UK to parade Trident through Edinburgh to boost union
The UK government has announced plans to stage a colossal military parade through the heart of Edinburgh, featuring controversial Trident nuclear missiles, in an effort to drum up support for the union.
Britain to temporarily rejoin EU to smooth over security pact
London has announced its temporary reintegration into the European Union as part of a groundbreaking security pact aimed at enhancing regional stability and security cooperation.
UK ‘resetting’ defence ties with Europe, minister says
Lord Clarke of Nottingham pressed the Government on its approach to European defence integration, suggesting that post-Brexit gaps in cooperation were hampering the UK’s strategic influence.
MOD confirms impartiality for National Armaments Director
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the future National Armaments Director will be subject to Civil Service rules on political impartiality and will be required to declare any outside interests.
UK Defence Secretary ‘First line of defence is in Ukraine’
Defence Secretary John Healey has reiterated the Government’s position that Ukraine’s security is integral to Britain’s own, as questions were raised in the House of Commons about the future of UK military support should it be opposed or blocked by the Trump Administration.
British forces in ‘parlous’ state says former First Sea Lord
"Our armed services, I am afraid, are in a parlous state — it is no good pretending otherwise," Lord West said.
MOD clarifies financial protections and support for Veterans
The Ministry of Defence has reaffirmed that military compensation payments are not treated as income in means testing for key benefits, and outlined steps it is taking to support the financial resilience of service personnel and veterans.
Bohemia delivers Synthetic Terrain Tool to U.S. Army
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, is working with the U.S. Army Futures Command to deliver an end-to-end synthetic terrain capability as part of the Mission Planning Toolkit.
Turkey is a powerful broker in the current world crisis
While Turkey’s government is struggling to deal with mass protests at home (after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was imprisoned), in foreign affairs it is in an increasingly strong position as a key power broker in deals with Europe, the US and Russia.
MOD acknowledges defence industry skills gap
The Ministry of Defence has acknowledged the growing challenge of skills shortages in the defence industry, with particular attention on the shortage of welders and other craft roles, according to responses to Parliamentary questions on Thursday.
