The British Army has brought the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle into service, a major milestone for one of the UK’s most significant land equipment programmes.

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Britain’s Ministry of Defence has assessed that Russia has likely sustained approximately 1,140,000 casualties, both killed and wounded, since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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An initial formation of eight Apache, 10 Wildcat, two Chinook and four Gazelle helicopters carried out an ‘elephant walk’ at Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk before lifting off together.

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Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of Counter Terrorism Policing, warned this week of a steep rise in hostile state activity, including the use of criminal proxies and online disinformation to destabilise the UK.

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A 21-year-old man from Goole has been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack after what police described as a rapid descent into violent extremism inspired by the so-called Islamic State.

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The National Audit Office has flagged serious accounting problems in the Ministry of Defence’s finances, saying missing records and unreported costs mean its latest accounts cannot be fully relied upon.

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The Scottish Government has published a paper outlining how an independent Scotland would organise its defence and security, describing protection of its people as “the first duty of every independent country’s government”.

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Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor told us about plans to focus Counter Terrorism Policing on three priorities: tackling terrorism, countering hostile state activity, and protecting democratic life.

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Prevent referrals hit record highs as counter-terror chief warns the system lacks capacity to cope with rising demand.

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Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge pressed the government on Defence Investment Plan, questioning whether they would keep their promise to publish it this autumn.

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