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, Australia and Marines drill mass bomb-building in Texas
The US Air Force, Marine Corps and Royal Australian Air Force spent four days building munitions around the clock at Dyess Air Force Base, testing how fast the joint force can arm up under pressure.
MBDA and Mitsubishi sign GCAP weapons collaboration deal
MBDA UK, MBDA Italia, Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have signed an agreement to align their weapons work for the Global Combat Air Programme, though it stops short of jointly developing effectors.
NATO approves €27bn fuel plan and five-year funding
The North Atlantic Council has agreed NATO's 2027-2031 common funding plan and a €27bn programme to modernise fuel storage and distribution, including new pipelines in the alliance's east and south-east.
Inmate jailed again over extremist files and prison phones
Muhammad Zakir Arif, 20, has been sentenced to three years after collecting extremist material and using two hidden phones while already serving time for a linked investigation.
D-Day commando name revived as CLR becomes 48 Commando
The Commando Logistic Regiment is to be renamed 48 Commando Support Group Royal Marines, reviving a wartime name that saw action on Juno Beach and at Walcheren.
Minehunting teams embark warships ahead of global tasks
Royal Navy minehunting specialists have taken their uncrewed systems to sea aboard HMS Stirling Castle and RFA Lyme Bay, training for deployments including a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Allied air forces train elite instructors in Netherlands
Twenty-four students from four nations flew intensive missions from Leeuwarden Air Base on a Multinational Weapons Instructor Course, with the training now moving on to Norway.
Jupiter helicopters arrive in Cyprus for 84 Squadron
Two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters have been delivered to 84 Squadron in Cyprus under a £148m MOD programme, taking on the tasks previously flown by the retired Puma HC2.
UK keeps counter-CBRN spending detail under wraps
The Ministry of Defence has set out the broad scope of £1.7 billion allocated to defence support and counter-CBRN in the Defence Investment Plan, while declining to detail the counter-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear element on security grounds.
Sea Breeze brings allied EOD divers to Portland waters
Explosive ordnance disposal units from NATO allies and partner nations have been training together beneath the waters of Weymouth Bay during the second portion of Sea Breeze.
