Rolls-Royce reports strong defence start as orders flow
Rolls-Royce has reported a strong start to 2026 in its defence business, with more than a 20 per cent year-on-year increase in original equipment deliveries and a series of significant programme milestones.
Navantia UK appoints Belfast firm as FSS equipment supplier
Navantia UK has appointed Balloo Hire Centre, part of the Briggs Group, as its preferred hire equipment supplier for the Fleet Solid Support programme at its Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
NATO DIANA awards first allied R&D contract to Scottish firm
NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic has awarded its first research and development contract on behalf of a NATO ally to HonuWorx, a Scotland based undersea robotics company.
L3Harris wins contract for submarine-launched drone system
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit for a system which deploys and retrieves autonomous underwater vehicles through submarine torpedo tubes.
L3Harris wins Trident flight test instrumentation deal
L3Harris has been awarded a contract modification to support flight test instrumentation for the Trident II Strategic Weapon System, with work taking place across the US and at Barrow-in-Furness in the UK.
Royal Navy merges officer and rating initial training
The Royal Navy is introducing a new approach to Initial Naval Training that will see officers and ratings complete the same 10-week foundation course at HMS Raleigh.
Britain now down to five operational frigates
HMS Iron Duke has been withdrawn from active service, leaving the Royal Navy with just five operational Type 23 frigates, NavyLookout has revealed.
HII accelerates ROMULUS drone ship project with new hulls
American shipbuilder HII has announced plans to build four additional ROMULUS 151 uncrewed surface vessels at Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana.
Aussie firm commissions first US export of drone submarine
Australian company C2 Robotics has commissioned and christened its first Speartooth Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle delivered to the United States.
UK second only to US in Arctic NATO forces, MoD tells MPs
The UK is second only to the US in Arctic NATO forces, the MoD has told MPs, warning that Britain's post-war advantage in the Atlantic is at risk and confirming the first High North sensors will be in the water this year.
