The UK government has awarded a £453m ($609m) contract to BAE Systems, Leonardo UK and Parker Meggitt to upgrade the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets with new ECRS Mk2 radar systems.

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The government is refusing to deny reports that plans to make Britain's armed forces "war ready" will require billions more than it has allocated so far. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) believes it will ...

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain provided support to the United States in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The U.S ...

The Marinera was one of two tankers seized by the US Coast Guard on Wednesday British armed forces supported the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday, the ...

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UK defence procurement officials are considering investing hundreds of millions of pounds to fund the development of two Proteus uncrewed concept demonstrators for the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) 700X Naval ...

Following reports about the cancellation of a landing aid for the SRVL technique on HMS Queen Elizabeth, a Govt minister has clarified that, though timelines have shifted, rolling landings are still ...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been forced to suspend the use of the British Army’s Ajax armoured vehicle after personnel reported symptoms of excessive noise and vibration during exercises over ...

Video released by the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) has shown the capabilities of a laser system that can zap drones which will be fitted on a British navy vessel within the next two years. The U.K.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Google Cloud to provide it with sovereign cloud capabilities in a deal worth £400m. The agreement will see Google Cloud tasked with providing the MoD with a ...

Industry representatives have lauded the announcement by the Government’s new Defence Industrial Strategy to create a new scheme to drive UK economic growth through a defence inward investment scheme ...