NATO turns drone Task Force X to the Arctic
NATO has launched Task Force X-Arctic, an eighteen-month run of trials off Iceland testing whether networked uncrewed systems can deliver persistent watch over the High North, extending a model first tried in the Baltic.
Why the Type 31 frigate suits a modern navy
The Inspiration class is a low-risk and adaptable design that suits the warfare the Royal Navy now expects, and several allied navies have chosen the same hull for themselves.
Irish alumina factory accused of supplying Russia’s war
Aughinish Alumina, Europe's largest alumina refinery, has become the focus of mounting political pressure after an investigation linked material from the Irish plant to the supply chain feeding Russia's arms industry.
Why are all of Britain’s attack submarines in port?
Britain's force of attack submarines is all in port at the same time, the latest low point in an availability problem that has plagued the fleet for years, but what is going on?
Meet Katran X1.2, Ukraine’s swarming drone carrier
MAC HUB's Katran X1.2 is an uncrewed surface vessel built to act as a "mother ship" for swarms of AI-guided interceptor drones, hunting Shaheds at sea.
MPs press for scrutiny of rising nuclear spending
With nuclear programmes now consuming 18 per cent of the defence budget, the Public Accounts Committee says their costs are too opaque for Parliament to challenge, and has welcomed an agreement to set up a mechanism for closer scrutiny.
Peer suggests UAE money could help fund defence plan
A former chief of the defence staff has suggested in the House of Lords that the wealth of Gulf allies such as the UAE might be tapped to help get the UK's delayed Defence Investment Plan over the line.
Support deal planned for Royal Navy mine disposal system
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a two-year, £12 million contract to keep the Royal Navy's Seafox mine disposal system in service, the underwater vehicle used by its Hunt and Sandown class vessels to find and destroy sea mines.
Autonomous ships ‘future’ of the UK naval presence in Gulf
The future of the UK's naval presence in the Gulf lies in autonomous and uncrewed systems rather than traditional warships such as minehunters, the defence minister has indicated, pointing to a support ship now heading to the region as a template.
UK had Gulf bases but no ships to use them, peer says
The UK had military bases across the Gulf but largely no vessels stationed in them when conflict with Iran erupted earlier this year, a peer has told the House of Lords.
