Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has reignited debate over the British Army’s armoured vehicle programmes, declaring that the UK should have opted for CV90 rather than persisting with Ajax.

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Former tank commander Lt Col Stuart Crawford argues that the MoD must resist ‘gold-plating’ and avoid another Ajax fiasco as it launches the £2.2bn Land Mobility Programme to cut 16 vehicle types down to 5 modern designs.

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Defence Secretary John Healey and Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge both addressed the Commons recently, setting out cross-party support for Ukraine.

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The Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank must deliver technological overmatch at a time when the UK will operate fewer tanks than its potential adversaries.

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Defence Committee Chair Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi pressed Defence Secretary John Healey on how the UK is helping to align negotiations with concrete pressure on Russia.

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In the House of Lords, peers raised the alarm over sabotage and disruptive actions targeting the UK’s defence and aerospace industry.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Estonia’s role in the Alliance while underlining the importance of meeting new defence spending targets during a joint press conference with Estonian President Alar Karis in Brussels.

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The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an Army two-star officer has been selected to lead the headquarters of the Multinational Force Ukraine (MNF-U) in Kyiv, with France and Britain jointly providing the higher-level three-star command.

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Tiberius Aerospace has announced it has secured a UK Ministry of Defence contract to support the rapid trials and development of its Sceptre ramjet artillery round, a new extended-range precision-guided 155mm munition.

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The Ministry of Defence has formally responded to the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2024, setting out new measures to improve fairness and efficiency in handling complaints from Armed Forces personnel.

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