The Defence Committee chair said the Army’s armoured vehicle woes now amount to "an absolute shambles," as ministers ordered external experts to investigate fresh Ajax injuries and wider failures across key land fleets.

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Poland taps JFD Global for new submarine rescue capability

JFD Global has secured a significant contract to deliver the core hyperbaric and saturation diving systems for the Polish Navy’s new salvage and rescue vessel, Ratownik.

British patrol ship ‘opens fire’, crosses Equator

The Royal Navy’s Caribbean-based patrol vessel HMS Medway has conducted live gunnery exercises in equatorial waters.

Rosyth shipyard skills hailed after US submarine deal

Rosyth, Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie argued, is no longer only a national asset but a trusted node within the defence industrial networks of Britain’s closest allies.

Former Sea Lord warns UK subs in worst shape for decades

Lord West of Spithead warned that the attack submarine force has reached what he called "the worst state in my 60 years of service".

The First Sea Lord wants a Navy built for risk, nothing...

Britain’s grip on the Atlantic is slipping, the First Sea Lord told the Council of Geostrategy’s Sea Power Conference, urging a fleet rebuilt for speed, autonomy and adaptation so the Royal Navy can hold the line in a world tilting toward danger.

Babcock offers drone warships with British frigates in 2027

Speaking under the hulls of Type 31 Frigates at Rosyth, Babcock’s senior leadership told the UK Defence Journal how they intend to meet the First Sea Lord’s call for rapid expansion of autonomous mass at sea, with a drone ship alongside HMS Venturer in 2027.

NAVAL NEWS

Poland taps JFD Global for new submarine rescue capability

JFD Global has secured a significant contract to deliver the core hyperbaric and saturation diving systems for the Polish Navy’s new salvage and rescue vessel, Ratownik.

British patrol ship ‘opens fire’, crosses Equator

The Royal Navy’s Caribbean-based patrol vessel HMS Medway has conducted live gunnery exercises in equatorial waters.

Rosyth shipyard skills hailed after US submarine deal

Rosyth, Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie argued, is no longer only a national asset but a trusted node within the defence industrial networks of Britain’s closest allies.

Former Sea Lord warns UK subs in worst shape for decades

Lord West of Spithead warned that the attack submarine force has reached what he called "the worst state in my 60 years of service".

AVIATION NEWS

British maritime patrol aircraft surge to Iceland

The RAF has carried out its largest ever deployment of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, sending three jets from 120 Squadron to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO vigilance activity.

America fields ‘attack drone’ squadron in Middle East

U.S. Central Command has created a new task force to stand up the U.S. military’s first one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East.

SACEUR highlights readiness during visit to air command

Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich visited Allied Air Command headquarters at Ramstein Air Base in November.

Northrop unveils new ‘Talon’ drone fighter jet

Northrop Grumman has revealed Project Talon, a new autonomous aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed fighters.

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Defence Committee chair warns of Army vehicle ‘shambles’

The Defence Committee chair said the Army’s armoured vehicle woes now amount to "an absolute shambles," as ministers ordered external experts to investigate fresh Ajax injuries and wider failures across key land fleets.

British armed forces member dies in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defence has announced that a member of the UK Armed Forces died in Ukraine on Tuesday, 9 December, following what officials described as a “tragic accident” during a weapons trial conducted by Ukrainian forces.

Anduril and GKN join forces for British Army combat drone

Anduril UK and GKN Aerospace have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to deliver the airframe for the British Army’s Project NYX.

UK to scale back military training exercises outside Europe

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Armed Forces will begin reducing the number of overseas training exercises from next year.

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