NATO took part in this year’s Berlin Security Conference, arguing that the war in Ukraine has drawn the European Union and NATO closer together in both policy and military adaptation.

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Army specialists rehearse chemical attack response

Scenarios included locating suspect items in buildings and vehicles, rendering them safe, and carrying out forensic recovery while working inside cordoned urban areas.

NATO intelligence chiefs meet in Brussels

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met the heads of civilian and military intelligence services from all 32 Allies in Brussels on Wednesday, as the Alliance’s Civilian Intelligence Committee, Military Intelligence Committee and joint plenary convened for their annual meetings.

Saab and CAE agree global training partnership for GlobalEye

Saab and CAE have signed a new global cooperation agreement aimed at developing advanced training systems for Saab’s airborne early warning platforms, including the GlobalEye surveillance aircraft.

F-22 pilot commands airborne drone in new Skunk Works test

Lockheed Martin says it has demonstrated an in-flight command of an uncrewed aircraft from the cockpit of a fifth-generation fighter for the first time.

British jets spearhead NATO Flexible Deterrent Options

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters have taken the lead in a recent round of NATO Flexible Deterrent Options training, a series designed to prepare Allied air forces for coordinated operations across the conflict spectrum.

BAE and GDLS partner to offer Beowulf to Canada

BAE Systems Hägglunds and General Dynamics Land Systems have signed a teaming agreement to propose the Beowulf all terrain vehicle for the Canadian Army’s Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement programme.

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British forces step up patrols as Russian activity rises

The UK Armed Forces have increased surveillance and interception activity from the English Channel to the High North following what officials describe as a rise in Russian movements near British waters.

Downie welcomes agreement securing jobs at Rosyth

Graeme Downie MP said the programme highlights how “high skilled jobs in Scotland” are being protected and expanded.

Image shows 24 F-35 stealth jets onboard British carrier

Britain has deployed 24 of its F-35B Lightning stealth jets aboard aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, forming the largest fifth-generation air wing ever put to sea anywhere in the world.

Royal Navy sonar systems to lean on AI for upgrades

Areas of progress include "sensor optimisation, machine learning and artificial intelligence, to improve the sonar capabilities within the surface fleet".

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Saab and CAE agree global training partnership for GlobalEye

Saab and CAE have signed a new global cooperation agreement aimed at developing advanced training systems for Saab’s airborne early warning platforms, including the GlobalEye surveillance aircraft.

F-22 pilot commands airborne drone in new Skunk Works test

Lockheed Martin says it has demonstrated an in-flight command of an uncrewed aircraft from the cockpit of a fifth-generation fighter for the first time.

British jets spearhead NATO Flexible Deterrent Options

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters have taken the lead in a recent round of NATO Flexible Deterrent Options training, a series designed to prepare Allied air forces for coordinated operations across the conflict spectrum.

RAF on alert due to potential Arctic cargo aircraft activity

The aircraft is understood to have behavioural intelligence-gathering capabilities of the type that can sort British citizens into a 'list', determining their behaviour over the last year.

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Army specialists rehearse chemical attack response

Scenarios included locating suspect items in buildings and vehicles, rendering them safe, and carrying out forensic recovery while working inside cordoned urban areas.

BAE and GDLS partner to offer Beowulf to Canada

BAE Systems Hägglunds and General Dynamics Land Systems have signed a teaming agreement to propose the Beowulf all terrain vehicle for the Canadian Army’s Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement programme.

Proof Scottish pro-Indy account network operated from Iran

Proof from X/Twitter now confirms that prominent independence campaigners, shared widely by unsuspecting users, were in fact operated from inside Iran while posing as Scottish accounts.

Britain lacks dates for defence procurement speed up

Efforts to speed up defence procurement remain undefined as the MOD acknowledges it has set no firm timetable for meeting its accelerated contracting targets.

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Tucked on the edge of Scotland’s capital, this facility has quietly transformed into one of the UK's most important defence hubs, shaping the future of air combat and surveillance. We were given access to see what goes on behind the scenes.

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