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May- 2026 -

10 May

UK Sending Warship to Middle East Ahead of Hormuz Mission

The UK will send a destroyer to the Middle East ahead of any international mission to help protect shipping in the key Strait of Hormuz, its defense ministry said Saturday.

Apr- 2026 -

30 April

Europe

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth pictured at sea. The water is a deep blue, and the cloudy sky serves as the background.

Rojoef Manuel

10 European Allies Agree on Joint Naval Force to Deter Russia in Northern Waters

Ten European countries have signed a statement of intent to form a special team under the Joint Expeditionary Force to counter Russian threats in northern waters.

29 April

Europe

Pictured: AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle being tested at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) facility at Bovington. Ajax is an advanced, fully digitised, land vehicle system delivering transformational change in capability to the British Army. There are six variants in the Ajax family, all based upon a common base platform. The Ajax family has been designed to be at the heart of the British Army’s future armoured fleet, offering enhanced lethality, survivability, reliability, mobility and all-weather intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities through its advanced sensor suite. Ajax is currently in the Demonstration and Manufacture phases of its lifecycle. The Army has been conducting training on early Ajax vehicles in both operational Units and Training establishments, with Reliability Growth Trials progressing well. Operationally deployable platforms will be delivered to the Field Army throughout 2024, with the Household Cavalry Regiment being the first Army unit to convert to Ajax.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Restarts Ajax Armored Fighting Vehicle Tests Following Soldier Health Scare

The UK Ministry of Defence will resume tests and acceptance of Ajax armored fighting vehicles after a safety review cleared the program to move forward.

28 April

Europe

UK Royal Navy's first Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow.

Rojoef Manuel

Global Combat Ship Program Expands to Four Members With Norway Entry

Norway has officially joined the user group under the Global Combat Ship program, a multinational defense alliance to build up to 34 modern surface combatants for the UK, Australia, and Canada.

27 April

Air

Rolls-Royce's new additive manufacturing line in Bristol

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Expands UK Operations With 3D Printing Hub for Military Aircraft Engines

Rolls-Royce has inaugurated a new additive manufacturing line in Bristol to produce key components for next-generation military aircraft engines, supported by UK Ministry of Defence funding.

24 April

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

French, UK Defense Chiefs Eye ‘Real Progress’ in Hormuz Plan

Britain and France voiced hope that military plans to secure the Strait of Hormuz were coming together and would succeed in restoring trade flows through the vital passage.

21 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A compact quadcopter drone in flight alongside a Royal Air Force roundel banner during Exercise Agile Warrior, used to illustrate advances in quantum-resilient drone navigation and communications

Jodesz Gavilan

UK Eyes Joint Drone Development With Kuwait

The UK is expanding defense ties with Kuwait with a new focus on joint drone development and emerging military technologies.

16 April

Europe

The AH64 Apache conducts dust landings while deployed to RAFO Musannah as part of Ex PINION OMAN 21. Force elements from across the 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team (1AvnBCT) recently deployed on Exercise PINION OMAN 21 (ExPO21) to conduct essential desert environmental training and live firing prior to supporting 1 (UK) Division on Exercise KHANJAR OMAN 21. The training and qualifications also ensure lead elements of 1AvnBCT who are held are Extremely High Readiness are equipped to react to a multitude of potential threats, able to deploy globally as well as support standing operational commitments in the homeland. In order to support the deployment, maintain serviceability and readiness of the aircraft, personnel from the Army Air Corps, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Logistics Corps, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy work day and night in challenging conditions to conduct vital maintenance, repair, refuel and support. These personnel are the vital enablers which assure that each aircraft is maintained to the highest standard and set the conditions for the aircrew to continuingly fly in some of the harshest conditions in the world.

Jodesz Gavilan

UK Awards Boeing $1.2B Contract to Support Apache and Chinook Fleet

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Boeing Defence UK a $1.2-billion contract to maintain and support its Apache attack helicopters and Chinook transport fleet.

16 April

Air