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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.

French Navy begins upgrade on its amphibious carriers

A consortium led by CNN MCO with Thales and CS Group has started modernising the French Navy’s three amphibious helicopter carriers with a new inertial navigation system intended to improve resilience in contested electronic environments.

MGI engineering unveils low-signature Seaglide USV

MGI Engineering has introduced SeaGlide, an all-electric foiling uncrewed surface vessel designed for low-signature maritime operations across surveillance, logistics and communications roles.

British carrier group returns home

Midday on a late autumn Sunday, the nation’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales finally appears on the horizon off Portsmouth.

Pro-Palestine activists strike Glasgow aerospace site

Police are investigating after activists in Glasgow targetted a component coating and repair service facility which is part of Curtiss-Wright.

NATO intercepts Russian bombers armed with cruise missiles

Sweden scrambled Gripen fighters on Thursday to shadow a group of Russian Tu-22M3 bombers and Su-35 escorts flying over the Baltic Sea after the formation was detected on radar.

Committee release data breach whistleblower testimony

The witness, anonymised as Person A, described discovering the leak, warning officials, and later being served with a super-injunction that prevented them from speaking publicly about the breach or even acknowledging its existence.

Lovegrove warns new attack sub project must accelerate

Sir Stephen Lovegrove used a public evidence session to deliver his sharpest assessment yet of the AUKUS programme, telling MPs that the UK must “quite seriously accelerate” work at Barrow if it is to meet the late-2030s target for the first SSN-AUKUS submarine.

U.S. stealth fighters based in Britain now fully operational

Both US Air Force F 35 squadrons based at RAF Lakenheath have achieved full operating capacity.

HMS Iron Duke upgrades scrapped due to cost

The Ministry of Defence has set out in a written answer why it terminated the plan to convert HMS Iron Duke, confirming that the project failed to meet the threshold for continued investment once timelines, cost, and service life were assessed in detail.

Fresh halt to Ajax training after 30 troops unwell

The MOD has paused all Ajax training after around 30 soldiers reported noise and vibration injuries, with Minister Luke Pollard ordering an urgent investigation.