Only Russian mobilisation could shift the war, official says
Russia is broadly replacing its losses through recruitment but is not generating mass needed to change the course of the war, and only a decision to mobilise could shift the front line, according to a Western official.
UK bars Chinese suppliers from military vehicle competition
Chinese suppliers have been excluded from a Ministry of Defence competition worth an estimated £2 billion to replace the Armed Forces' Land Rover and Pinzgauer fleets, with the department invoking powers under the Procurement Act 2023.
UK launches huge £2bn Land Rover replacement competition
The Ministry of Defence has formally launched a competition worth an estimated £2 billion to deliver a new Light Mobility Vehicle for the Armed Forces, replacing capabilities currently provided by legacy fleets, including Land Rover and Pinzgauer.
Targeting of Ukraine politicians among Russian options
More focused targeting of Ukrainian political figures is among the escalation options being examined by Western analysts as they weigh whether President Putin will seek to escalate the war or negotiate.
Leonardo weighs options for Iveco truck business after buyout
Leonardo is reassessing what to do with the truck side of the Iveco defence vehicles business it acquired earlier this year, with a possible sale to Rheinmetall now only one option among several and other parties having approached the group.
Russia grinds into Donetsk ‘fortress belt’, official says
Russia is continuing to make slow but costly gains in the most politically significant terrain of eastern Ukraine, the Donetsk "fortress belt".
UK funds 22 firms to plan new munitions plants
Twenty-two companies, including British small and medium-sized enterprises, are to receive contracts to carry out feasibility studies on sites for new UK factories producing materials used in munitions.
Huge £8bn tactical comms framework opens to industry
The government has established the first frameworks under an eight-year open scheme for military-grade tactical communications, worth around £8bn across three lots and admitting close to 100 suppliers.
MOD sets out plan for defence steel supply chains
The Ministry of Defence has set out how it intends to strengthen domestic steel supply chains in support of the Defence Industrial Strategy, in response to a parliamentary question.
The firefighters who serve twice: how SFRS backs reservists
As part of a UK Defence Journal series looking at how Scottish public sector organisations support staff with links to the Armed Forces, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is the latest body to come under examination.
