6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (890+ words) The UK will invest more than £3 billion in military space capabilities and develop an integrated national satellite communications system under a new £7.8 billion strategy aimed at strengthening the nation’s ability to operate and defend its assets in space. The UK…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (704+ words) The British Army has been told to suspend some non-essential training for UK-based units for most of the remainder of the year as it seeks to manage pressure on its training budget, according to reports by the BBC and The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1316+ words) The Royal Navy’s Hybrid Navy is beginning to move from an abstract ambition towards a tangible force structure, and Babcock wants its Type 31 frigate to sit at the heart of it. Under the company’s ARMOR Force proposal, one crewed command…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1649+ words) The UK has made its intentions for autonomous warfare unusually clear. More than £5 billion will be invested in drones and autonomous systems over the next four years, spanning everything from inexpensive expendable systems and loitering munitions to autonomous aircraft and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (873+ words) UK defence spending supported 274,000 direct and indirect jobs last fiscal year – 26,000 more than in 2023/24, according to new government figures. The 10% rise shows the growing employment footprint of Ministry of Defence spending, with the total now equivalent to around one in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (385+ words) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged text messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles, President Trump’s White House chief of staff, in an incident that has raised questions about the security of communications between senior political figures. The contact, first…...