Streeting rejects claim Scotland’s coast is undefended
Suggesting that Scotland's coast is undefended is both inaccurate and irresponsible, the Defence Secretary told the Commons.
Navantia UK wins second Methil export vessel order
Navantia UK has secured a second new-build vessel export contract for its Methil yard in Fife and is recruiting 60 additional skilled workers as activity at the site increases.
F-35C makes first arrested landing on Ford carrier
A US Navy F-35C Lightning II has completed the first arrested landing by the type aboard a Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, with the milestone taking place aboard the future USS John F. Kennedy during aircraft compatibility testing in the Atlantic.
The Russian shipyards Britain has placed under sanctions
Britain has designated Russia's largest shipbuilding corporation on the grounds that it supplied frigates and other warship classes deployed in Crimea, and the sanctions list now names 645 individual ships under the Russia regulations.
Britain yet to fill twenty-seven posts at Norfolk command
Britain has taken command of NATO's Atlantic headquarters with twenty-seven of its own seventy-one posts there still unfilled, and the Ministry of Defence does not expect to complete them until the end of 2027.
Ukraine’s Delta system proves NATO compatible at sea
Ukrainian personnel ran maritime operations through the Delta combat system at NATO's REPMUS 2026 exercise in Portugal, integrating every asset transmitting data to NATO standards.
No estimate given for Achilles delay after dock fire
The Ministry of Defence has declined to estimate how far the completion of the submarine HMS Achilles has slipped as a result of the...
Iron Duke refit cost a hundred million before withdrawal
The life extension programme for HMS Iron Duke cost £102.9 million and ran for 208 weeks between May 2019 and May 2023, and a further £4.7 million was spent on a towed sonar array conversion that was then cancelled.
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.
