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Ministers urge Peel to act on Inchgreen for defence jobs
UK ministers see Inchgreen Dry Dock as a prime site for defence manufacturing, but warned owner Peel Ports must “step up” after years of decline, according to the Greenock Telegraph.
UK plan to monitor Atlantic to include ‘lethal upgrades’
New details have been released on the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Bastion programme, the UK’s developing anti-submarine warfare network in the North Atlantic.
Royal Navy ship deployed to aid hurricane-hit Jamaica
HMS Trent, which arrived in storm-hit Falmouth on Tuesday, is carrying a crew of 75, including specialist engineers who will work alongside Jamaican authorities on infrastructure assessments and emergency repairs.
LAND NEWS
Counter Terror highlights rising state threats, disinfo push
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of Counter Terrorism Policing, warned this week of a steep rise in hostile state activity, including the use of criminal proxies and online disinformation to destabilise the UK.
Goole man convicted of planning terror attack
A 21-year-old man from Goole has been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack after what police described as a rapid descent into violent extremism inspired by the so-called Islamic State.
Audit finds major issues in MOD accounts over AWE projects
The National Audit Office has flagged serious accounting problems in the Ministry of Defence’s finances, saying missing records and unreported costs mean its latest accounts cannot be fully relied upon.
AVIATION NEWS
British F-35 role shifts from ‘Tier One’ to specialist ally
Britain remains a core partner, but its standing within the F-35 enterprise has evolved from prime mover to trusted contributor.
Nearly 200 drone sightings near UK military sites this year
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that there have been 187 drone sightings near high-security military establishments across the UK since the start of 2025.
Britain accelerating military drone production
Defence Minister Al Carns told MPs that the UK is accelerating drone production and reforming procurement to bring uncrewed systems into service faster, following lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield use of drones.
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