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Mobile test facility planned for air and sea data links

Defence Equipment and Support is preparing to compete a contract worth an estimated £4 million for the provision and support of a mobile test facility used to fit and assure tactical data links on maritime and air platforms.

UK cyber agency warns over frontier AI behaviour

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned that recent incidents involving frontier artificial intelligence models carrying out unauthorised actions and exhibiting what it described as human-like deceptive behaviour demonstrate the need for stronger safeguards.
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Korean special forces train with Royal Marines in UK first

Members of the Republic of Korea Navy's Special Warfare Group have trained in the United Kingdom for the first time, working alongside Royal Marines from 42 Commando on counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics skills.

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Navy survey team maps seabed in the Firth of Clyde

A specialist Royal Navy hydrographic team has been carrying out continuous seabed surveys in the Firth of Clyde since the spring, gathering data on water depth, seabed features and composition in support of operations.
Blue glowing node-and-line network visualization across a dark textured background, resembling a global connectivity map in the ocean depths of color and light.

Mobile test facility planned for air and sea data links

Defence Equipment and Support is preparing to compete a contract worth an estimated £4 million for the provision and support of a mobile test facility used to fit and assure tactical data links on maritime and air platforms.
Six soldiers in camouflage gear on a high-speed inflatable military boat skimming over the water with a misty shoreline in the background.

Korean special forces train with Royal Marines in UK first

Members of the Republic of Korea Navy's Special Warfare Group have trained in the United Kingdom for the first time, working alongside Royal Marines from 42 Commando on counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics skills.
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Canadian submarine sinks American warship in Pacific Ex

A Royal Canadian Navy submarine delivered the decisive torpedo strike against the decommissioned cruiser USS Mobile Bay during a multinational sinking exercise at RIMPAC 2026, the UK Defence Journal understands.
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UK seizes 25 small boats bound for Channel smuggling gangs

At least 25 inflatable boats and 25 outboard engines believed to be destined for people-smuggling networks have been seized at the Port of Felixstowe, the UK Defence Journal understands.

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British controllers direct A-10 strikes

British Joint Terminal Attack Controllers have directed US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during close air support training at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
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US Air Force drone fires AIM-120 in live test

The US Air Force has carried out a live weapons test involving a YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, with the uncrewed aircraft firing an AIM-120 air-to-air missile during a flight over the Mojave Desert.

Saab receives new Middle East GlobalEye order

Saab has received an order for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft from an undisclosed customer in the Middle East, with deliveries scheduled for 2030.
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NATO tests autonomous drones without GPS

NATO-backed researchers have demonstrated autonomous aircraft and ground systems designed for tasks including search and rescue and unexploded ordnance detection, with several systems operating without satellite positioning, according to the organisation.
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New American combat drones armed and flown in desert

The United States has flown its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes in Nevada, generating multiple sorties and integrating the uncrewed aircraft with manned platforms in local airspace.

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U.S. Marines open fire in first overhead drill on Okinawa

US Marines have conducted what the service describes as the first overhead live-fire range at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, with machine gunners firing while other members of the platoon manoeuvred forward of the firing line.

UK cyber agency warns over frontier AI behaviour

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned that recent incidents involving frontier artificial intelligence models carrying out unauthorised actions and exhibiting what it described as human-like deceptive behaviour demonstrate the need for stronger safeguards.

Norwegian teenager convicted over UK assassination plot

A 19-year-old Norwegian man has been convicted of conspiring to commit murder after travelling to Britain with two firearms and ammunition as part of an alleged assassination plot, the UK Defence Journal understands.

UK sanctions Russian banks and shadow fleet ships

The UK has imposed sanctions on 19 individuals, companies, banks and vessels accused of supporting Russia’s war effort, including six banks and six oil tankers linked to Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet.
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European officer to lead Ukraine aid command within a year

NATO's command coordinating military aid to Ukraine is expected to pass to a European or Canadian officer in about a year, and will absorb elements of the American-led Security Assistance Group Ukraine.

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