UK steps up counter-drone activity in Middle East
UK forces down Iranian drones as operations intensify, with 14 shot in one night and RAF jets passing 850+ hours in the region.
UK and Turkey sign Typhoon support and training deal
The UK and Turkey have signed a multi-billion-pound training and support agreement for Typhoon fighter jets.
Defence skills at risk of being lost unions warn
Delays to the Defence Investment Plan are risking the permanent loss of critical industrial skills, with trade unions warning MPs that once workers leave the sector, they are unlikely to return.
Defence spending rise could create 85,000 jobs
A rise in UK defence spending to 3.5 percent of GDP could require around 85,000 additional workers across the industrial base.
UK warns Iran has launched 3,500 missiles and drones
The UK has expanded its military presence in the Middle East, with additional aircraft, air defence systems and naval assets deployed as Iranian attacks across the region intensify, Defence Secretary John Healey has said.
L3Harris delivers 100,000 military GPS units
L3Harris Technologies has delivered more than 100,000 next-generation military GPS receivers to U.S. and allied forces under the Modernised GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 1 programme, the company stated.
Iran poses no current direct threat to UK say Government
UK says Iran poses no current threat despite recent missile capability concerns.
French-German air transport squadron moves U.S. Marines
A U.S. Marine Corps rifle company has been airlifted in the Arctic by a joint French-German air transport squadron for the first time.
US C-17 completes first nuclear microreactor airlift
U.S. Air Force personnel, including reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing, have supported the first military airlift of a transportable micro-nuclear reactor.
BAE to upgrade U-2 defensive system
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to modernise and sustain the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System on the U.S. Air Force’s U-2 reconnaissance aircraft.
