British tanks fight off mock attack near Russian border
British heavy armour has deployed within 25km of the Russian border to rehearse defending against an incursion, as a battlegroup built around the Royal Regiment of Scotland took part in Exercise Spring Storm in south-eastern Estonia.
Defence Committee chair presses Healey on financing
The chair of the Defence Committee, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, urged ministers to accelerate defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP this Parliament and to weigh new financing tools.
MoD sets out forces compensation claim waiting times
The Ministry of Defence has set out how long it takes on average to process claims under the War Pension Scheme and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
US, Philippine armies open Salaknib 2026 exercise
The United States Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have formally opened Exercise Salaknib 2026 at Fort Magsaysay, marking the start of several weeks of combined training that the two armies describe as a cornerstone of their alliance.
BAE, PGZ win UK-Poland award for 155mm ammo work
The British Embassy in Warsaw and the British Polish Chamber of Commerce have jointly named Polish Armaments Group and BAE Systems as recipients of the British-Polish Collaboration Award.
Dstl picks Thales for next-gen vehicle soft-kill tech
Thales in the UK, working with QinetiQ, has been selected by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a concept for a next-generation electro-optic countermeasure under the UK's Next Generation Soft Kill programme.
REME soldier first to reach England’s Strongest Man
A serving British Army soldier has become the first member of the Armed Forces to compete at England's Strongest Man, qualifying for one of the sport's largest stages.
FCDO plans 2.7bn security and resilience framework
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office intends to establish a Security and Resilience Framework worth an estimated GBP 2.7 billion to support security and resilience work across UK Government.
UK says nearly 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine
The Director of GCHQ has warned that the risk of miscalculation between states is as high as she has seen across three decades in...
US Stryker opens fire, downs drones in Lithuania
A US Army Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense Stryker has fired its 30mm cannon against aerial targets during counter-drone live-fire testing in Lithuania, part of the V Corps experimentation effort known as Project Flytrap.
