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Royal Navy long-range sub-hunting missile still in concept phase
The Ministry of Defence has told Parliament that the Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon remains in its early concept phase, with delivery timelines to be determined subject to the outcome of the Defence Investment Plan.
Type 83 destroyer timeline yet to be confirmed
The Royal Navy's Type 83 destroyer programme remains on hold with the ship's timeline subject to the Defence Investment Plan.
RIAT 2026 cancelled over RAF Fairford access uncertainty
The Royal International Air Tattoo has been cancelled for 2026 following uncertainty over access to RAF Fairford linked to the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
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British carrier group encounters Russian spy ship
HMS Prince of Wales and NATO forces tracked a Russian intelligence vessel loitering near Exercise Dynamic Mongoose in the Norwegian Sea.
BAE Systems sets out how SMEs can break into defence
BAE Systems told Scottish SMEs at #DPRTE that much of the cost of a warship flows through the supply chain, as the company set out exactly how smaller firms can get involved. #SDS26
Royal Navy long-range sub-hunting missile still in concept phase
The Ministry of Defence has told Parliament that the Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon remains in its early concept phase, with delivery timelines to be determined subject to the outcome of the Defence Investment Plan.
Type 83 destroyer timeline yet to be confirmed
The Royal Navy's Type 83 destroyer programme remains on hold with the ship's timeline subject to the Defence Investment Plan.
CNE 2026 a huge success as hybrid navy takes centre stage
From a standing ovation for Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces to a minister demanding a thousand-ship uncrewed navy, Navy Leaders delivered three days at Farnborough that the maritime defence world will not forget quickly.
AVIATION NEWS
Glasgow hospital helipad passes 3,000 landings since 2015
In 2025 the Glasgow helipad was one of the busiest hospital helipads in Britain funded by the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to funding hospital helipads.
UK space threat detection system operational six months early
UK Space Command's Major General Paul Tedman says "data is the coin of the realm in space operations" as the UK's new Borealis space awareness system goes live six months ahead of schedule.
Cooper says Russia becoming more reckless as it weakens
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that Russia is becoming more reckless and dangerous as its military performance in Ukraine weakens, speaking after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg.
RIAT 2026 cancelled over RAF Fairford access uncertainty
The Royal International Air Tattoo has been cancelled for 2026 following uncertainty over access to RAF Fairford linked to the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
F-35B completes first flight with British SPEAR 3 missile
An F-35B test aircraft has completed its first flight carrying four SPEAR 3 missiles, as part of ongoing trials to integrate the UK's next-generation precision strike weapon onto the fifth-generation fighter.
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Army awards first fast-tracked UGV contract to UK startup
Windsor-based XRC Robotics has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence for its RHINO uncrewed ground vehicle, in what the company describes as the first time the UK has fast-tracked a robotic platform into frontline experimentation programmes.
NATO chief raises Hormuz and defence spending in Helsingborg
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that Russia is becoming more reckless and dangerous as its military performance in Ukraine weakens, speaking after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg.
DPRTE Scotland shows SMEs how to win defence contracts
A Scottish defence cluster is coming, contracts take years to win, and the time to engage is now. Scottish SMEs got the answers they needed at #SDS26. #DPRTE
Scottish Government yet to respond on defence college
The Scottish Government has still not responded to a request from the Ministry of Defence for match-funding to establish two Defence Technical Excellence Colleges in Scotland.
Britain’s new howitzers to begin arriving in two years
The British Army's 72 new RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers will be delivered individually rather than in tranches, with deliveries scheduled to take place between 2028 and 2032.
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