PM Keir Starmer has underlined the UK’s cast iron commitment to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence to respond to growing threats. The Prime Minister has also confirmed that he will launch the Government’s Strategic Defence Review, with detailed preparatory work already undertaken by Defence Secretary John Healey – who will ...
Saab has received an order from the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) for deliveries of Saab’s Mobile Short Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution. The order value is approximately SEK 1.3 billion and deliveries will take place 2025-2027. The recent order is placed within a framework agreement between Saab, the Swedish Defence ...
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command (BSC). This will strengthen Britain’s border security and smash the criminal smuggling gangs making millions out of small boat crossings. Rapid recruitment for an exceptional leader used to working in complex and challenging environments, ...
The UK’s new Defence Secretary has pledged to step up the UK’s support for Ukraine on a visit to Odesa, less than 48 hours after his appointment. Following a meeting with President Zelenskyy and discussions with his counterpart Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, Mr Healey announced that the UK would provide a ...
December 10, 2024
Land - British Army completes first live firing of next-generation howitzer in Finland
British Army personnel have demonstrated a first live firing of a next-generation howitzer amidst freezing conditions in one of the
November 7, 2024
Homeland - UK to support NATO space launch capabilities and artillery supplies
Defence Secretary agrees to range of initiatives from boosting ease of access to space and virtual training to developing cutting-edge
