The final Apache will stay in the US for software testing, which aims to facilitate teaming with uncrewed air systems.

EXCL: As the MOD vows to transform the way in which military equipment is procured, defence experts warn that the process is ...

The British Army's Land Rover and Pinzgauer vehicles are to be replaced by 2030 by a group of vehicles called the Light ...

These are two vignettes – but they are representative of the parlous equipment state of the British army. Other armoured vehicle fleets are equally in dire straits. Think about it: 35 years ago ...

British military equipment maker BAE Systems on Wednesday announced a five percent rise in annual net profit, boosted by government defence spending amid the war in Ukraine. Profit after tax at ...

The British Army has said it is ready to deploy to Ukraine if requested by the government. This week, 2,500 UK troops from the Army's high readiness force, the First Division, have been taking part in ...

The British Army’s hollowness goes much further, however. The battlefield in Ukraine has demonstrated that electronic warfare equipment is essential for all units, as is the ability to defeat drones.

Even before the cuts, the British Army was stretched sending a force of 9,000 troops. It required additional defence spending for urgent operational equipment, as well as a rolling deployment of ...