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New photographs taken today show HMS Glasgow moving deeper into the final stages of her build, with the ship’s main gun, both communications masts, and a series of smaller topside fittings now clearly visible.
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Helsing has opened its first UK ‘Resilience Factory’ in Plymouth to produce autonomous underwater gliders for allied naval forces.
The post Helsing opens UK site for AI sub-hunter drone production first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Britain’s DragonFire laser has destroyed high speed drones during recent trials at the Hebrides range, with the Ministry of Defence announcing a £316m contract for MBDA UK to deliver the first ship fitted systems from 2027.
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Al Carns delivered one of his firmest public statements yet on the protection of British territorial waters and critical offshore infrastructure, telling MPs that the UK will expose and hold accountable any actor that threatens the nation’s undersea networks or coastal security.
The post Carns vows UK will defend ‘every inch’ of territory first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Tom Tugendhat MP issued one of the starkest warnings yet heard in the House of Commons about the condition of the UK’s armed forces.
The post Tugendhat warns UK vulnerable with fewer ships and aircraft first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge used an urgent Commons question to challenge ministers over what he described as systemic delays in the government’s defence readiness programme.
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Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge used an urgent Commons question to challenge ministers over what he described as systemic delays in the government’s defence readiness programme.
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Lord Beamish challenged the Government on the recently awarded Defence Maritime Services Next Generation contract, under which Serco will acquire 24 tugs and pilot boats from Damen in the Netherlands.
The post Peer asks why 24 new tugs will be built in Netherlands first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
The Ministry of Defence says UK labour hours in the Fleet Solid Support Ship programme will rise despite shifting some ship-1 fabrication to Spain, arguing that increased work on ships 2 and 3 ensures no loss of domestic output.
The post UK workshare in FSS programme to rise on later ships first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Electronic warfare is evolving at great speed worldwide, revealing UK shortfalls in skills, coordination and resilience that could undermine both defence and essential services, argues Lord Ravensdale.
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