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.
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.
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.
