British Army vehicles ‘rapidly’ getting laser weapons
The Ministry of Defence is inviting proposals from industry for the rapid delivery of vehicle-mounted laser weapons capable of shooting down drones at distances beyond one kilometre, as part of a new land-based counter-UAS initiative.
UK cautions against over-learning Ukraine lessons
General Sir Richard Barrons, one of the Defence Review’s lead authors, told MPs: "We should be clear that the UK Armed Forces and NATO would not fight a war like Ukraine has to fight war".
UK ‘extraordinarily strong’ in NATO, Radakin insists
The Chief of the Defence Staff told MPs that the United Kingdom is not in military "deficit" and continues to play a key role in NATO’s deterrence posture against Russia, despite concerns about funding, mass, and readiness.
Sweden orders $62m in BONUS precision artillery rounds
BAE Systems has signed a new contract worth nearly $62 million (SEK 600 million) with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to supply additional BONUS precision-guided munitions for the Swedish Armed Forces.
New NATO command now coordinates 60% of Ukraine aid
At the fringes of the NATO Defence Ministerial, officials confirmed that the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) command has become the central structure for coordinating military aid, with over 60% of last year’s assistance provided by European allies.
Armed Forces inflow up 19% as MoD tackling recruitment gap
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that recruitment inflow into the Armed Forces has increased by 19% year-on-year, while outflow has decreased by 7%, as part of a wider effort to address longstanding recruitment shortfalls.
Britain opens new artillery factory in England
The 94,000 sq. ft BAE Systems site, opened by Defence Secretary John Healey, will initially deliver M777 lightweight howitzers and expand to support other artillery and combat systems.
Marshall joins Northrop in bid for British Army air defence
Marshall has been named as a key UK supplier by Northrop Grumman in its proposal for the British Army’s next-generation ground-based air defence (GBAD)...
British gunships and rocket artillery open fire in Finland
British rocket artillery and Apache helicopters have operated together in a live-fire exercise on European soil for the first time.
Russian casualties have now likely hit the 1 million mark
More than one million Russian military personnel have likely been killed or wounded since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, according to a growing body of Western estimates.
