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Royal Navy commissions its first autonomous squadron
The Royal Navy has commissioned the 1st Autonomous Squadron in Portsmouth, a unit of around 180 personnel, the same as a Type 23 frigate.
Britain’s biggest home defence drill named Albiston Shadow
Exercise Albiston Shadow in 2027 will be the largest UK home defence exercise in decades, testing how government responds to hybrid attacks and trying out the refreshed Government War Book.
NATO sub hunters in Baltic exercise to face drone attacks
NATO warships hunting German and Swedish submarines in the Baltic will also face drone attacks they don't know are coming, commanders told the UK Defence Journal in Stockholm. #DynamicMerlin
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Royal Navy in biggest rebuild since Second World War
The Royal Navy's existing shipbuilding programme amounts to 280,000 tonnes of new steel and 450,000 tonnes when planned programmes are included, the First Sea Lord has said.
Britain to trial Talon drone from aircraft carrier
Britain's First Sea Lord has said he will sign an agreement with Northrop Grumman to prepare its Talon drone for Royal Navy trials.
JEF navy chiefs sign Northern Navies agreement in Oslo
Joint Expeditionary Force navy chiefs have signed an agreement taking forward the JEF Northern Navies Initiative on board HMS Prince of Wales in Oslo.
Pollard calls for interchangeable northern European navies
Luke Pollard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, has called for Joint Expeditionary Force nations to join up their defence supply chains.
First Sea Lord rejects claims hybrid navy is moving too fast
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, has rejected criticism that the hybrid navy is too ambitious.
AVIATION NEWS
Danish-Norwegian venture to service Nordic military aircraft
Terma and Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services have launched Defence Aviation Services, a joint venture to carry out maintenance, repair and overhaul on military aircraft in Denmark and support Nordic and allied fleets.
RAF flew conventional role in French nuclear exercise
RAF Typhoons on Exercise Rummy were tasked in a conventional Offensive Counter Air role, escorting French Air Force strike aircraft and protecting them from simulated adversaries.
UK won’t reveal issues raised in restricted F-35 report
A report on the F-35 programme is under handling restrictions that stops the Government detailing any issues.
Zelenskyy backs ICEYE and Nokia plan for Ukrainian satcom
ICEYE and Nokia have signed a letter of intent with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence to explore building sovereign satellite communications for the country.
Chinese inputs in sustainable fuel used by UK forces
China is one of several contributors to the sustainable aviation fuel used by Britain’s forces and represents a small proportion of it, Luke Pollard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, has said.
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Britain’s biggest home defence drill named Albiston Shadow
Exercise Albiston Shadow in 2027 will be the largest UK home defence exercise in decades, testing how government responds to hybrid attacks and trying out the refreshed Government War Book.
Three in four Britons now see US as threat to world peace
Seventy-four per cent of Britons now regard the United States as a serious threat to world peace over the next decade, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.
Minister confirms several Army exercises cancelled this year
Louise Sandher-Jones, Minister for the Armed Forces, has confirmed that several Army exercises have been fully or partially cancelled this financial year.
Golden Valley could aid cyber aims, defence minister says
The Golden Valley Development near Cheltenham has the potential to contribute to the Defence Investment Plan’s cyber objectives by creating a cyber and technology ecosystem.
Forces pension errors probed for possible contract breaches
Lord Coaker, Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence, has said investigations are examining the root causes of Armed Forces pension errors and whether contracts were breached, with remedies to be considered afterwards.
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