Russia mapped NATO air defence gaps in drone campaign
An IISS report documents 144 incidents across 13 countries over 15 months, including flights over nuclear sites.
Strike drone launched from Royal Navy ship for first time
he Nyan One-Way Effector was fired from XV Patrick Blackett off the south coast, with further trials aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth a possibility.
British Army to get 500-mile ballistic missile capability
The Defence Investment Plan funds a ballistic missile capability for the Army as part of a wider package covering deep fires, drones and recce strike.
UK weapon built for Ukraine could join British arsenal
A senior defence official says the low-cost strike weapon developed under Project Brakestop could be in the UK inventory "very soon".
UK axes Meteor upgrade in favour of new FASE missile
The MOD has dropped the planned Meteor mid-life upgrade, shifting investment to the Future Air Superiority Effectors programme.
Officer wins Churchill Fellowship for drone defence work
Jack Venables, a police officer seconded to the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, has been named a 2026 Churchill Fellow and will travel to Canada, Australia and beyond to research new ways of protecting critical national infrastructure from hostile drones.
New jets confirmed for Red Arrows in Hawk replacement
The Red Arrows are to receive new jets to replace their ageing Hawk aircraft as part of a £360 million recapitalisation of the military's jet training system.
Britain to boost elite special forces with uplift
The Defence Investment Plan gives the UK's Special Forces a 12 percent funding uplift over four years and equips its high-readiness troops, 16 Air Assault Brigade and the Commando Force, with new communications, drones and night-vision kit.
UK commits to ‘future’ of long range strike capability
The Defence Investment Plan invests GBP 1.4bn in the Stratus missile to arm Typhoon jets and the Navy's new frigates in cooperation with France and Italy, naming it the future of UK complex weapons.
Storm Shadow on way out in favour of cheaper missiles
Britain is to move away from the Storm Shadow cruise missile that has armed its jets for a quarter of a century, pivoting to a new generation of cheaper cruise missiles.
