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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.
UK defends US reliance on F-35A and PrSM
The government has been asked whether buying the F-35A and the Precision Strike Missile deepens British dependence on the United States, and has answered that collaborating with the closest defence ally will deliver significant capability.
Ministry will not break down Boxer deliveries by variant
The Ministry of Defence has declined to say how many of each Boxer variant have been delivered to the Army, calling the information commercially and operationally sensitive, according to an answer given in Parliament.
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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.
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American attack helicopters open fire in Korea
American Apache crews carried out aerial gunnery at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea at the end of September, validating weapons employment, target engagement and crew coordination.
Bear crash and drone strike cost Russia three more aircraft
Russia lost three tactical and strategic aircraft in the space of a week at an airbase five hundred kilometres from Ukraine.
Leonardo DRS wins place on US counter drone contract
Leonardo DRS has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling of 500 million dollars and a three-year period of performance by Joint Interagency Task Force 401.
Saab to build new flight control computer for Gripen
Saab has won an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to develop a new generation flight control computer for Gripen, with deliveries planned during 2030, according to the company.
UK defends US reliance on F-35A and PrSM
The government has been asked whether buying the F-35A and the Precision Strike Missile deepens British dependence on the United States, and has answered that collaborating with the closest defence ally will deliver significant capability.
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Defence to automate a fifth of its back-office functions
The Ministry of Defence is committed to automating at least twenty per cent of its Human Resources functions by July 2028 and to moving Regular personnel out of administrative work and into front-line roles.
Britain too slow to blame Russia for attacks
Britain is too slow to attribute blame where it lies with Russia and the delay is leaving companies supplying Ukraine without the warning they need warns Graeme Downie MP.
Ministry will not break down Boxer deliveries by variant
The Ministry of Defence has declined to say how many of each Boxer variant have been delivered to the Army, calling the information commercially and operationally sensitive, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Army looks at off the shelf kit to stop drones over bases
An Army-led project called Halo Shield is examining how commercially available counter-drone technology could protect British military sites, according to an answer given in Parliament.
New joint venture targets Army light vehicle programme
North Defence and Strongs form North Strong to build composite vehicle bodies in Tamworth, positioning ahead of the British Army’s Land Mobility Vehicle competition.
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