OpinionBritain brushes off threats from Russia: Britain has brushed off Russian threats over British-made drones striking targets inside Russia ...
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OpinionBritish shipyards could build warships for America: President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to open American warship construction to foreign shipbuilders under ...
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OpinionJobs to go at Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow: Ferguson Marine has opened a voluntary redundancy programme expected to see up to 70 employees leave the ...
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OpinionNavy seeks safer way to recover broken-down drones: The UK is looking for a system to recover autonomous underwater vehicles that have broken down at sea ...
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OpinionArmy deploys 200 troops to tackle Welsh wildfires: Around 200 military personnel have been deployed to South Wales to support emergency services tackling ten ...
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OpinionChinese national jailed over B-2 base photography: A Chinese national has been jailed for six months after returning to Whiteman Air Force Base and photographing ...
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US moves to ramp up naval anti-ballistic missile production: Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements to increase production of key components for the ...
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Ukraine to send captured Russian T-72s to museums: Captured Russian T-72 tanks are to be transferred to museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia ...
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OpinionRoyal Navy drone warship fleet could triple missile capacity: War games examining the Royal Navy's planned shift towards crewed and uncrewed systems are claimed ...
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OpinionNuclear police provide most of UK armed police surge: The Civil Nuclear Constabulary says it provides more than 60% of the UK's total armed policing surge ...
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Man jailed after 3D printing gun in Shropshire: A 62-year-old man has been jailed for four and a half years after National Crime Agency investigators discovered ...
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OpinionUS maintains 400-plus aircraft build-up around Iran: Open-source tracking indicates a sustained US air build-up, with around 237 combat jets and 209 tankers ...
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OpinionUkraine says 260,000 Russian drones neutralised this year: Ukraine says its forces have neutralised more than 260,000 Russian drones since the start of 2026 ...
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OpinionNATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia near Russia: An Italian Eurofighter shot down a drone over north-eastern Latvia in the early hours of Friday ...
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OpinionTyphoon jets scrambled north of Scotland: Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth on Friday night.
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NATO condemns Russian airspace violations: NATO Allies have condemned recent airspace violations involving Poland and Romania, blaming Russia for the incidents ...
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Rolls-Royce and Reliance plan Indian fighter engine: Rolls-Royce and Reliance Industries have announced plans to work together on the design ...
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British Army EOD troops train for urban combat: British Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists have conducted urban warfare training at Catterick Garrison ...
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Nuclear police costs rise as stress cases nearly double: Operating expenditure at the Civil Nuclear Police Authority rose by almost £25 million during 2025-26 ...
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Troops and fighter jets in live fire exercise on Falklands: Typhoon fighters flew simulated close air support for infantry assaulting enemy positions during ...
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Allied forces move military power across the Baltic: Warships escorted vessels carrying allied military equipment through Latvian territorial waters and into ...
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OpinionRussian claim to have taken Kostiantynivka disputed: British Defence Intelligence has assessed that Russian forces have not fully captured Kostiantynivka in ...
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More air raid sirens on the way for RAF Akrotiri: The Ministry of Defence is buying additional air raid warning sirens for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus ...
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British warship opens fire near Falklands to deter Argentina with presence: The firings came during a patrol at the edge of the Falklands fishing zone ...
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OpinionDrones printed and flown in a day at US test base
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British firm Inzpire to train Ukrainian pilots in air tactics: The Ministry of Defence is to award Inzpire a contract worth £502k to deliver air warfare ...
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Cooling research could triple the range of radars: BAE Systems has completed the first phase of a DARPA programme aimed at removing heat from radio frequency ...
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Britain moves closer to buying Australian radar: Britain has signed a statement of intent covering the potential adoption of Australian CEA radar tech for its ...
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OpinionRadar network kept working after GPS timing was cut: Saab UK, Aquark Technologies and the Royal Navy have run a trial in which a network of military radars ...
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OpinionPoland to build Europe’s largest Apache support base: Two Polish state-owned firms have signed offset agreements with Boeing covering maintenance and ground ...
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OpinionNATO warship destroys drones with new Ukrainian weapon: A NATO warship has destroyed drones with a new Ukrainian weapon system developed by UGV Robotics ...
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Thermal cameras that soldiers could carry are in view
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Northrop reveals 50mm gun built to beat drone swarms: Northrop Grumman has given a name to the 50mm gun-based air defence system it has been developing to shoot ...
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Raytheon tests drone submarine that launches weapons: Raytheon and Composite Energy Technologies have demonstrated a new uncrewed undersea vehicle launching from ...
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OpinionRosyth MP puts case for new warship work at the yard: Building the Royal Navy's Common Combat Vessel on the Type 31 hull at Rosyth would keep skilled workers and ...
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OpinionBoeing cleared to build long-range JDAM for US forces: Boeing has been awarded a $75 million contract by the United States Air Force covering initial production ...
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OpinionBritish spy plane probes Russian territory: A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint electronic surveillance aircraft has conducted a patrol around the Russian ...
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OpinionTrump flew into RAF base as Air Force One acted as decoy: Trump arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk last month aboard a jet other than the Air Force One he had ...
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OpinionUS Navy reclassifies nineteen submarines as missile boats: The United States Navy is reclassifying 19 planned Virginia-class submarines fitted with the Virginia ...
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Portugal buys drones used to watch the English Channel: Tekever has signed a contract with the Portuguese Air Force to supply its AR5 uncrewed aircraft for ...
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Hybrid Foxhound and Boxer could carry lasers, paper says: Hybrid versions of Foxhound and Boxer could each carry a high-energy laser within the mass the platform ...
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Britain’s ‘new’ tank may be the last of its kind: Challenger 3 arrives at the end of an era for the main battle tank, Ajax is still looking for a role it can ...
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OpinionBritish interceptor firm valued at billions after raise: Cambridge Aerospace has closed a Series C funding round worth $300 million at a valuation of $3 ...
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How Wes Streeting is faring as Defence Secretary: What can be said at this stage is that Streeting has been visible, fluent in front of industry audiences ...
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OpinionWarship cut in two found off the Isle of Wight: Divers have located the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship lost off the Isle of Wight in 1908 after being ...
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OpinionPolice investigate bomb threat posts against Scotland: Police Scotland is assessing a series of posts published on a large Scottish tourism Instagram account ...
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British warship opens fire in the Arabian Sea: HMS Dragon has carried out live gunnery serials in the Arabian Sea, testing her Phalanx close-in weapon system and ...
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OpinionArmy radio support deal to go to Babcock: The Ministry of Defence intends to place an 18-month contract worth £150 million with Babcock Integrated Technology to ...
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Thales wins deal to run Britain’s Link 16 network: The Ministry of Defence has awarded Thales UK a contract worth £9.8 million to support the system that manages ...
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OpinionBritain seeks wearable jammers to beat drones in Ukraine: The Ministry of Defence has asked British industry to come forward with counter-drone jamming equipment ...
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OpinionRussian warship opens fire near UK as British ship closes in: HMS Tyne closed to five nautical miles and kept watching as the Russian frigate Neustrashimy fired ...
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Last Osprey built for the US Marine Corps rolls out: Bell and Boeing have completed the MV-22 Program of Record for the United States Marine Corps ...
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Air cadet gliders to serve to mid-century after upgrade: The Royal Air Force is preparing to place a seven-year support contract covering its air cadet gliding ...
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America places huge order for 14 more nuclear submarines: The U.S. Navy has placed work worth around $76.6 billion with the two yards that build its nuclear ...
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Rolls-Royce to keep French-German Hercules fleet flying: Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with Sabena technics to provide engine support for the binational ...
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OpinionProject to replace Red Arrows Hawk jets officially kicks off: The Ministry of Defence has opened market engagement on a new Jet Training System that will deliver ...
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US Marine Corps gunships to get Link 16 upgrade: Bell has been awarded a contract estimated at $300 million to fit structural and electrical upgrades to 49 ...
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AI submarine hunter flown on American helicopters: Lockheed Martin has demonstrated an artificial intelligence system for anti-submarine warfare aboard United ...
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OpinionRobots to weld American warships in shipyard pilot: HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are running a pilot programme to install intelligent mechanised welding ...
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OpinionSubmarine sinks American cruiser in Pacific Exercise: The decommissioned US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay has been sunk during a live-fire exercise ...
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OpinionNATO envoy in Doha as Iranian strikes hit Gulf states: NATO's Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina, has visited Qatar for talks ...
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OpinionDefence Secretary tours frigate build hall at Rosyth
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OpinionBritish controllers direct A-10 strikes: British Joint Terminal Attack Controllers have directed US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during close air ...
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OpinionSaab receives new Middle East GlobalEye order: Saab has received an order for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft from an undisclosed ...
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GE to train RFA engineers on Tide class switchboards: The Ministry of Defence has awarded GE Energy Power Conversion UK a five-year contract to deliver technical ...
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Navy survey team maps seabed in the Firth of Clyde: A specialist Royal Navy hydrographic team has been carrying out continuous seabed surveys in the Firth of ...
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UK awards Microsoft £13.3m threat analysis contract: The Ministry of Defence has awarded Microsoft a contract worth just over £13.3 million covering access to ...
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Sharpshooter range deal set for award to Qinetiq: The Ministry of Defence intends to place a single-source contract for the Sharpshooter enabling requirement ...
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US Air Force drone fires AIM-120 in live test: The US Air Force has carried out a live weapons test involving a YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
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OpinionNATO tests autonomous drones without GPS: NATO-backed researchers have demonstrated autonomous aircraft and ground systems designed for tasks including search ...
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OpinionU.S. Marines open fire in first overhead drill on Okinawa: US Marines have conducted what the service describes as the first overhead live-fire range at Camp ...
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OpinionNew American combat drones armed and flown in desert: The United States has flown its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes in Nevada ...
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OpinionUK cyber agency warns over frontier AI behaviour: The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned that recent incidents involving frontier artificial ...
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OpinionMobile test facility planned for air and sea data links: Defence Equipment and Support is preparing to compete a contract worth an estimated £4 million for the ...
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UK seizes 25 small boats bound for Channel smuggling gangs: At least 25 inflatable boats and 25 outboard engines believed to be destined for people-smuggling ...
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OpinionKorean special forces train with Royal Marines in UK first: Members of the Republic of Korea Navy's Special Warfare Group have trained in the United Kingdom for ...
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Canadian submarine sinks American warship in Pacific Ex: A Royal Canadian Navy submarine delivered the decisive torpedo strike against the decommissioned cruiser ...
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OpinionBritain to buy new drone warfare testbed vessel: The Royal Navy is planning to procure a multi-role uncrewed surface vessel intended for tech demonstration and ...
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Norwegian teenager convicted over UK assassination plot: A 19-year-old Norwegian man has been convicted of conspiring to commit murder after travelling to ...
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OpinionUK sanctions Russian banks and shadow fleet ships: The UK has imposed sanctions on 19 individuals, companies, banks and vessels accused of supporting Russia’s ...
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