Damp and mould in barracks cleared in three weeks
Damp and mould reported in Single Living Accommodation takes an average of 20.94 days from the report being made to the work being completed, according to an answer given in Parliament.
No plans to bring back any form of national service
The government has no current plans to reintroduce national service in any form, and ministers have restated the position held since 1963 that professional volunteer forces are the best way to provide for the defence of the country.
Foreign arms firms to pay benefits back into Britain
Overseas companies winning British defence contracts worth more than £50 million will be required to put benefits back into the country that could match the full value of the contract.
Army still wants an armoured mortar but currently has no route
The Army continues to require an armoured mortar capability and is looking at alternative ways of delivering it, including through the Heavy Protected Mobility programme, which remains in its concept phase.
Army standing up a Deep Recce Strike Brigade
The Army has approved and is implementing a Deep Recce Strike Brigade to pull intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and precision strike together at corps level.
Hanwha signs four deals with Lithuanian firms
Hanwha Aerospace has signed four memoranda of understanding with Lithuanian companies covering work on its forty millimetre wheeled anti-aircraft gun.
Guards given two days notice for Downing Street
The unarmed ceremonial guard mounted in Downing Street was provided by No. 12 Company Irish Guards on 14 October, and the soldiers were notified two days beforehand.
Sweden orders four Bofors naval gun systems
BAE Systems has won a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for four Bofors 57Mk3 naval gun systems along with 57mm 3P ammunition, according to the company.
Britain risks becoming a vassal state, says AI body
Britain will be reduced to a vassal state without a dedicated sovereign artificial intelligence plan, according to UKAI, the trade association for the British AI economy.
Russia building new radar close to the Polish border
Construction of a new radar facility in Kaliningrad has been under way for some time and forms part of wider Russian investment in military capability that Britain and NATO allies are monitoring.
