Astroscale UK has announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Ministry of Defence’s Orpheus mission, marking a significant transition from design to the spacecraft integration and readiness phase. The £5.15 million contract, awarded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) via BAE Systems under ...
The British Army has reached a significant operational milestone with the delivery of the first two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters to Brunei. This delivery, part of a wider £148 million Ministry of Defence (MOD) procurement programme, represents one of the department’s most rapid acquisitions in recent years, reaching ...
The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has officially announced the launch of the BFBS Pro League Season Two, marking a significant expansion of the flagship esports competition for the UK Armed Forces community. Following an inaugural season that attracted more than 700 participants, the 2026 programme introduces new competitive titles ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has formally established the UK’s first Armed Forces Commissioner, appointing former Air Commodore Polly Miller-Perkins CBE to the statutory role effective from 30 March 2026. This appointment, announced by Defence Secretary John Healey MP on 5 April 2026, fulfills a central government mandate to provide ...
May 1, 2026
Homeland - Strategic Wargame Evaluates UK Defence Supply Chain Resilience
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has initiated a significant wargaming exercise designed to rigorously test the resilience of the UK’s
April 30, 2026
Homeland - Primes Warn Scottish Defence Supply Chain Held Back
Scottish Affairs Committee hears from BAE Systems, Babcock, Leonardo and QinetiQ on supply chain bottlenecks, SME risk and the urgent
