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Ukraine Drones Package Boosts Air Defence
The Ministry of Defence announced a £752 million Ukraine drones and air defence package on 18 June 2026, with Defence...
Read moreDetailsUK Boards Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker
The Ministry of Defence announced that UK Armed Forces boarded the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker SMYRTOS in the Channel...
Read moreDetailsGovernment Cyber Pilot Finds 407 Vulnerabilities
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the National Cyber Security Centre published results from a Government Cyber Coordination...
Read moreDetailsRussian Drone Strike Sparks UK Condemnation
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office used a United Nations Security Council meeting on 1 June 2026 to condemn a...
Read moreDetailsSweden Launches Gripen Fighter Package For Ukraine
The Ministry of Defence has welcomed a Swedish-led agreement to supply Ukraine with Gripen fighter aircraft, including 16 donated jets...
Read moreDetailsUK Completes First Military Optical Satellite Downlink
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Oxford-based Archangel Lightworks have completed the UK’s first successful optical downlink of...
Read moreDetailsRussian Jets Conduct Dangerous Intercept Near RAF Aircraft
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that an RAF Rivet Joint aircraft was dangerously intercepted by two Russian fighter jets over...
Read moreDetailsMOD Advances Project NYX Apache Support Drone Programme
The Ministry of Defence and Defence Readiness and Industry Minister Luke Pollard have announced a £10 million investment into Project...
Read moreDetailsUK and France Advance Strait of Hormuz Mission Plans
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the UK and France will host the first Defence Ministers’ meeting for a multinational...
Read moreDetailsUK Military Launches Emergency Tristan da Cunha Medical Operation
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that an Army specialist team parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha on 10 May to deliver...
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