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.

Merlin helicopters head to Scotland to protect sub force

Four Merlin Mk2 submarine hunters and around ninety sailors moved at short notice from Cornwall to Prestwick to work over the approaches to the Clyde, tracking a new attack submarine on her dive trials and screening the waters around Britain's submarine base, according to the Royal Navy.

Faslane submarine base in Scotland to get ballistic shelters

Three contracts worth a combined £2.6m have gone to the Northern Ireland construction firm Henry Brothers for infrastructure work at HMNB Clyde, awarded by Babcock International Group.

Britain calls in industry for fleet of drone submarines

The Royal Navy has opened preliminary market engagement for the Type 93 extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle and the AUKUS Signature Payload Programme, inviting companies to register interest before any requirement is set.

British destroyer sails with five Ukrainian warships

Five Ukrainian minehunters have completed seven days of intensive training off the south coast of England, closing with a run in close formation around the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless in the eastern Solent.