NAVAL NEWS
Second Sea Lord welcomes new sailors at HMS Raleigh
Sixty-four recruits have completed ten weeks of initial naval training at HMS Raleigh and formally joined the Royal Navy during a pass-out parade attended by the Second Sea Lord.
British carrier strike group now under NATO command
British carrier HMS Prince of Wales has reached full operating capability and is now under NATO command.
Royal Navy wraps up six-day Hurricane Melissa relief effort
A Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel has completed a week of disaster relief work in Jamaica following severe damage inflicted by Hurricane Melissa, with the service focusing on restoring key public facilities, the Royal Navy has said.
LAND NEWS
Veterans warn trust with allies breaking over Troubles bill
Veterans at an Onward event ahead of the second reading of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill said the legislation is destroying confidence in government promises and corroding trust among serving personnel and key allies.
UK still weighing sites for new ‘always on’ munitions plants
The Ministry of Defence says decisions on the locations of six new ammunition factories remain under consideration.
Russia preparing for war against NATO says top General
Poland’s Chief of the General Staff, General Wiesław Kukuła, has warned that a recent wave of cyberattacks and suspected sabotage marks a "pre-war" phase preparing the conditions for possible future aggression.
AVIATION NEWS
F-35 to serve into 2060s as sixth-gen timeline left vague
The Ministry of Defence has said the UK’s F-35 fleet will remain in frontline service into the 2060s.
F-22 jet controls MQ-20 combat drone in advanced trials
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin, and L3Harris have completed a new crewed-uncrewed teaming demonstration in which an F-22 Raptor directly commanded an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet.
UK revising delayed F-35 stealth verification plans to 2027
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the UK does not yet have a domestic facility to measure the stealth characteristics of its F-35B fleet, with a revised business case for a sovereign verification site now delayed until 2027.
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