NAVAL NEWS
HMS Somerset fires torpedo off Scottish coast
Devonport-based Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset has fired a Sting Ray torpedo off the coast of Scotland as part of ongoing anti-submarine warfare training.
Helsing to acquire Blue Ocean for AI underwater systems
Helsing has announced plans to acquire Blue Ocean, a UK- and Australia-based specialist in autonomous underwater vehicles, to strengthen its Maritime Defence Programme.
British and Indian aircraft carriers join forces
The United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group has concluded Exercise Konkan alongside the Indian Navy with a ceremonial sail past led by HMS Prince of Wales and the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
AVIATION NEWS
India to buy £350m UK-made missiles in major defence deal
India has agreed to purchase £350 million worth of UK-manufactured air defence missiles and launchers, securing hundreds of jobs in Northern Ireland.
Pentagon’s 2027 missile drive signals US strategy reset
The Pentagon’s accelerated plan to boost missile production marks a “foundational reset” in United States defence strategy, says Bloomberg Intelligence.
British fighters again scramble overnight to defend Poland
Late Monday night, Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets were again deployed to conduct air defence patrols over eastern Poland.
LAND NEWS
British troops begin large-scale exercise in Falklands
British forces in the Falklands will conduct Exercise Cape Sword, practising urban patrols, maritime and land insertions, and blank-fire combat drills around Stanley and Wireless Ridge.
Police investigate breach at Larkhill Army base
Intruders have cut through a wire fence at the barracks in Larkhill, stealing what officials described as a “large quantity” of fuel from a civilian contractor on site, according to LBC.
BAE Systems partners with Forterra on AMPV prototype drone
BAE Systems has announced a new partnership with Forterra to develop an autonomous version of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).
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