BAE picks Echodyne radar for its BATS drone defence system
Echodyne’s EchoShield radar has been integrated into BAE Systems' BATS counter-drone system, which recently completed live trials in Scotland.
Lockheed delivers one hundred thousandth GMLRS rocket
Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100,000th GMLRS rocket and now builds nearly 14,000 a year, with a third US source of rocket motors in testing.
Russia sandbagging border posts near Norway, says admiral
Norway’s top operational commander says he saw Russian border posts protected with sandbags and anti-drone nets last week, and that Russia’s navy is stretched.
British troops fire off Javelin missiles
The British Army's Combined Arms Manoeuvre School has live fired Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles.
Ukraine truce must not rewrite Europe’s security, says UK
A Ukraine ceasefire cannot be conditional on rethinking Europe’s security architecture, says Foreign Office minister Lord Wood, urging no let-up in pressure on Russia.
Britons want to be ready for crises, says Security Minister
Britons are “pretty savvy” and want honest advice on how to prepare for crises, says Security Minister Dan Jarvis, citing polling that 84 per cent expect it from government. #AFF26
Germany must get allied troops east within a month
Germany must be able to move 800,000 allied soldiers from its western to its eastern borders within thirty days, says its defence policy director. #AFF26
Britain already on hybrid war front line, warns Sedwill
Lord Sedwill, chair of the Atlantic Future Forum, has said Britain is already on the front line of hybrid war, citing Iranian bots that pushed Scottish independence.
Putin is failing on the battlefield, says NATO’s Rutte
Mark Rutte, NATO’s Secretary General, has said Vladimir Putin is failing on the battlefield and in his hybrid campaign against Europe.
Britain’s biggest home defence drill named Albiston Shadow
Exercise Albiston Shadow in 2027 will be the largest UK home defence exercise in decades, testing how government responds to hybrid attacks and trying out the refreshed Government War Book.
