Hull veterans charity receives £85,000 from BAE
The donation will allow the charity to purchase and renovate a property in the city that will provide emergency accommodation and support for local veterans.
British Gunners fire Archer for first time
Archer Mobile Howitzers operated by British troops fired 155mm rounds during a training exercise in Sweden.
British Army deploys for NATO’s largest exercise since Cold War
The British Army has initiated the deployment of over 700 vehicles to Poland for Exercise Steadfast Defender.
Over £4bn spent on Ajax vehicles with just 44 delivered
Over £4 billion has been spent on the Ajax armoured vehicle programme, yet only 44 have been delivered to the British Army, according to findings revealed by the Labour Party.
Apprentices in defence and aerospace celebrated at Parliament
Jane Stevenson MP led a celebration of defence apprentices at a Parliamentary reception with MPs Nusrat Ghani, Luke Pollard, Brendan O'Hara, showing strong cross-party support. #NationalApprenticeshipWeek
Doctor declares Edinburgh Castle deserves ‘to be firebombed’
In a surprising turn of events, the recent reopening of Edinburgh Castle's Redcoat Café has ignited a flurry of online activity, culminating in a tweet from a Dr. James McIntosh about the venue and firebombing.
UK ‘committed ‘ to help raising $411bn to rebuild Ukraine
The UK has committed over £4.7 billion in non-military support to Ukraine's reconstruction.
Over 125,000 applicants rejected from British Army
The 125,861 rejections over the last five years includes 23,763 Commonwealth applicants turned away "due to lack of vacancies" and 76,187 rejected on medical grounds.
MOD looking to spend £2m on limpet mine clearance tech
The Ministry of Defence has announced its intention to award a five-year contract, valued at £2 million, to ABP Technologies Ltd for the procurement of Cartridge Limpet Mine Disposal Equipment.
NATO to boost stocks of AT4 anti-tank weapons
Saab has received an order for the anti-armour weapon AT4 from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).