The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Kraken Technology Group a £12.3 million contract to support the Royal Navy’s transition towards a hybrid fleet combining crewed and uncrewed platforms.
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon has departed Portsmouth for the Eastern Mediterranean to reinforce British defensive capabilities in the region.
Royal Marines carried out a covert Arctic fjord operation after deploying from a German submarine during NATO’s Cold Response 26 exercise in northern Norway.
A Royal Navy Merlin airborne surveillance and control helicopter has arrived in Cyprus to strengthen the protection of United Kingdom military forces.
“The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” Trump wrote. “That’s OK, Prime Minister [Keir] Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember.” Trump also criticized the timing of the potential
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The UK is deploying the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon and Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters to the Eastern Mediterranean to protect British interests and support allies.
Working with Fleet Operational Standards and Training, QinetiQ managed a dynamic training environment in which HMS Duncan was required to defend itself against multiple simultaneous attacks. The scenario was designed by Inzpire, a QinetiQ-owned company specialising in immersive and realistic military training solutions. Live and synthetic drones were deployed, including QinetiQ’s Banshee Whirlwind aerial
The First Sea Lord has urged the Royal Navy to increase its readiness for war in response to a shifting geopolitical landscape and growing threats in the North and Atlantic.
Babcock has marked two significant milestones in the delivery of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration Class programme at its Rosyth facility in Scotland.
A Royal Navy submarine has arrived in Australia for an historic visit aimed at reinforcing the United Kingdom’s commitment to Indo-Pacific security.
Royal Marines have fired mortar rounds into the Arctic sky as intensive mission rehearsals continue in Northern Norway, where around 1,500 UK Commandos have been deployed inside the Arctic Circle as part of NATO efforts to protect the alliance’s Nordic nations.
Britain will deploy its Carrier Strike Group to the North Atlantic and High North in 2026 under Operation Firecrest, reinforcing NATO deterrence amid rising Russian military activity in the region.
