Royal Marines responsible for guarding the UK’s nuclear weapons and submarines have been testing drones and robots at Jackton Police College in East Kilbride.

British firm Marshall Advanced Composites has received an order worth £890,000 from Honeywell for sonobuoy launch carousel assembly units.

It should be noted that while Vanguard class submarines carry Trident nuclear missiles, the submarine involved was undertaking pre deployment training and was likely not armed with nuclear weapons.

In a new report, the Public Accounts Committee blasted the Ministry of Defence’s continued "lamentable failure" to "get a grip" and deliver on key defence capabilities needed by the UK Armed Forces.

Minister Iwaya reiterated that the warship would not be an "attack aircraft carrier" capable of offensive military operations, although it's hard to see how that distinction can be made.

On one sortie an RAF Poseidon launched simulated attacks within 10 minutes of taking over contact from a US Navy Poseidon.

An explosion has occurred onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard while in her home port at Naval Base San Diego undergoing maintenance, resulting in a significant fire.

Elbit Systems has integrated a mini-UAS onboard the Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel.

The U.S. State Department on has approved the sale of MK 54 lightweight torpedoes manufactured by Raytheon, to Germany and Belgium.

The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of 105 F-35 jets to Japan. The authorisation is for 63 F-35As and 42 F-35Bs.