How Wes Streeting is faring as Defence Secretary
What can be said at this stage is that Streeting has been visible, fluent in front of industry audiences, and disciplined about refusing to make commitments he cannot yet cost.
Army radio support deal to go to Babcock
The Ministry of Defence intends to place an 18-month contract worth £150 million with Babcock Integrated Technology to sustain the British Army's tactical communications systems, warning that failure to do so would leave a critical capability gap.
NATO agrees huge pipeline and fuel storage programme
The scale of the fuel programme places it among the largest single infrastructure commitments NATO has made through common funding.
Britain’s ‘new’ tank may be the last of its kind
Challenger 3 arrives at the end of an era for the main battle tank, Ajax is still looking for a role it can survive, and Boxer is the one bright spot. Behind all three sits a procurement system in need of an overhaul, argues Lt Col Stuart Crawford.
Russian claim to have taken Kostiantynivka disputed
British Defence Intelligence has assessed that Russian forces have not fully captured Kostiantynivka in Donetsk oblast, despite the head of Russia's General Staff telling President Putin earlier this month that the city had fallen.
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.
