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The Royal Navy used both of its newest anti-ship missiles during a joint US-UK live-fire exercise off the Hebrides that ended with the sinking of the decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring.
The decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring has been sunk off the Hebrides during the joint US-UK live-fire exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026.
The combined civil and defence nuclear sector grew from 83,000 people in 2023 to over 100,000 in 2025, according to early indications from the latest Nuclear Workforce Assessment.
The British Army is moving to restore a beyond-line-of-sight anti-armour capability more than 30 years after Swingfire left service.
HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Scotland, sailing up the Firth of Clyde and into Loch Long to the jetty at Glenmallan, the Royal Navy has confirmed to the UK Defence Journal.
The four Tranche 1 Typhoons held by 1435 Flight in the Falkland Islands are to be replaced by four Tranche 2 aircraft drawn from the existing fleet during the rotation planned for late November to early December 2027.
The Ministry of Defence is investing £240 million in Project PRESAGIUM, an enhanced counter-drone system intended to detect and defeat emerging drone threats.
The Type 31 frigate programme continues to face schedule challenges linked to its ambitious build timeline and the integration, testing and assurance of ship systems, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The UK has not had sight of the 2026 edition of the annual U.S. report on F-35 production and modernisation, a document the Pentagon has blocked from publication for the first time in two decades.
British L118 105mm Light Guns can still be deployed by parachute, but only from suitably cleared allied aircraft, while 16 Air Assault Brigade retains the option of flying the weapons in A400M Atlas aircraft.
The Ministry of Defence has ruled out adapting the RAF's A400M Atlas fleet for aerial firefighting, despite being aware of an Airbus system currently under development for the transport aircraft.
The Ministry of Defence has detailed what happened to nine Chinook helicopters removed from the fleet between 2024 and 2026, with aircraft retained for training, heritage and spare parts while five are being disposed of.
The MOD is moving to reduce defence reliance on high-risk critical mineral supply chains through allied sourcing, recycling and alternative supplies, Minister Luke Pollard says.
Currently, Argentina is not a credible military force able to seriously threaten the Falkland Islands.
HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail from Portsmouth this weekend for a three-month deployment around the UK and northern Europe, with the Royal Navy saying the carrier will strengthen NATO deterrence, readiness and collective defence.
HMS Medway’s recent live-fire exercise while on patrol carries a clear deterrence message, Britain is showing the Falklands are defended, with forces trained, armed and ready to respond.
The Royal Air Force will develop a boom air-to-air refuelling system to complement the probe and drogue arrangement it currently operates.