The UK sends dual-mode Paveway IV guided bombs to Ukraine
The UK will provide Dual-Mode Paveway IV guided bombs to Ukraine to boost its military capabilities, but it is unclear which aircraft would use them.
United Kingdom News
Ammunition
Land
British Army Prefers RCH-155 Gun Over Archer
British Army preferred German RCH-155 over BAE Systems' Archer to replace AS-90 self-propelled guns within the Mobile Fires Platform program.
Land
British Army Receives Eight Prototypes of Challenger 3 MBT
UK Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps unveiled the Challenger 3 MBT from his social account as “the first fully British built tank in 22 years.”
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Royal Navy to Install Laser Weapons on Ships by 2027
Secretary of State Grant Shapps has announced that Royal Navy will proceed in 2027 to install laser weapons on warships to deal with aerial threats.
Air
The Royal Air Force May to Replace its Hawk T2 Trainer Aircraft
The Royal Air Force (RAF), which has a 28 Hawk T2 advanced jet trainer, might replace it with a new solution due to availability problems.
Air
Country
Bilateral Relations
Güler Welcomes Eurofighter and Distances Himself from F-35
Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler approached Eurofighter, implying they were not close to the F-35 program.
Navy / Maritime
U.K. MoD Announces Budget for Shipbuilding Programme
U.K. Ministry of Defence has announced it will allocate £9 billion to build 16 new warships in multiple shipyards.
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Minister Güler Visits U.K and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The defence ministry announced that Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler visited two countries, the United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Navy / Maritime
HD HHI and Babcock to Develop Submarines for Export
The Republic of Korea HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced its cooperation with the UK-based Babcock to develop submarines oriented for the export market.
Weapon / Missile
U.K.: Russia Launches Hypersonic Zircon Missiles from Land
The U.K. Defence Ministry reported that Russia might have 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles from a K-300 Bastion coastal defence missile launcher.
Weapon / Missile
British Army Fires ARCHER 6x6 SPG For the First Time
The British Army fired an ARCHER 6x6 155 mm SPG during a live fire exercise for the first time in Swedish Artillery School.
Navy / Maritime
Greece Asks Royal Navy to Grant Minesweepers
The United Kingdom may grant retired minesweepers to Greece as Turkiye has not allowed them to cross the straits due to the Montreux Convention.
Country
Investment
U.K.’s Defence Spending at Increase
The U.K. Defence Ministry has revealed that Britain has spent more than £25.0 billion on defence, according to official 2022/2023 statistics.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HMS Queen Elizabeth sidelined from largest NATO exercises
Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), will be replaced by HMS Prince of Wales (R09) at the largest NATO exercise due to a propeller problem.
