NAVAL NEWS
Rolls-Royce signs digital engineering deal with Siemens
Rolls-Royce Submarines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Siemens to advance digital optimisation and improve efficiency across its engineering operations, according to the company.
British warship shadows Russian submarine through Channel
HMS Iron Duke and helicopter tracked a surfaced Russian submarine through the English Channel.
Germany selects Raytheon SPY-6 radar for new F127 frigates
The deal would make Germany the first international customer for the American SPY-6 family of radars.
AVIATION NEWS
US Defence Secretary aircraft in UK emergency landing
A United States Air Force C-32A carrying US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth made an emergency landing at RAF Mildenhall after a windscreen cracked.
Germany orders 20 new Eurofighters to strengthen air power
The new aircraft, scheduled for delivery between 2031 and 2034, will replace a portion of the German Air Force’s ageing Panavia Tornado fleet.
American B-52 bombers in the air near Venezuela
Multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers were observed flying north of Los Roques, Venezuela, on Wednesday afternoon, as tensions between Washington and Caracas continued to build.
LAND NEWS
UK opens massive new military storage facility
Built by McLaughlin & Harvey, the site is roughly the size of 12 football pitches and forms part of the government’s wider plan to modernise defence logistics
MoD confirms 434 Lariam claims settled with veterans’ solicitors
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that all 434 legal claims brought by Hilary Meredith Solicitors on behalf of Armed Forces personnel over the use of the anti-malarial drug Lariam have been settled.
U.S. Army completes soldier-led PrSM flight tests
The U.S. Army has completed a series of soldier-led flight tests of Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.