US and British Soldiers conduct NATO recon exercise
The British Army and U.S. Army have been working together in Poland.
BAE awarded £350m contract for MoD decision support
ASTRID will be the successor to the £120m Analysis Support Construct, Dstl's current framework for defence and security analysis which has been managed by BAE Systems since 2015.
Latvia and Estonia place orders for Carl-Gustaf M4
Saab say deliveries will take place between 2021 and 2024.
British Army Airborne troops take part in Exercise Black Flight
The British Army say that 16 Air Assault Brigade has remained at very high readiness to deploy on overseas operations and training.
First British Army Cyber Regiment launched
A new Cyber Regiment has been launched to "protect frontline operations from digital attack", Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced.
BAE selected for DARPA Squad X programme
Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide key autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities for DARPA's Squad X programme.
BAE conduct first tactical ground-launch test of APKWS rockets
BAE have completed trials of APKWS laser-guided rockets from a ground-based weapon system.
First soldiers pass out of training since Coronavirus Lockdown
124 recruits marched onto the parade square at the British Army’s Training Centre at Pirbright, the first to do so since lockdown started.
Resilience and National Security
We have armed forces well below establishment, a cohort of youngsters stymied by Covid-19 and lack of employment opportunities and a feeling that we might all be able to do better for one another, argues Stuart Crawford in his look at the old chestnut that is the reintroduction of National Service.
BAE Systems donates tablet computers to Glasgow hospitals
The tablets donated by the defence firm will allow patients and their families to communicate whilst visiting restrictions are in place.
