Just as we thought the Defence Investment Plan, or DIP, was over and done with, it appears that it had morphed into a new ...

Availability issues with its Astute-class nuclear powered attack boats have forced the Royal Navy to tun to allies to help it keep training its future submarine commanding officers. Senior naval ...

Treasury competition rules that prevented defence ministers giving preference to British made productions have been dumped by Prime Minister Andy Burham and Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey.

A round of investment offers is to be made by the Ministry of Defence before Christmas in a bid to attract City of London money to fund infrastructure projects, including submarine dismantling, ...

Britain’s Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II base at RAF Marham has received equipment to better connect it to the global computer network that organises logistic support for the jump jets. Royal Air ...

Underwater exploration company Ocean Infinity appears to have been selected by the Royal Navy to run its high profile underwater surveillance project to monitor Russian submarine activity in the North ...

Britain’s last major warship operating East of Suez is on its way home after spending five months on duty in the Indian Ocean waiting to help re-open the Strait of Hormuz, a mission that never ...

Britain’s new air defence command centre will not be operational until the early 2030s, despite a growing use of ballistic missiles and drones in conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Luke Pollard ...

Work on major fuselage sections for Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets is filling up an assembly hall at BAE Systems Samlesbury, Lancashire, with the order book currently running to 147 aircraft. During ...

The National Audit Office (NAO) is an invaluable resource for those trying to get to grips with UK defence, as its independence allows it to assess the management of the Ministry of Defence, and ...

The British Army has a new strapline, a new mission motto: “Good for a Corps!”. It underlines the intent to create, equip, and maintain two war-fighting divisions, dedicated to NATO, as the heart of ...