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Commandos build underground hospital near Glasgow
Commando engineers have dug and built an underground field hospital near Glasgow so that surgeons can resuscitate and operate on casualties below ground, in a trial drawing directly on how Ukrainian medics have been forced to work.
Thales quadruples Belfast missile output
Thales is now building Lightweight Multirole Missiles at its Belfast site at four times the rate it managed in 2022.
Delivering the integrated force at DSEI UK in London
DSEI UK will run under the theme of delivering the integrated force in 2027, with four sub-themes covering innovation, industrial capacity, international collaboration and digital technology, the show's senior defence adviser has told the UK Defence Journal.
NAVAL NEWS
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.
Faslane submarine base in Scotland to get ballistic shelters
Three contracts worth a combined £2.6m have gone to the Northern Ireland construction firm Henry Brothers for infrastructure work at HMNB Clyde, awarded by Babcock International Group.
Britain calls in industry for fleet of drone submarines
The Royal Navy has opened preliminary market engagement for the Type 93 extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle and the AUKUS Signature Payload Programme, inviting companies to register interest before any requirement is set.
British destroyer sails with five Ukrainian warships
Five Ukrainian minehunters have completed seven days of intensive training off the south coast of England, closing with a run in close formation around the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless in the eastern Solent.
HMS Dragon went from dry dock to deployment in a week
A Type 45 destroyer sent from maintenance to the eastern Mediterranean in seven days has returned to Portsmouth after 214 days away, having shielded the British bases in Cyprus from drone and missile attack.
AVIATION NEWS
Military cleared over September air traffic meltdown
The disruption to air traffic on 8 September was caused by a software defect in the National Airspace System flight data processing software, and not by incorrect actions by military or civil operators.
Kuwait drone shield to cover the sea as well as the air
The counter-drone system Kuwait is buying from the British firm MARSS will defend against seaborne drones along the coast as well as airborne ones,...
Polish seizure leaves UK out of pocket by over one million
Assets bought by the Ministry of Defence under a short-term contract were seized by the Polish authorities during an investigation into the supplier and could not be recovered, producing a fruitless payment of £1 million.
Iron Dome architect behind new counter swarm system
A defence technology company founded in Washington and Israel has unveiled what it describes as the world's first native counter swarm defence system, designed from the outset to engage large numbers of drones at once.
Thales quadruples Belfast missile output
Thales is now building Lightweight Multirole Missiles at its Belfast site at four times the rate it managed in 2022.
LAND NEWS
Cyber hit on a defence prime would cost capacity, warns MP
A cyber attack on the scale of the one that stopped Jaguar Land Rover would, if it struck a defence prime or a munitions supplier, take British industrial capacity out of the fight as well as money out of the economy, the Labour MP Graeme Downie has told the UK Defence Journal.
Boxer ruled out of cavalry role as variants shelved
Ministers confirm Boxer will not do armoured cavalry work, and that its mortar, repair and recovery and overwatch versions are no longer being pursued. The underlying requirements remain.
Commandos build underground hospital near Glasgow
Commando engineers have dug and built an underground field hospital near Glasgow so that surgeons can resuscitate and operate on casualties below ground, in a trial drawing directly on how Ukrainian medics have been forced to work.
Delivering the integrated force at DSEI UK in London
DSEI UK will run under the theme of delivering the integrated force in 2027, with four sub-themes covering innovation, industrial capacity, international collaboration and digital technology, the show's senior defence adviser has told the UK Defence Journal.
Javelin output nearly doubles as global demand rises
The Javelin Joint Venture has nearly doubled its annual All-Up-Round production capacity over the past two years, and has delivered the first of a new lightweight launcher to the United States Army.
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