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.
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.
QinetiQ puts £20m into laser weapon development
QinetiQ is investing £20m to accelerate development and production of high-energy laser technology, unveiling its HELENA laser source at Farnborough as it expands capacity for directed energy weapons.
US approves Switchblade drone sale to Greece
The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of Switchblade loitering munitions to Greece, the U.S. State Department stated.
Sikorsky’s Nomad 100 drone completes first flight tests
Sikorsky has finished initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 uncrewed aircraft, a rotor-blown-wing design flown under DARPA's EVADE programme and marking the company's entry into the drone market.
NCA seizes 25 smuggling boats and engines at Felixstowe
At least 25 inflatable boats and 25 outboard engines bound for Channel people-smuggling gangs have been seized at Felixstowe, in what the National Crime Agency believes is the first bulk consignment of its kind intercepted in the UK.
Carrier crew reflect on three months on the Northern Flank
With HMS Prince of Wales home in Portsmouth, junior members of her ship's company have looked back on a three-month deployment that took in encounters with Russian aircraft, first deployments and long weeks away.
Rolls-Royce to support French-German C-130J engines
The company has signed a subcontract with Sabena technics to provide MissionCare engine sustainment for the binational squadron's ten C-130J and KC-130J aircraft at Évreux until December 2030.
