the Baltic
Warships escorted vessels carrying allied military equipment through Latvian territorial waters and into port during #LionProtector26.
Troops and fighter jets in live fire exercise on Falklands
Typhoon fighters flew simulated close air support for infantry assaulting enemy positions during Exercise Cape Upholder in the Falkland Islands, an exercise that closed out the latest roulement infantry company rotation.
Cooling research could triple the range of radars
BAE Systems has completed the first phase of a DARPA programme aimed at removing heat from radio frequency electronics and has been funded to continue into a second phase.
More air raid sirens on the way for RAF Akrotiri
The Ministry of Defence is buying additional air raid warning sirens for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, capable of covering both the base and the neighbouring Akrotiri village, the department stated in a contract award notice.
British firm Inzpire to train Ukrainian pilots in air tactics
The Ministry of Defence is to award Inzpire a contract worth £502k to deliver air warfare education and training to the Ukrainian Air Force, covering roughly 20 weeks of instruction a year.
British warship opens fire near Falklands to deter Argentina with presence
The firings came during a patrol at the edge of the Falklands fishing zone, work British Forces South Atlantic Islands says maintains a visible presence and a capable force to deter potential adversaries.
