We went behind the scenes at Thales UK’s optronics site in Glasgow, where the same people who build periscopes and sighting systems for the armed forces are also opening paths into engineering for young people across the city.

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HMS Duncan earlier tracked a Russian destroyer through UK waters in a 48-hour NATO operation.

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Pollard said that removing the UK’s nuclear deterrent from Scottish wates would make Britain less secure and risk thousands of defence jobs.

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The UK’s next generation anti-submarine warfare fleet is on schedule for the first in class entering service in 2028, according to a written parliamentary answer from Defence Minister Luke Pollard.

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Project Astraea, the UK’s new sovereign nuclear warhead, is progressing as part of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 programme.

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HMS Daring, the first of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, is preparing to return to sea after an extended period of refit and regeneration.

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The Ministry of Defence said “there has been no unsafe radioactive material released into the environment of Loch Long at any stage”.

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Royal Navy is reviewing options for replacing its Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), which are due to retire in 2028.

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The Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates will form the core of Atlantic Bastion, the United Kingdom’s emerging anti-submarine warfare framework in the North Atlantic.

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Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has questioned whether the Scottish Government will instruct CMAL to disregard any bids from Chinese shipyards.

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