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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.

RAF Fairford incident almost certainly directed by Iran

The incident at RAF Fairford is assessed as highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons.

Military homes pilot tests new technology at Pirbright

Six refurbished homes at Pirbright are being used to test technologies intended to make service family accommodation warmer and cheaper to run, in a trial the Ministry of Defence describes as the first of its kind for military housing.

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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.

Ministry of Defence scraps Type 31 support competition

The competition to provide through-life support for the Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates has been discontinued after the department concluded that the assumptions behind it no longer held.

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Cobra Warrior ends with more than nine hundred sorties

Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2 has concluded after three and a half weeks, generating 942 sorties and more than 2,500 flying hours across fourteen complex missions.

British tanker completes fourteen missions in Saudi deployment

A Royal Air Force Voyager sent to Saudi Arabia to provide air-to-air refuelling has already flown fourteen operational missions, alongside air defence also deployed by Britain, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons.

RAF Fairford incident almost certainly directed by Iran

The incident at RAF Fairford is assessed as highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons.

Military homes pilot tests new technology at Pirbright

Six refurbished homes at Pirbright are being used to test technologies intended to make service family accommodation warmer and cheaper to run, in a trial the Ministry of Defence describes as the first of its kind for military housing.

Work starts on major RAF Waddington airfield overhaul

A refurbishment of the airfield at RAF Waddington has begun, covering aircraft bays, taxiways, drainage and approach lighting at the Lincolnshire station.

LAND NEWS

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.

War is not imminent or inevitable, says NATO commander

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe has told an audience in Warsaw that he does not assess conflict to be either imminent or inevitable, while arguing that the alliance must still prepare for what is possible.

Leeds firm offers alternative to AI kill switches

A Leeds cybersecurity company has launched a protocol intended to shut down a compromised artificial intelligence agent without pulling the plug on it.

Burnham to look at tracking cost of Russian attacks

The Prime Minister has said he will see what more can be done to monitor the cost of Russian hostile activity against Britain, after being told that no department collects the information.

Guards bands to get new home at Wellington Barracks

Three outdated band facilities at Wellington Barracks in Westminster are being demolished to clear the way for purpose-built accommodation for the Army musicians of the Foot Guards Bands.

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