Exclusive: Armour was supposed to be replaced in 2023 but that was delayed by four years under previous governmentMinisters have issued an emergency recall of 120,000 body armour plates used by the British military, amid...
Read MoreSpokesperson denies decision to change name to HMS Achilles was made to avoid upsetting the FrenchUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has defended the government’s decision to change the name of a new...
Read MoreJohn Healey says foreign ship Yantar is in North Sea to gather intelligence on UK’s underwater infrastructureA new online train ticket retailer backed by the UK government is to be created, the Department for Transport...
Read MoreDefence secretary tells Commons the Yantar had been ‘mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure’A Russian “spy ship” was tracked closely by the Royal Navy this week after it entered UK...
Read MoreJohn Healey said some had already been decommissioned in practice and confirmed retirement of some helicoptersThe defence secretary, John Healey, has announced he will scrap £500m of British navy vessels and army drones as...
Read MoreLord West says Republican victory is chance to show Britain is willing to prioritise military by allocating 3% of GDPKeir Starmer is being urged to consider an emergency cash injection into defence and to accelerate...
Read MoreKeir Starmer to announce expansion in region that will also include business club to increase economic tiesThe UK will increase its military and economic presence in the Indo-Pacific to support regional stability, Keir Starmer...
Read MoreBen Key confirms several personnel have been sacked, demoted or disciplined as a result of investigationsThe head of the Royal Navy has issued an unreserved public apology for “intolerable” misogyny within the...
Read MoreTwo others rescued after incident during training with HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier off Dorset coastA member of the Royal Navy has died after a Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed in the Channel off the coast of Dorset during...
Read MoreJonathan Reynolds says he expects Royal Navy ships will continue to be built at the struggling Belfast yardThe business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said he is confident that the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast will...
Read MoreJonathan Reynolds says he expects Royal Navy ships will continue to be built at the struggling Belfast yardThe business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said he is confident that the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast will...
Read MoreExclusive: Key defence contractor says UK’s capabilities are ‘negligible’ as a result of long-term under-investmentBritain’s air defence systems are “very limited, to the point of being...
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