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Labour MPs accuse Reform UK of shipbuilding ‘betrayal’

The row comes at a time when shipbuilding is increasingly central to UK industrial policy.

Is the United Kingdom still a powerful country?

Is the United Kingdom still a powerful country? The question comes up often, usually with a note of scepticism.

Britain demands NATO must contest Russia in every domain

Britain’s top military officer has called for NATO to confront Russia across every front, warning that deterrence depends on showing strength in all areas of competition, from nuclear forces to economic pressure.

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Poland seals deal to upgrade F-16 fleet to Viper standard

Poland has signed a formal Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the United States to modernise its 48 F-16 Block 52+ fighter jets to the advanced F-16 Viper configuration.

Britain insists Gaza flights solely for hostage rescue

Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed that the hundreds of Royal Air Force surveillance flights over Gaza are operating solely to support hostage rescue, with intelligence shared only for that purpose.

Typhoon fighter jets intercept business jet over England

Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby on Friday after a business jet travelling from Nice lost contact with air traffic control, triggering a sonic boom heard across parts of Essex.

LAND NEWS

Mental health remains leading barrier for Army recruits

More than half of Army applicants refused on medical grounds in 2024 were turned away for psychiatric reasons, according to new figures.

Details of restricted UK arms exports to Israel

Defence Secretary John Healey has told MPs that the UK has refused all export licences for military goods that might be used by Israel in current operations in Gaza, following the Business and Trade Secretary’s suspension of such licences last year.

MOD to award £4.1m contract for gun mount spares

  The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has published a transparency notice signalling its intention to award a four-year contract to ISTEC Services Limited for the...

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