Report urges reforms to unlock SME role in UK defence
A new report by Babcock and the University of Exeter shows that small and medium sized enterprises could play a significantly larger role in strengthening UK defence resilience, but warns that structural barriers continue to limit their participation.
JFD and ST Engineering expand naval cooperation in Singapore
JFD Global has signed a new agreement with ST Engineering Marine aimed at widening their long-running cooperation in Singapore and extending collaboration into international markets.
British vessels shadow Russian warship off coast
Royal Navy ships and aircraft were activated to monitor Russian naval movements in the English Channel during a two-day operation conducted in coordination with NATO allies.
France seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean
France has seized a tanker linked to the shadow fleet operated by Russia after a French Navy interception operation in the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed.
Royal Navy floating dock project targets early 2030s
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the long-planned additional fleet docking capability Programme Euston aims to provide new out-of-water engineering capacity at HM Naval Base Clyde in the early 2030s.
NATO shifts Arctic command under Norfolk headquarters
NATO has elevated the strategic importance of the High North by realigning its operational command boundaries, placing the Arctic and Nordic region under a single transatlantic command structure centred on Joint Force Command Norfolk.
SRVL trials on HMS Prince of Wales still under analysis
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that analysis of the Royal Navy’s Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) trials remains ongoing, more than two years after initial testing was carried out aboard HMS Prince of Wales.
Northrop Grumman to build US Navy lightweight torpedo
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new advanced lightweight torpedo for the U.S. Navy, featuring a newly developed warhead intended to improve weapon effectiveness.
Royal Navy ship fires weapons during Pacific patrol
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Tamar has conducted live gunnery training in the Coral Sea as part of her ongoing Indo-Pacific deployment.
Stealth warship completes sea trials after hypersonic fit
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt has successfully completed builder sea trials following a major modernisation programme that will see the ship become the first American naval platform for hypersonic weapons.
