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Jobs supported by defence spending on weapons and ammunition manufacturing rose by 51 per cent across the United Kingdom in 2024/25, according to figures published by the Ministry of Defence. The post Munitions jobs jump by half as Britain rebuilds stocks first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
A principle set out by the team building Britain's Digital Targeting Web fundamentally misunderstands the purpose of safeguards, according to a new report from the Royal United Services Institute, which warns that legal and ethical checks cannot speed up a targeting cycle. The post RUSI questions core principle of UK targeting project first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The concept aircraft, designated A3-001, is being shown at the Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping. The post Saab unveils stealthy drone concept to fly with Gripen first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The Ministry of Defence has declined to say what directed energy weapons it is developing alongside DragonFire, telling Parliament only that further announcements will be made when appropriate. The post Ministers keep quiet on laser weapons beyond DragonFire first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The SNP MSP for Inverclyde has questioned why management at Ferguson Marine failed to secure additional work, describing the announcement of job losses at the Port Glasgow yard as a wake-up call for the company's leadership. The post Local MSP turns blame on Ferguson Marine management first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Carl Bildt has said that any Russian aggression in the Baltic would immediately affect the security of Kaliningrad, referencing the concentration of NATO aircraft that has operated around the exclave over the past week. The post Bildt says Baltic aggression would expose Kaliningrad first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The Ministry of Defence is working through a series of NATO mechanisms to secure British industrial benefit from the alliance's push to expand collective manufacturing capacity, says (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP. The post Pollard sets out plan for UK to win NATO manufacturing work first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Shipbuilding and submarine work accounted for 7,900 of the 12,200 jobs supported by Ministry of Defence spending with industry in Scotland in 2024/25, according to official statistics published on Friday. The post Shipbuilding now two thirds of Scotland’s defence jobs first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
GMB Scotland has called job losses at Ferguson Marine a betrayal of a blameless workforce, blaming ministers for failing to deliver new contracts while sending shipbuilding work overseas. The post Union says Scot Gov have betrayed Ferguson workforce first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The decision to place the first phase of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme with a Polish yard directly caused the job losses now being announced at Port Glasgow, Paul Sweeney MSP has told the UK Defence Journal. The post Ferguson job losses were entirely avoidable warns Sweeney first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Ministry of Defence spending with industry in Scotland supported 12,200 direct jobs in 2024/25, an increase of 800 on the previous year. The post Defence spending supports 12,200 jobs in Scotland first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
An RAF Rivet Joint has deployed to Ørland in Norway for a week-long exercise with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, including training intended to improve interoperability with Norwegian F-35A fighters. The post British spy plane deploys to Norway for Arctic Stone first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The UK and Germany are jointly developing deep-strike options including a stealthy cruise missile and a hypersonic glide vehicle. The post UK-German strike programme includes hypersonic weapon first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Defence Equipment and Support has awarded Saab UK a contract valued at £1.6 billion to provide logistics support, supply, training and spares for the Giraffe 1X radar system. The post UK awards Saab major Giraffe radar support deal first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The UK says the Stratus future cruise and anti-ship missile programme is approaching its Demonstration Phase, with full-scale testing scheduled to begin in 2028. The post Britain to test powerful new anti-ship missile in 2028 first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Babcock has signed three agreements with Danish companies covering uncrewed systems and modular mission equipment, work aimed at a Danish fleet in which crewed ships and autonomous systems operate together. The post Babcock lines up Danish partners for drone warships first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
French authorities say 185 small boat events and more than 4,300 crossing attempts were prevented during the first three months of a new UK-France agreement, with additional police units, drones and maritime interception tactics now in use. The post 185 boats and 4,300 crossings stopped in new UK-France deal first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Babcock has signed an agreement with a Danish industrial consortium to develop a joint British and Danish approach to building the Royal Danish Navy's future frigates in Denmark. The post Babcock bids to build Denmark’s next frigates at home first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Commodore Maryla Ingham has handed over command of NATO’s Standing Maritime Group One after four months leading operations from the Baltic and High North to the western Atlantic. The post Royal Navy ends four-month command of NATO task group first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
A Royal Navy officer has become the first British pilot to serve as an F-35C instructor and the first to be embedded within a United States Navy squadron flying the type. The post British pilot teaching Americans to fly the F-35C first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Six F-35s, five tankers, two AWACS and a G550, from the North Sea to Poland, with no announced exercise. We asked why. Here is what NATO and the U.S. Air Force told us, and what they wouldn't. The post NATO airpower concentrates over Baltic region first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Work is under way on the Royal Navy's five Type 31 frigates at Babcock's Rosyth yard, with two ships fitting out in the drydocks and two more at earlier stages of construction inside the assembly hall. The post Multiple new British frigates taking shape in Rosyth first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Britain has brushed off Russian threats over British-made drones striking targets inside Russia, with Andy Burnham saying the UK supports Ukraine. The post Britain brushes off threats from Russia first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to open American warship construction to foreign shipbuilders under a model that would allow the first two ships of a class to be built abroad. The post British shipyards could build warships for America first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
The UK is looking for a system to recover autonomous underwater vehicles that have broken down at sea, capable of lifting a craft up to seven metres long and three tonnes in weight. The post Navy seeks safer way to recover broken-down drones first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Ferguson Marine has opened a voluntary redundancy programme expected to see up to 70 employees leave the Port Glasgow yard, as work on the ferry Glen Rosa winds down. The post Jobs to go at Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements to increase production of key components for the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched anti-ballistic missile designed to intercept threats outside the Earth's atmosphere. The post US moves to ramp up naval anti-ballistic missile production first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
A Chinese national has been jailed for six months after returning to Whiteman Air Force Base and photographing the sensitive B-2 bomber installation despite an earlier warning, according to the US Air Force. The post Chinese national jailed over B-2 base photography first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Around 200 military personnel have been deployed to South Wales to support emergency services tackling ten large fires, with troops providing logistics, planning support and assistance in difficult terrain. The post Army deploys 200 troops to tackle Welsh wildfires first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
Captured Russian T-72 tanks are to be transferred to museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark and the Netherlands under a new Ukrainian government scheme. The post Ukraine to send captured Russian T-72s to museums first appeared on UK Defence Journal .
