UK to scale back military training exercises outside Europe
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Armed Forces will begin reducing the number of overseas training exercises from next year.
British maritime patrol aircraft surge to Iceland
The RAF has carried out its largest ever deployment of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, sending three jets from 120 Squadron to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO vigilance activity.
Babcock offer drone warships with Type 31 command ships
Babcock has set out a plan to turn the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates into command vessels for a fleet of large HII-built autonomous warships.
Paras endure Belize jungle for tough training
Paratroopers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment have completed a month of intensive training in the jungles of Belize, an environment the Army describes as one of the most demanding it routinely uses.
Royal Navy set to debut autonomous ships and fighter drones
The Royal Navy will shortly trial its first autonomous escort and carrier-launched fighter drones as part of a push to regain strike advantage in the North Atlantic.
Britain close to losing the Atlantic, First Sea Lord warns
The First Sea Lord has warned Britain is close to losing its Atlantic edge and called for a rapid shift to hybrid, tech driven naval warfare to hold the line against Russia.
U.S. Navy probe finds systemic failures in Truman mishaps
A set of U.S. Navy investigations has found that four separate incidents involving USS Harry S Truman and its air wing during the carrier...
MOD awards £13m for SATCOM fit for next Type 26 frigates
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £12.96 million contract to STS Defence for the production and installation communications equipment on the Royal Navy’s next batch of Type 26 frigates.
Drivers jailed after nearly 50 migrants found in lorries
Two Romanian drivers have been jailed for attempting to smuggle almost fifty people from the UK into France using vans and lorries, following a National Crime Agency operation at Dover Port in September.
UK launches Atlantic Bastion to counter Russia at sea
The project links autonomous vessels, AI enabled detection networks and existing naval and air platforms, the government stated.
