UK Defence Journal

Royal Navy’s new minehunting mothership begins trials - The Royal Navy’s first dedicated minehunting support vessel, HMS Stirling Castle, has sailed for the first time as a commissioned warship after leaving Merseyside for sea trials and training.

Recently, George Allison spoke to Leonardo UK’s Senior Vice President for Radar and Advanced Targeting, Mark Stead, on global demand for sensors, the work underway in Edinburgh and Newcastle, and why young engineers should be inspired. https://lnkd.in/eVXQ9A6B

Recently, George Allison spoke to Leonardo UK’s Senior Vice President for Radar and Advanced Targeting, Mark Stead, on global demand for sensors, the work underway in Edinburgh and Newcastle, and why young engineers should be inspired. https://lnkd.in/eVXQ9A6B

Inside Britain's most advanced military optics facility - George Allison went behind the scenes at Thales UK's optronics site in Glasgow, where the same people who build periscopes and sighting systems for the armed forces are also opening paths into engineering for young people across the city.

British warship shadows Russian destroyer off UK coast - HMS Duncan earlier tracked a Russian destroyer through UK waters in a 48-hour NATO operation.

Britain assessing options for future Hawk jet replacement - The UK is planning a Hawk T2 jet trainer replacement as part of its £3.8bn flying training system, which trains around 650 aircrew at any one time across the RAF, Royal Navy and Army.

UK has plans to rapidly expand military pilot numbers - Britain has contingency plans in place to "rapidly increase the number of front-line pilots in the RAF if required".

Onboard the world's most advanced anti-submarine frigate - "If you come across an a frigate with this level of capability, you’ll think twice about taking it on" — inside the build of HMS Glasgow, the Royal Navy’s submarine hunter.

RAF Astra reform cited in review of defence regulations - Astra’s work has included reforming maintenance procedures, accelerating parts delivery through digital tracking, and introducing automation and data tools.

Why shipbuilding needs yards like Ferguson Marine - The Port Glasgow yard embodies a broader truth: without a distributed network of regional shipyards, Britain risks the very skills that make national shipbuilding possible.