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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.

UK-German strike programme includes hypersonic weapon

The UK and Germany are jointly developing deep-strike options including a stealthy cruise missile and a hypersonic glide vehicle.

UK awards Saab major Giraffe radar support deal

Defence Equipment and Support has awarded Saab UK a contract valued at £1.6 billion to provide logistics support, supply, training and spares for the Giraffe 1X radar system.

Britain to test powerful new anti-ship missile in 2028

The UK says the Stratus future cruise and anti-ship missile programme is approaching its Demonstration Phase, with full-scale testing scheduled to begin in 2028.

Babcock lines up Danish partners for drone warships

Babcock has signed three agreements with Danish companies covering uncrewed systems and modular mission equipment, work aimed at a Danish fleet in which crewed ships and autonomous systems operate together.

185 boats and 4,300 crossings stopped in new UK-France deal

French authorities say 185 small boat events and more than 4,300 crossing attempts were prevented during the first three months of a new UK-France agreement, with additional police units, drones and maritime interception tactics now in use.

Babcock bids to build Denmark’s next frigates at home

Babcock has signed an agreement with a Danish industrial consortium to develop a joint British and Danish approach to building the Royal Danish Navy's future frigates in Denmark.

British pilot teaching Americans to fly the F-35C

A Royal Navy officer has become the first British pilot to serve as an F-35C instructor and the first to be embedded within a United States Navy squadron flying the type.
Dry docked warship under heavy scaffolding and construction cranes, with a blue Babcock crane overhead and workers on the upper level.

Multiple new British frigates taking shape in Rosyth

Work is under way on the Royal Navy's five Type 31 frigates at Babcock's Rosyth yard, with two ships fitting out in the drydocks and two more at earlier stages of construction inside the assembly hall.
Military ship launches a rocket, bright flame and smoke plume rise from the deck into a blue sky over the ocean.

US moves to ramp up naval anti-ballistic missile production

Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements to increase production of key components for the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched anti-ballistic missile designed to intercept threats outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Five soldiers in camouflage gear practice room-clearing behind gray modular walls in an indoor training facility.

British Army EOD troops train for urban combat

British Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists have conducted urban warfare training at Catterick Garrison, practising building clearance, live tactical movement and close cooperation between specialist teams.