Lisa West
Lisa has a degree in Media & Communication from Glasgow Caledonian University and works with industry news, sifting through press releases in addition to moderating website comments.
World’s most powerful new supercarrier completes sea trials
The future USS John F. Kennedy has successfully completed Builder’s Sea Trials at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, a major milestone in the construction of the U.S. Navy’s second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier.
NATO forces hunting submarines in Arctic
Exercise Arctic Dolphin 26 is underway off the west coast of Norway, bringing together Norwegian and Allied naval forces for two weeks of anti-submarine warfare training in Arctic conditions.
UK troops train for combat in live-fire Falklands exercise
An infantry company from the Royal Irish Regiment has completed its final major training exercise in the Falkland Islands, using the remote South Atlantic territory as a demanding test of soldier endurance, navigation and self-sufficiency.
Drones are reshaping warfare faster than doctrine adapts
The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that drones and autonomous systems are transforming warfare at a pace that risks outstripping traditional military thinking, defence experts warned MPs.
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.
Warship downs drone swarm off British coast in exercise
Dutch warship Evertsen tracked and neutralised aerial targets while also engaging and sinking uncrewed surface vessels as part of Exercise Sharpshooter.
Sonobuoy contract for Royal Navy Merlin anti-sub force
The Royal Navy Merlin helicopter force is set to receive a major boost after the Ministry of Defence awarded a £40 million contract to Ultra Maritime to supply new sonobuoys.
Hawk to receive upgraded cockpit software under new contract
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract worth up to GBP 2.5 million to Inzpire Ltd to upgrade mission support systems used on the RAF Hawk T1 aircraft.
RAF-led Project BOYD to explore AI-driven planning
Project BOYD is a Royal Air Force-led initiative focused on using artificial intelligence to accelerate and improve military command and control decision-making.
Update given on British destroyer missile upgrade
The Sea Viper Evolution programme for the Type 45 Destroyer fleet is expected to deliver an initial ballistic missile defence capability in the early 2030s, according to a new parliamentary answer.
