2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (453+ words) Historical documents written by Group Captain James Stagg – the chief meteorologist tasked with advising on weather conditions for Operation Neptune in 1944 – have been discovered at a Royal Navy training unit based at HMNB Devonport. They explain how the accurate weather…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (465+ words) The UK has committed £100m to the Nato scheme that now supplies around 90% of the Patriot interceptors reaching Ukraine. The money will fund Patriot missiles and other air defence equipment through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, known as Purl, with deliveries…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (311+ words) A new defence centre built with UK expertise has been opened in Poland, enabling support and training for Warsaw's Pilica+ programme. The Pilica+ programme is a multibillion-pound project building an integrated air defence network with the UK to defend Poland's…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (271+ words) Every modern soldier, sailor or aviator knows that Mother Nature can sometimes be the enemy. The film 'Pressure', starring actors Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser as Group Captain James Stagg and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, highlights just that, revealing how important…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (530+ words) Although it usually operates hundreds of metres down in the depths of the ocean, the Nato Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) – nicknamed Nemo – was tested on a brand-new frontier: the cargo holds of two separate RAF transport aircraft. Fully deployable, the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (520+ words) Britain is ahead in responding to changes on the battlefield in light of the Ukraine war, a retired US general has told peers in a speech. General (Retired) David Petraeus said that the UK was demonstrating "strategic clarity" early on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (486+ words) A Royal Navy-led task group has handed over the reins to the Republic of Korea during a ceremony in Bahrain after spending time dealing with resurgent piracy in the Indian Ocean amid the conflict in the Middle East. While Combined…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (117+ words) A new exhibition has opened in London documenting Operation Interflex and the Ukrainians who have passed through the UK-led military training programme. Op Interflex began after Russia's full-scale invasion, initially focusing on basic infantry skills for Ukrainian recruits. The programme…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (753+ words) Keeping sea lines of communication open in times of war is not the sole concern of those responsible for maritime security across Nato. Unlike the Second World War, when confrontation in the North Atlantic revolved around supply, nowadays those responsible…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (149+ words) Rubble and wreckage from a strike at Lukanivska market in Kyiv showed Andy Burnham the destruction left by Russia’s continuing attacks during his first foreign trip as Prime Minister. At Lukanivska metro station, Mr Burnham inspected boarded-up windows and other…...