Old America is not coming back, Norway warns allies
Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said the era of Pax Americana is over.
Britain has an open border with Russia, warns First Sea Lord
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, has said Britain has an open border with Russia to its north through the Atlantic, and that Norway is its first line of defence.
Europe must shoulder more of its own defence, says minister
Lord Wood of Anfield, a Foreign Office minister, has said Europe must take more responsibility for its own defence, an ambition Britain will take to the UK-EU summit.
Royal Navy in biggest rebuild since Second World War
The Royal Navy's existing shipbuilding programme amounts to 280,000 tonnes of new steel and 450,000 tonnes when planned programmes are included, the First Sea Lord has said.
Britain to trial Talon drone from aircraft carrier
Britain's First Sea Lord has said he will sign an agreement with Northrop Grumman to prepare its Talon drone for Royal Navy trials.
JEF navy chiefs sign Northern Navies agreement in Oslo
Joint Expeditionary Force navy chiefs have signed an agreement taking forward the JEF Northern Navies Initiative on board HMS Prince of Wales in Oslo.
Pollard calls for interchangeable northern European navies
Luke Pollard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, has called for Joint Expeditionary Force nations to join up their defence supply chains.
First Sea Lord rejects claims hybrid navy is moving too fast
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, has rejected criticism that the hybrid navy is too ambitious.
Ocean Infinity picked for British drone sub-hunting network
Ocean Infinity Solutions has been picked for Atlantic Net, a £90 million network of drones, sensors and AI to help find Russian submarines
Kongsberg pitches Type 92 sub hunter for Royal Navy needs
Kongsberg Maritime has launched the Arctic Hunter, an uncrewed vessel it is adapting for the Royal Navy’s Type 92 anti-submarine programme.
