1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (565+ words) The UK has not had sight of the 2026 edition of the annual U.S. report on F-35 production and modernisation, a document the Pentagon has blocked from publication for the first time in two decades. The Ministry of Defence has not had sight…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (185+ words) The position was set out by Defence Minister Luke Pollard in response to a written parliamentary question from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who asked what impact the current restriction on parachute deployment of the Light Gun was having on 16 Air…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (329+ words) The position was confirmed in a written parliamentary answer to Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who asked whether ministers had committed to Recommendation 34 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review. Defence Minister Luke Pollard replied: “The Government accepted this 2025 Strategic Defence Review recommendation…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (356+ words) No procurement contract has yet been signed and Saab stressed that it has not received an order from the Netherlands. The Letter of Intent instead establishes the Dutch intention to move towards acquiring the aircraft, with further procurement activity still…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (400+ words) Defence Minister Luke Pollard set out the position in response to a written parliamentary question from Labour MP Callum Anderson, who asked what discussions the Government had held with allies on increasing defence industrial cooperation. Pollard said work had accelerated…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (908+ words) The company unveiled RAM-2X under its own name at the MSPO defence exhibition in Kielce, Poland, on 8 September, after previously withholding its involvement for Ukrainian security reasons. UKRSPECSYSTEMS says the system has been manufactured and employed operationally at large scale…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (243+ words) Luke Pollard, Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry, was responding to Ben Obese-Jecty, the Conservative MP for Huntingdon, who had asked for further information on the loss disclosed in the Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts for…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (407+ words) UK Defence Journal US Navy submarine spotted arriving at Faslane in Scotland for a routine port visit. A United States Navy Virginia class attack submarine was spotted running on the surface in the Firth of Clyde on the morning of…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (384+ words) The alliance was launched by Defence Minister Luke Pollard at the University of Manchester after the founding members were selected from almost 100 applicants. It forms part of a wider £182 million defence skills package and follows an £80 million MOD investment supporting…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (472+ words) German media reports, citing a German Navy spokesman, said two German frigates had deployed to waters between Ireland and Iceland for the test on Tuesday night. Images from the exercise show a containerised launcher positioned on the deck of a…...