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British forces now half the size they were in 1980s say SNP
UK armed forces are now under half their 1980s size, according to the SNP. Westminster leader Dave Doogan says "Westminster is putting Scotland's safety at risk".
Britain left without single attack submarines at sea, again
The difficulty in keeping Britain's hunter-killer submarines available for operations has once more left the Royal Navy without a single attack boat at sea, according to open-source tracking.
US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship in Hormuz
The United States has carried out strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions in response to an Iranian drone attack on a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM stated.
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Britain to build fleet of drone warships
Britain is to build a fleet of warships designed to command uncrewed systems across the air, surface and subsurface, planning at least six new Common Combat Vessels to replace the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.
UK to buy drone command warships instead of new destroyers
The Royal Navy's planned Type 83 destroyer has been dropped in favour of six new Common Combat Vessels built to coordinate drones, under the government's long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, the Sunday Times was first to report.
UK commits to new assault ships in joint effort with Dutch
Britain is planning new larger Amphibious Transport Ships to support Commando operations, aiming to create a new combined fleet with the Netherlands.
British forces now half the size they were in 1980s say SNP
UK armed forces are now under half their 1980s size, according to the SNP. Westminster leader Dave Doogan says "Westminster is putting Scotland's safety at risk".
Britain left without single attack submarines at sea, again
The difficulty in keeping Britain's hunter-killer submarines available for operations has once more left the Royal Navy without a single attack boat at sea, according to open-source tracking.
AVIATION NEWS
France picks THUNDART for Long-Range Strike
MBDA and Safran have entered final contract talks with the DGA to supply THUNDART, a guided rocket reaching up to 150km, as France replaces its ageing LRU launchers with a sovereign deep-strike system.
Defence minister rebukes MP over written question volume
A minister has taken the rare step of chastising a Conservative MP within a parliamentary answer itself, telling Ben Obese-Jecty MP that his recent questions have cost the department staff time.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport works for Voyager tankers complete
Lagan Airport Maintenance has completed works at Glasgow Prestwick to host the RAF Voyager fleet under Project MACE, with the first Voyager arriving earlier this month while Brize Norton undergoes resurfacing.
easyJet awarded Bronze ERS status in Armed Forces Week flight
easyJet has been awarded Bronze status under the MoD's Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, with the certificate presented at 20,000 feet on a London Luton to Jersey flight operated by reservist and veteran crew during Armed Forces Week.
No restart date for VIP jet defensive fit-out, MoD confirms
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed there is no date set for resuming work to equip the Royal Air Force's Envoy IV ministerial jets to operate in non-benign airspace, with the programme remaining paused indefinitely while other priorities take precedence.
LAND NEWS
Rutte meets Trump ahead of Ankara NATO summit
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has met US President Donald Trump at the White House to prepare for the alliance's summit in Ankara next month.
Singapore firm to win UK 40mm grenade deal
A Singapore-based manufacturer, ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering, is to sign a contract worth almost GBP 66 million to supply the British military with 40mm grenades, according to a contract award notice.
British Army fields 10,000 drones in six months
The British Army has invested GBP 300 million in attritable and consumable systems over the past six months, placing 10,000 small drones into soldiers' hands, the UK Defence Journal understands.
Britain now in conflict with Russia, warns MP
Labour MP Graeme Downie says Westminster should stop calling Russian hostile activity "sub threshold", warning that the UK and Russia are now in conflict.
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