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Craig Langford

Craig Langford
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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.
A small metal lathe on a workbench with a belt-driven headstock, tooling, and a pink foam block behind it; cluttered workshop scene around it.

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.
Two large ships sail on open sea, a blue DFDS ferry behind a gray military vessel labeled F342.

Allied forces move military power across the Baltic

Warships escorted vessels carrying allied military equipment through Latvian territorial waters and into port during #LionProtector26.
Soldiers in camouflage crouch behind rocks on a barren landscape as a fighter jet flies overhead in the sky.

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.
Person in a light shirt points at a large screen displaying a flight navigation/avionics interface with green markers and data.

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.
Sailors on a naval deck firing a large mounted gun, muzzle flash over the ocean with a cloudy sky behind.

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.
Black submarine-shaped test vessel on a dock with workers nearby and construction equipment; logos Austal USA, Raytheon, and CET visible on the hull.

Raytheon tests drone submarine that launches weapons

Raytheon and Composite Energy Technologies have demonstrated a new uncrewed undersea vehicle launching from beneath the surface during a United States Navy exercise, the first time the service has seen the integrated capability in the water,
Soldier in camouflage kneels in tall grass, using binoculars to scout distant mountains.

Thermal cameras that soldiers could carry are in view

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has developed a thermal imaging detector more than ten times as efficient as current designs.
Two large olive-green panels folded into a symmetric V shape on a military vehicle, suggesting a radar or missile launcher mounted on a truck chassis.

QinetiQ placed to bring Australian radar to Britain

QinetiQ is in line to handle the integration, testing and assurance of Australian CEA radar technology across the UK defence enterprise, under a statement of intent signed in Canberra covering the potential adoption of the radar by British forces.