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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.
Two large ships at a harbor with cranes lifting a container between them, likely a transfer operation at sea.

HMS Stirling Castle delivers kit for Hormuz mission

The Royal Navy's specialist mine-hunting mothership HMS Stirling Castle has completed a delivery of vessels and equipment to Gibraltar.
Stylized teal blueprint-style illustration of a wheeled armored personnel carrier with a turret on a blue background.

Dstl picks Thales for next-gen vehicle soft-kill tech

Thales in the UK, working with QinetiQ, has been selected by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a concept for a next-generation electro-optic countermeasure under the UK's Next Generation Soft Kill programme.
Bearded man in a gym flexing his biceps, wearing an Iron Rhino t-shirt, with weight racks in the background.

REME soldier first to reach England’s Strongest Man

A serving British Army soldier has become the first member of the Armed Forces to compete at England's Strongest Man, qualifying for one of the sport's largest stages.
Close-up of a blue offshore platform component with yellow stabilizers hanging over a calm sea at sunset.

Canada picks Thales S2087 sonar for River-class ships

Thales Canada has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Canada to supply the S2087 towed array sonar for the Royal Canadian Navy's future River-class destroyers.

UK says nearly 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine

The Director of GCHQ has warned that the risk of miscalculation between states is as high as she has seen across three decades in...
Two soldiers in full combat gear exit a ruined stone building, rifles at the ready.

Grenadier Guards drill in abandoned Cyprus village

Soldiers of the Grenadier Guards have been training through the abandoned village of Paramali near Episkopi during Exercise Kronos Warrior, using the deserted settlement to practise close-quarter infantry skills in Cyprus.

Last A-10 engine built at Davis-Monthan after 50 years

Airmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base have completed the final A-10 Thunderbolt II engine build at the Arizona installation, closing out a maintenance mission that has supported the close air support aircraft there for half a century.
Twin-turboprop Royal Navy aircraft (ZZ503) in white and blue livery, flying low over the coastline and sea.

Second upgraded Avenger takes flight at Culdrose

The second of four Avenger TMk1 aircraft undergoing extensive modification at RNAS Culdrose completed its first in-service flight in April.

F-35 bomb delivery date withheld on security grounds

The government has said it is withholding the delivery date for the Small Diameter Bomb II, procured as an interim standoff capability for the F-35 Lightning fleet.

Government plays down AUKUS workforce fears

The government has said it is confident that UK submarine facilities will continue to attract skilled personnel despite concerns about the potential impact of new AUKUS facilities in Australia drawing workers away from Barrow-in-Furness and Plymouth.