MBDA and Mitsubishi sign GCAP weapons collaboration deal
MBDA UK, MBDA Italia, Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have signed an agreement to align their weapons work for the Global Combat Air Programme, though it stops short of jointly developing effectors.
NATO approves €27bn fuel plan and five-year funding
The North Atlantic Council has agreed NATO's 2027-2031 common funding plan and a €27bn programme to modernise fuel storage and distribution, including new pipelines in the alliance's east and south-east.
Inmate jailed again over extremist files and prison phones
Muhammad Zakir Arif, 20, has been sentenced to three years after collecting extremist material and using two hidden phones while already serving time for a linked investigation.
D-Day commando name revived as CLR becomes 48 Commando
The Commando Logistic Regiment is to be renamed 48 Commando Support Group Royal Marines, reviving a wartime name that saw action on Juno Beach and at Walcheren.
Minehunting teams embark warships ahead of global tasks
Royal Navy minehunting specialists have taken their uncrewed systems to sea aboard HMS Stirling Castle and RFA Lyme Bay, training for deployments including a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
