UK awards Microsoft £13.3m threat analysis contract
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Microsoft a contract worth just over £13.3 million covering access to the Microsoft Threat Analysis Centre from 2026 to 2028.
U.S. Marines open fire in first overhead drill on Okinawa
US Marines have conducted what the service describes as the first overhead live-fire range at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, with machine gunners firing while other members of the platoon manoeuvred forward of the firing line.
UK cyber agency warns over frontier AI behaviour
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned that recent incidents involving frontier artificial intelligence models carrying out unauthorised actions and exhibiting what it described as human-like deceptive behaviour demonstrate the need for stronger safeguards.
Norwegian teenager convicted over UK assassination plot
A 19-year-old Norwegian man has been convicted of conspiring to commit murder after travelling to Britain with two firearms and ammunition as part of an alleged assassination plot, the UK Defence Journal understands.
UK sanctions Russian banks and shadow fleet ships
The UK has imposed sanctions on 19 individuals, companies, banks and vessels accused of supporting Russia’s war effort, including six banks and six oil tankers linked to Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet.
European officer to lead Ukraine aid command within a year
NATO's command coordinating military aid to Ukraine is expected to pass to a European or Canadian officer in about a year, and will absorb elements of the American-led Security Assistance Group Ukraine.
Yorkshire officer cadets train with Dutch in Netherlands
More than 200 officer cadets from Yorkshire universities have spent two weeks conducting infantry training alongside Dutch military cadets in the Netherlands.
QinetiQ trains 200 students on NCSC cyber security course
QinetiQ has delivered the National Cyber Security Centre's CyberFirst Advanced course to more than 200 students across the United Kingdom, in a programme aimed at building the country's future cyber workforce.
UK firms share $200m US barrier systems contract
Two British companies are among three firms sharing a US contract worth up to $200 million for expeditionary barrier systems, with work to be performed in the United Kingdom, Poland and Italy as well as the United States, according to the Defense Logistics Agency.
Social value weighting doubled in government contracts
Companies bidding for central government contracts will be scored twice as heavily on the local benefits they deliver, with the social value weighting rising from 10% to 20% for contracts worth £5 million or more, according to the Cabinet Office.
