QinetiQ puts £20m into laser weapon development

QinetiQ is investing £20m to accelerate development and production of high-energy laser technology, unveiling its HELENA laser source at Farnborough as it expands capacity for directed energy weapons.
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Man jailed over reconnaissance at UK military academy

Mohammed Asim Bashir has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 17 years after scouting the UK Defence Academy alongside the man who later attacked the Heaton Park synagogue.

UK exposes Russian ‘zero-click’ campaign stealing emails

Security Minister Dan Jarvis said Russian state-supported hackers had "tested their methods on victims in Ukraine, before targeting members of NATO", as the NCSC and 15 partner nations exposed the LAUNDRY BEAR group.

British general takes command of Ukraine force

A senior British officer has taken command of the multinational force that would deploy to Ukraine once hostilities end.
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Man jailed after explosives guides found on phone

Abdullah bin Yassir, 23, has been jailed for two and a half years after detectives found documents setting out how to manufacture explosives, alongside other Islamist terrorist material, on his digital devices.

Man jailed over far-right plot after online radicalisation

Alfie Coleman, 22, has been jailed for 13 and a half years for planning an extreme right-wing terrorist attack, arrested moments after buying a pistol and ammunition from undercover operatives in a Stratford car park.

Two jailed over Iran-linked stabbing of UK journalist

Two Romanian men have been jailed for stabbing a journalist in south London in an attack assessed as having been carried out on behalf of or for the benefit of the Iranian regime, Counter Terrorism Policing stated.
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Royal Navy shooters take top UK marksmanship prize with KS1

A combined Royal Marines and Royal Navy team of expert marksmen has won the UK Armed Forces' top prize for shooting for only the fourth time in 117 years, the Royal Navy stated.
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Final Jackal 3 rolls off the line for the British Army

Babcock has completed its Jackal 3 delivery programme for the British Army, with the final vehicles rolling off the production line at Devonport in Plymouth.
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Royal Bermuda Regiment deploys to UK for two-week exercise

More than 140 troops from the Royal Bermuda Regiment deployed to the UK for a two-week training exercise designed to sharpen skills, build resilience and strengthen ties with British Army units.