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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.

Royal Regiment of Scotland performs guard of honour

Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland performed the guard of honour for the opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Several boats sail in formation across a calm sea, leaving white wake trails with a mountainous coastline and overcast sky in the background.

Royal Navy Wildcats take on drones

Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters have completed three weeks of exercises in the fjords around Bergen, developing drone, missile evasion and fast-attack boat tactics alongside the Royal Norwegian Navy during Exercise Tamber Shield.
Yellow maintenance locomotive on a London Underground platform at Charing Cross, with green wall tiles and passengers in the background.

British Army runs NATO corps HQ in London Tube station

Hundreds of British Army soldiers have been running a major NATO command post exercise from a disused platform at Charing Cross Underground Station in central London.
3D aerial view of a solar farm with rows of panels and a wind turbine beside a runway-like airstrip on green fields.

Royal Marines to power new rifle ranges with wind and solar

The Royal Marines are to install renewable energy micro-grids at two of their bases to power new combat rifle ranges, reducing reliance on the National Grid and cutting energy costs.
Large gray naval vessel named P6202 docked at a pier, with signal flags along the bow and a gangway extending to shore.

Leonardo signs huge naval combat systems deal for Kuwait

Leonardo has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Ship Building to provide naval combat systems for the Kuwait Navy's Al Dorra missile boat programme.
Metal patrol boat with the number 16 speeds across the water, with a rocky hillside in the distance.

U.S. Navy tests unmanned systems in Arctic exercise

U.S. Navy expeditionary forces have been operating in the High North to deploy and test advanced robotics and autonomous systems during a bilateral unmanned systems and explosive ordnance disposal exercise with Norway.
Pilot in a cockpit operating flight controls with touchscreen displays and avionics visible ahead of him to the blue sky outside the canopy.

How simulation is speeding up the RAF pilot pipeline

The Royal Air Force is increasingly relying on synthetic training technology to accelerate pilot development and reduce the number of training sorties that need to be repeated.

UK issues fresh medium range precision strike RFI

The Ministry of Defence has issued a fresh RFI for its Medium Range Precision Strike programme, with a June 2028 contract start date suggesting the original 2027 delivery target has slipped.
Reflective-wrapped satellite instrument in a cleanroom, with exposed control panels and orange cables visible.

BAE delivers sensor hardware for Space Force satellite

BAE Systems has delivered flight hardware for the U.S. Space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar programme, keeping the project on track for a 2028 launch.

BAE upgrades Link 16 test capability for F-16s

BAE Systems has completed the development and integration of an upgraded Link 16 test capability for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals.