Rolls-Royce breaks ground on new testbed as part of £150m investment in UK aerospace facilities
Rolls-Royce today welcomed Business Secretary, Greg Clark to Derby to celebrate the start of work on its new testbed facility. The plans for the testbed were announced in June 2017 as part of a wider £150m investment in UK aerospace facilities.
Defence Secretary outlines Modernising Defence Programme
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson gave a speech this week which he says "outlines the case for a modern defence", here's what he said.
NATO working on cyber attack trigger for Article 5
NATO countries are working to determine when a cyber attack would trigger the collective defence provision in the alliance’s charter, a US general has said.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement on the Russian incident
Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a statement to the House of Commons following the suspected use of a Russian nerve agent on British soil.
SNMCMG2 Participates in Turkish-led Exercise NUSRET
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) is participating in the Turkish-led maritime exercise NUSRET in the Aegean Sea off Canakkale, Turkey.
WATCH: Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Live firing
Watch Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks of The Queen’s Royal Hussars being put through their paces in challenging weather conditions as part of their final preparations for BATUS in Canada.
UK ‘could lose status as credible military power’ without defence spending increase
Rear Admiral Alex Burton, ex-commander Maritime Forces, said the ability to "fight and win on the front line" was being affected by defence spending issues.
UK to ‘step up’ cyber defence capabilities
British cyber defence capability is to get a boost, following the opening of a new Defence Cyber School at the Defence Academy, say the MoD.
Military intelligence chief warns Russia could ‘cripple’ British infrastructure with cyber attacks
Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command, General Sir Chris Deverell, warned against Russian cyber activity and claimed that Russia "demonstrated the intent to do us harm".
UK orders long-lead items for last of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft order
Boeing has been awarded a $282m contract for procurement of long lead parts for 19 Lot 10 P-8A aircraft for the U.S. Navy (10) and the governments of Norway (5) and the United Kingdom (4).
