The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that there have been 187 drone sightings near high-security military establishments across the UK since the start of 2025.

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Defence Minister Al Carns told MPs that the UK is accelerating drone production and reforming procurement to bring uncrewed systems into service faster, following lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield use of drones.

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Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a £264 million contract to sustain Britain’s F-35 Lightning fleet under a new five-year deal known as the Lightning Air System National Capability Enterprise 28–32, or LANCE 28–32.

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Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed that work on the joint UK-German long-range strike missile is speeding up, describing it as one of several major milestones under the Trinity House defence agreement.

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The Ministry of Defence has released detailed new information on Project NYX, a flagship Army programme to test autonomous aircraft designed to work alongside Apache AH-64E attack helicopters.

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Witnesses told the House of Lords that Britain’s Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) must be fully funded and strategically focused if the UK is to meet the growing security challenges posed by deepening military cooperation between Russia and China.

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Britain’s reliance on the U.S.-led F-35 fighter programme could leave it exposed to technical and strategic vulnerabilities, experts have told the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee.

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The manufacturer describes Gambit 6 as a multi-role CCA optimised for electronic warfare, suppression of enemy air defences and deep precision strike.

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During Defence Questions in Parliament, Defence Secretary John Healey outlined the UK’s continued military assistance to Ukraine.

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A Royal Air Force remotely piloted aircraft conducted an airstrike near Aleppo on 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

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