UK holds 1,600 troops at for domestic resilience tasks
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that approximately 1,600 military personnel are currently held at readiness to support UK resilience operations, according to a written parliamentary response.
Radakin: Royal Navy growing, RAF steady, Army shrinking
Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff has acknowledged that the Armed Forces are continuing to shrink by “about two to three hundred” personnel each month, but expressed cautious optimism that the trend is beginning to stabilise.
British Army recieves 100 Ajax armoured vehicles
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the British Army's Ajax armoured vehicle programme remains on track.
Army advances Project Grayburn to replace SA80A3 Rifles
The British Army is moving forward with plans to replace its current standard-issue rifle, the L85A3 – more commonly known as the SA80A3 – under the developing Project Grayburn, with "various rifle calibres being considered".
Ireland buying $46m worth of Javelin anti-tank weapons
Te U.S. State Department say that the deal would "enhance Ireland’s capability to build its long-term defence capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity to meet its national defence requirements".
U.S. Commander suspended after portrait incident
A photograph of Donald Trump was found turned around and facing the wall.
Omani soldier caught in vigilante sting in Glasgow
An Omani soldier has been fined and placed on the sex offenders register after being caught attempting to engage with someone he believed to be a 12-year-old girl while in Scotland for the World Pipe Band Championships.
Miltiary support to Birmingham bin strike concludes
Military planners were temporarily deployed to Birmingham to assist with the city's ongoing waste collection crisis, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Starmer and von der Leyen Discuss defence ties
According to officials, topics included Ukraine, energy security, the global economy, and defence cooperation.
Defence sites can block Armed Forces Commissioner access
The Armed Forces Commissioner Bill is a key part of the government's wider efforts to enhance the welfare and oversight of personnel subject to service law, while balancing operational and national security needs.
