A drone has successfully ‘dropped bombs’ on the Royal Navy’s experimental vessel, XV Patrick Blackett, as part of the uncrewed systems training exercise REPMUS24 in Portugal. The event saw the drone, ...

The British Army Expo 2024, held at Wellington Barracks, provided a platform for senior military figures, policymakers, and defence experts to examine how the Army is adapting to meet current and ...

The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), with significant financial investment and ongoing support for the British defence industry, despite earlier ...

Two of the Royal Navy’s smallest warships, HMS Blazer and HMS Exploit, have recently completed a disruptive role in a North Sea minehunting exercise, posing as “bad guys” to challenge NATO forces in ...

At the Labour Party Conference 2024, Defence Secretary John Healey unveiled significant reforms to address the recruitment challenges faced by the British Armed Forces. Healey spoke of Labour’s ...

In a surprising development, Russia has seemingly formed a mechanised battalion from the crew of its only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov. This new unit is reportedly involved in ground ...

US Air Force units are participating in the latest iteration of Exercise COBRA WARRIOR, running from 16 September to 5 October 2024, in the United Kingdom. Exercise Cobra Warrior is run twice a year ...

Muhammad Zakir Arif, of Harrington Close, Bury, appeared at Manchester Crown Court earlier today (Monday 9 September 2024) and was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to assault ...

Three men have been sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison for their involvement in a people smuggling operation that brought migrants into the UK using lorries and a planned boat crossing. The ...

The Council on Geostrategy has released new research, commissioned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), calling on the British government to collaborate with allies in providing Ukraine with long-range ...

A Bristol man, Faseh Sajid, aged 21, has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for sharing extremist content that glorified Islamist terrorism. Sajid, of Green Croft, Speedwell, was ...

The Ministry of Defence is actively seeking buyers for the Type 31 frigate, with the export variant known as the Arrowhead 140, according to a recent statement from Defence Minister Maria Eagle.