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.
NATO warships train to defend GIUK Gap
NATO warships, minehunters and specialist teams are exercising around Iceland as Northern Viking 26 tests the defence of the strategically important sea routes linking North America and Europe.
Royal Navy urged to build Hybrid Navy operating system
The Royal Navy’s Hybrid Navy must be built around an integrated digital ecosystem rather than simply a new fleet of uncrewed vessels, Commodore (Ret’d) Steve Prest, RUSI Associate Fellow in Military Sciences, argues.
Putin adviser raises attacks on British drone factories
An adviser to Putin has said British factories could be attacked by what he called unknown sources, as part of a possible Russian response to UK military support for Kyiv.
Man in Bristol convicted over bid to join Islamic State
A 22-year-old man living in Bristol has been convicted of preparing acts of terrorism after travelling to Somalia with the intention of joining Daesh, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East.
Russian vessels mapping UK undersea cables
Russian specialist submarines have been used to survey critical undersea infrastructure in and around British waters according to a report published by the U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Britain urged to lead NATO push in Mediterranean
A new Council on Geostrategy paper argues that Britain should use its bases in Cyprus, naval reach and relationships with Greece, Turkey and Egypt to give NATO's southern flank a more coherent military strategy.
Navantia recruits 28 shipbuilders for Belfast FSS work
Navantia UK is recruiting welders, platers and pipefitters at Harland & Wolff in Belfast as it expands the workforce building three 39,000-tonne Fleet Solid Support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Royal Navy trials heavy-lift drone from patrol ship
HMS Trent has completed the first flight of a Malloy T-150B heavy-lift drone from a River-class Batch 2 patrol ship, testing how uncrewed aircraft could support ship-to-shore logistics and disaster relief.
Cost and risk questions raised over US battleship plan
The first of the US Navy's proposed guided missile battleships would carry a procurement cost of between $17.6 billion and $18.9 billion if bought in FY2030, with subsequent ships estimated at $12.2 billion to $13.1 billion each.
US technology runs deep in Dreadnought programme
The Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines share a missile compartment design, a propulsion technology exchange and a missile with the American Columbia class now taking shape at Groton, a set of dependencies laid out in a Congressional Research Service assessment.
