Defence ministry dispatched kit ‘due to be scrapped or replaced’, according to National Audit Office
Airbus and Lockheed Martin pull out leaving just Leonardo UK in the contest to replace ageing Puma
Contractors told that department faces ‘significant fiscal pressure’ and needs to make some hard choices
New British prime minister is attending his first Nato summit in Washington
Britain’s armed forces would be unable to defend the country in the event of a serious threat, ex-MoD official warns
UK defence official cites possibility that tracking devices or GPS transmitters could be embedded into metal crests
Grant Shapps announces investigation into attack by ‘malign actor’ that targeted up to 270,000 military personnel records
Defence secretary Grant Shapps set to accuse hostile state of hack but is not expected to name Beijing
Keir Starmer has so far avoided matching the Tories’ increased military spending commitment
Ex-MoD employee guilty of misconduct in long-running UK Serious Fraud Office case
Latest attempt to stem waste of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is met with scepticism
Ministry of Defence says ‘anomaly’ occurred during firing of Trident weapon in January
HMS Prince of Wales was due to sail for Norway’s arctic coast to replace sister vessel which broke down last week
The UK needs to rebuild its ability to fight, and deter, a wider war
Change of plan for state-of-the-art vessel will compound concerns over limitations to Royal Navy’s capabilities
Brussels vs the boom
Official equipment statistics omit almost 30 different types of UAVs used by armed forces
Damning report by parliamentary spending watchdog warns on soaring costs
Prosecution case turns on a UK government deal to provide military communication networks
European missile maker MBDA signs its largest export contract ever
Programme is expected to be one of the most hotly contested procurement deals in the UK in years
First of 16 US-made Protector aircraft will enter service late next year as price rises to £1.8bn
Grant Shapps tipped among others for role that would be energy security secretary’s fifth cabinet job in past year
Defence ministry says it is reviewing progress on contract but remains committed to system having already spent £690mn
Armed forces considering plan to attract older and neurodiverse people, defence minister reveals