Lisa West
Lisa holds a degree in Media and Communication from Glasgow Caledonian University. With a background in media, she plays a key role in the editorial team, managing industry news and maintaining the standards of the publication's online community.
Spy planes swarm Russia’s borders in rare surge
Two RC-135W Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft, at least two P-8A Poseidons and American tanker support are operating across the High North in a concentration of intelligence-gathering flights rare in both scale and composition.
RAF aircraft finally to get boom refuelling capability
The Royal Air Force will develop a boom air-to-air refuelling system to complement the probe and drogue arrangement it currently operates.
MOD allocates £50m to military medical upgrades
The Ministry of Defence has allocated up to £50 million over four years for field hospital equipment as it seeks to rebuild Defence Medical Services capacity for larger-scale operations.
NATO sealift assumptions ‘obsolete’, report warns
NATO can no longer assume that commercial ships will be available to move forces during conflict, with declining fleets, shortages of seafarers and limited integration with commercial shipping leaving reinforcement plans exposed.
Petraeus says Afghanistan withdrawal was unnecessary
General David Petraeus has said the United States and its allies did not need to withdraw from Afghanistan when they did, arguing that the Western military commitment had reached 'a sustainable level'.
BAE gets £4m UK artillery parts framework
BAE Systems has been awarded a four-year framework agreement worth up to £4 million to supply artillery, howitzer and armoured vehicle weapon-system components to the UK Ministry of Defence, including parts associated with the 105mm Light Gun.
Pollard sets out plan for UK to win NATO manufacturing work
The Ministry of Defence is working through a series of NATO mechanisms to secure British industrial benefit from the alliance's push to expand collective manufacturing capacity, says (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP.
Behind the lens with the Royal Navy’s photographers
The images that carry the Royal Navy onto front pages, and into this publication, are taken by a small branch of serving sailors, and a new film for World Photography Day tells the story in their own words.
Air cadet gliders to serve to mid-century after upgrade
The Royal Air Force is preparing to place a seven-year support contract covering its air cadet gliding fleet, including a mid-life update to the Viking T Mk1 that will carry the aircraft in service until around 2050.
American warship downs drones with laser weapon
The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple uncrewed aerial threats during a recent at-sea demonstration.
