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.
British aircraft carrier launches fighter jets in Arctic
F-35B stealth jets have embarked on HMS Prince of Wales as the carrier conducts NATO's Arctic Sentry vigilance in the North Atlantic, alongside HMS Duncan and RFA Tidespring.
Crowsnest replacement still on hold pending defence plan
The Royal Navy still has no firm successor to its Crowsnest carrier early warning system, with options including uncrewed aircraft remaining under investigation and any decision held up by the unpublished Defence Investment Plan.
CSG unveils Trident layered air defence at Eurosatory
The Czech-based defence group CSG has presented Trident, a new modular multi-layered air defence system pairing Czech radars, vehicles and integration with Turkish Roketsan missiles.
American destroyer opens fire in the Mediterranean
Imagery released by the US Navy shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke firing its five-inch main gun during a live-fire exercise in the Mediterranean, while operating "in support of American security interests in Europe".
British troops test drone war tactics near Russian border
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Rifles have joined Finland's Kainuu Brigade for Exercise Northern Star, around 43 miles from the Russian border.
American Apaches fire rockets near the Korean DMZ
Imagery released by the US Army shows an AH-64 gunship firing during an aerial gunnery exercise at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea, just south of the Demilitarized Zone.
Ultra Maritime trials next-gen sub-hunting sonobuoy in UK
Ultra Maritime has completed the first in-water trial of its next-generation Multistatic Active Receive Sonobuoy in Scotland, a step it says will improve on current Royal Navy systems for detecting Russian submarines in the North Atlantic.
Royal Navy commissions minehunting mothership
HMS Stirling Castle has been formally commissioned into the Royal Navy on the Firth of Forth, marking the operational start of Britain's unique minehunting mothership, which carries autonomous and remotely operated systems to hunt mines in place of traditional crewed minehunters.
British aircraft carrier joins sub-hunt off Norway
HMS Prince of Wales and her carrier group joined NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise off Norway, with the UK fielding the largest national contribution as nine nations hunted German, Portuguese and Dutch submarines across two weeks in the High North.
UK eyes huge Falkland Islands support contract
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has begun market engagement on a facilities management contract for British forces in the Falkland and Ascension Islands worth an estimated GBP 500 million, running for ten years from 2030 with a possible extension to 2040.
