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Lisa West

Lisa West
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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.

Atlantic Council warns UK risks High North overstretch

The UK risks being unable to fulfil its leadership role in the High North while simultaneously meeting its other NATO commitments, a senior Atlantic Council analyst has warned.

Army missing from High North planning, think tank warns

The Council on Geostrategy has warned that the British Army is almost entirely absent from UK High North defence planning, calling for top-down political direction to bring all three services into a coherent strategy.

NATO scrambles 500 times against Russian jets in one year

NATO air forces executed more than 500 scrambles in response to potential air threats in 2025.

UK has significant capability gaps, Lockheed Martin warns

Lockheed Martin has warned of significant capability gaps facing UK forces in the High North, including risks to airborne early warning coverage.

New British warship project awaiting delayed DIP

The Royal Navy's future Type 83 destroyer programme remains under review, with no confirmed timeline for its outline business case, after the government today directed a parliamentary question to a January answer.

UK completes initial F-35B procurement

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 46th, 47th and 48th F-35B aircraft to the United Kingdom, fulfilling the initial procurement phase of the programme and completing the first contracted batch of jets for the UK.
Gray stealth jet flying over arid desert mountains, cockpit visible and tail marked TALON Q with registration on fuselage

Northrop Grumman swaps autonomy software mid-flight

Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a mid-flight swap of autonomy software on its Talon IQ testbed aircraft, transitioning between software from two different companies while maintaining continuous operational performance.
Large gray warship at sea with a tall central mast and sailors on the bow.

Rolls-Royce MT30 selected for Australian Mogami-class frigates

The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected to power Australia's new fleet of up to 11 general-purpose frigates.

Britain is about to have two aircraft carriers at sea

Britain is set to have two aircraft carriers at sea for the first time in over a year, after HMS Queen Elizabeth completed a major maintenance period at Babcock's Rosyth dockyard this week and HMS Prince of Wales is due to sail from Portsmouth this evening.
Close-up of a gray military fighter jet with RAF roundel on the fuselage, parked on a runway.

RAF puts aircraft painting contract out to tender

The MoD has launched a tender for a contract to provide surface finishing and painting services across all RAF fixed and rotary wing aircraft at stations in the UK and overseas, estimated at just under £100 million over a decade.