Britain’s new EW drone has combat experience built in
"It doesn’t get tougher than that! - Britain’s new StormShroud drone, built by Tekever and Leonardo, draws on 10,000+ combat hours to jam, deceive, and survive in contested airspace.
MOD awards contract for E-7 Wedgetail trainer support
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £4.5 million contract to Plexsys Interface Products UK Ltd to deliver sustainment services for the E-7 Mission Crew Trainer at RAF Lossiemouth.
Have we just witnessed a long range drone drop?
An aid ship bound for Gaza was damaged off Malta in what its crew alleges was a drone attack, with data showing an Israeli C-130—raising the possibility of a real-world long-range deployment of loitering munitions from a manned aircraft.
Britain’s new StormShroud drones to jam enemy radars
The Royal Air Force's new autonomous drones, dubbed StormShroud, will be fitted with Leonardo’s cutting-edge BriteStorm electronic warfare payload, enhancing the UK’s ability to suppress and deceive enemy air defences.
Future Combat Air System advancing under GCAP framework
The FCAS initiative, with GCAP as its core, aims to field a sixth-generation fighter aircraft by the mid-2030s.
British Chinook sustainment programme advances
The upgraded Chinooks will feature advanced avionics, extended fuel range, and improved survivability.
Progress on European Common Radar System Mk2 programme
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the European Common Radar System Mk2 (ECRS Mk2) programme remains on schedule, with initial flight tests of the prototype successfully completed and development of the production-standard radar continuing as planned.
Limit set on Commonwealth recruitment despite high interest
The annual cap for recruiting non-British Commonwealth citizens into the UK Armed Forces remains fixed at 1,350 individuals across all services, despite a significant surge in applications in recent years.
MOD backs UK weapons output, no new sites confirmed yet
The Ministry of Defence has reiterated its commitment to expanding domestic weapons manufacturing as part of its wider Defence Industrial Strategy, while stopping short of identifying new specific locations for future production facilities
Britain ‘stepping up’ in fight against Houthi in Yemen
Defence Secretary John Healey told Parliament "the US continues to be the UK’s closest security ally, they are stepping up in the Red Sea – we are alongside them".
