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Lisa West

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.

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.

New Apache attack helicopter makes debut

The British Army's new Apache AH-64E Attack Helicopter has made its first appearance in an exercise.

NATO steps up support for Ukraine

NATO will further step up support for Ukraine, while strengthening the Alliance’s defence, Secretary General Stoltenberg has said.

Hercules crew trains for ‘Air Landed Arming and Refuelling’

Training continues to expand the capabilities of crews flying the C-130J Hercules, despite the type now being put up for sale.

British Army hone fighting skills in tunnels under Gibraltar

Gibraltar’s tunnel system was used to challenge the soldiers and test their ability to fight in darkness.