The first British-made artillery barrels in almost two decades have been delivered to Ukraine, produced at Sheffield Forgemasters under a £61 million contract awarded to BAE Systems and supporting hundreds of skilled jobs across South Yorkshire and the wider UK supply chain. The 105mm and 155mm gun barrels are being manufactured ...
The government has published an updated National Risk Register, adding seven new risks including interference in the UK’s democratic process and a range of cyber threats, as the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister delivered his Annual Resilience Statement to Parliament. The update reflects a rapidly evolving threat landscape in which ...
The United Kingdom has delivered a firm and direct statement to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, rejecting Russian attempts to portray increased European defence spending and NATO readiness as acts of aggression, and making clear that these are defensive measures taken in direct response ...
The government has taken British Steel into public ownership following the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act receiving Royal Assent, in a landmark decision that ministers say is necessary to protect the UK’s domestic steelmaking capability, thousands of jobs, and the supply chains underpinning major infrastructure, defence, and energy programmes. The decision follows ...
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