Britain puts stealth fighters to sea in the High North

British F-35 jets will fly from HMS Prince of Wales in the Arctic and North Atlantic when the carrier sails from Portsmouth on Sunday, returning fifth-generation airpower to the skies of the High North.

Bringing HMS Bangor home cost more than four million

The heavy lift contract that carried the minehunter HMS Bangor back to Britain from Bahrain cost £4.13million, and the ship arrived on 29 November last year.

Britain deploys carrier to Arctic and North Atlantic

HMS Prince of Wales sails from Portsmouth on Sunday for the Arctic and North Atlantic, leading the UK Carrier Strike Group into the second phase of Operation Firecrest under NATO command.

Shadow fleet now a third of Northern Sea Route traffic

Sanctioned vessels sailing in and out of the Russian Arctic now account for nearly a third of all cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route, and pose what the government describes as a potentially serious threat to British interests.

Independent Scotland would leave UK forces their kit

EXCLUSIVE - SNP Westminster leader told George Allison that an independent Scotland would not claim its eight per cent share of UK military assets, and that doing so would not be a sesnsible idea.

Scotland must earn its NATO place, says SNP defence MP

EXCLUSIVE - SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan told George Allison Scotland cannot just ask to join NATO, and that he has costed three services to show what it offers beyond geography.
Military submarine at sea launches a missile from its rear, bright flame and smoke rising as stormy clouds loom overhead.

Britain studies US autonomous warfare command for lessons

Britain will engage closely with the United States as it establishes an Autonomous Warfare Command and will see what lessons apply here, while continuing to assess the most effective organisational arrangements of its own.

No answer on school funding for Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Ministers have been asked to extend Service Pupil Premium funding and wraparound childcare to the children of Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel, and have replied that existing arrangements are kept under review.
Dark submarine surfacing and cutting through rough sea under a stormy, low-hanging sky, with a raised sail and antennas visible atop the hull.

Nuclear spending committee still due by end of year

A new Commons committee to scrutinise spending and programmes across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise is still expected to be established before the end of the year, according to an answer given in Parliament.

Britain still planning up to twelve new nuclear attack submarines

The Ministry of Defence has again said that it intends to procure up to twelve SSN-AUKUS submarines, according to an answer given in Parliament.