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Hormuz shipping falls 90 percent with 20,000 sailors trapped
The Royal Navy maritime monitoring team has warned that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by more than 90 per cent, with 850 merchant ships and around 20,000 sailors trapped inside the Gulf and unable to leave.
Atlantic Council warns UK risks High North overstretch
The UK risks being unable to fulfil its leadership role in the High North while simultaneously meeting its other NATO commitments, a senior Atlantic Council analyst has warned.
UK-built Skyhammer interceptor missile successfully tested
A new British-built interceptor missile designed to counter Shahed-style attack drones has been successfully tested in Jordan.
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Hormuz shipping falls 90 percent with 20,000 sailors trapped
The Royal Navy maritime monitoring team has warned that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by more than 90 per cent, with 850 merchant ships and around 20,000 sailors trapped inside the Gulf and unable to leave.
Atlantic Council warns UK risks High North overstretch
The UK risks being unable to fulfil its leadership role in the High North while simultaneously meeting its other NATO commitments, a senior Atlantic Council analyst has warned.
Clyde base upgrades must accelerate warns committee
Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy's submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the House of Commons Defence Committee has warned.
Scotland needs more workers to build ships say Lib Dems
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole Hamilton told the UK Defence Journal at Rosyth that the SNP has failed to build the skills pipeline Scotland needs to capitalise on defence procurement.
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AVIATION NEWS
UK confident Falklands defences are adequate, minister says
The government has confirmed it regularly reviews the military posture in the Falkland Islands and is satisfied the current level of forces is appropriate to defend them.
African Lion 2026 kicks off across four African nations
More than 4,500 military personnel from over 30 nations have begun exercise African Lion 2026, the largest annual joint military exercise on the African continent.
UK-built Skyhammer interceptor missile successfully tested
A new British-built interceptor missile designed to counter Shahed-style attack drones has been successfully tested in Jordan.
NATO scrambles 500 times against Russian jets in one year
NATO air forces executed more than 500 scrambles in response to potential air threats in 2025.
UK has significant capability gaps, Lockheed Martin warns
Lockheed Martin has warned of significant capability gaps facing UK forces in the High North, including risks to airborne early warning coverage.
LAND NEWS
Only 4 in 100 Army Reserve applicants make it through
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that only four to seven per cent of people who apply to join the UK's Armed Forces Reserves successfully become untrained entrants, with the Army recording the lowest conversion rate.
UK firms win 89 percent of defence contracts since July 2024
Since July 2024 the MoD has awarded 4,130 defence contracts, with 89% going to UK-based companies, though overseas firms are winning fewer but higher-value deals on average.
Convicted terrorist jailed for hiding phone from police
Mohammed Zahir Khan, aged 48, made numerous online posts expressing support for a proscribed organisation after his release from prison in December 2024.
UK terrorism threat level raised to severe
The UK's terrorism threat level has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is now considered highly likely the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing has confirmed.
Man convicted of planning terrorist attack at Israeli Embassy
Abdullah Sabah Albadri, aged 34 and of no fixed abode, attempted to gain entry to the diplomatic premises in Kensington on 28 April last year.
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