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Lisa West

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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.

NATO vessels destroy historic ordnance along Dutch coast

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 successfully executed the controlled detonation of a British World War II-era bomb off the coast of the Netherlands near Amsterdam.

British Army medical installation opens in Turkey

16 Medical Regiment, supported by personnel from the RAF's Tactical Medical Wing, swiftly deployed to set up the medical treatment facility in Turkoglu, located close to the epicentre of the earthquake.

New British attack helicopters train with lessons of Ukraine

One of the elements integrated into the training of Apache crews from the war in Ukraine is how to counter threats like air defence, drones, and electronic warfare.

American supercarrier visits France

The USS George H.W. Bush arrived in Marseille, France, on December 29, 2022.

British carrier group returns home after North Sea exercise

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her strike group made up the northern 'arm' of Operation Achillean, which has also seen an amphibious task group spearheaded by HMS Albion exercising in the Mediterranean.

Black Hawk helicopter drone flies rescue missions

Sikorsky demonstrated to the U.S. Army for the first time how an uncrewed Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously can safely and reliably perform internal and external cargo resupply missions and a rescue operation.

British ship suppresses gang violence in Overseas Territory

A British ship has been helping suppress gang-related violence in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

BAE awarded £80m in Typhoon avionics support contracts

The agreements, worth £80 million, secure ongoing service and repairs for key avionics equipment such as displays, flight controls and Helmet Mounted Displays.

British Warfighting Division tests deployment capabilities

Thousands of British troops and hundreds of vehicles have deployed by land, sea and air at speed to the NATO Forward Holding Base Sennelager in Germany to take part in Exercise Cerberus 22.

Huge radar installed on new British E-7 Wedgetail

The Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array sensor, developed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman, is housed in a distinctive fin on the spine of the aircraft.