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Metalworking tools made by the German company Gühring continue to be supplied to Russia despite their use by dozens of defense plants — from the Kalashnikov Concern to PO Mayak, which produces plutonium for nuclear weapons.

Labour’s UK defence ­investment fund is around £14billion short of what Forces chiefs insist they need to keep the nation safe.

Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.

Andy Burnham should publicly offer to provide a nuclear umbrella over Europe if he becomes the UK’s next leader, a top European diplomat told.

QinetiQ is to install an additive manufacturing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde capable of producing submarine components on demand at the dockside, in a development that is intended to reduce the time boats spend alongside between operational patrols.

A Royal Navy sea drone crashed into a racing yacht and caused thousands of pounds in damage after it “went rogue” in a harbour.

Andy Burnham is set to become the next Prime Minister within weeks – and will immediately be confronted with a daunting intray of problems facing the country.

Ten years on from Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union, much of the rancour and vitriol between London and Brussels has gone.

Ukraine has continued to pursue high-level corruption cases even as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year. The aggressive push reflects not only domestic pressure, but Kyiv’s need to prove to the EU, NATO, and Western donors that wartime aid and future reconstruction funds can be protected.

The two women accusing Sir Jeffrey Donaldson of sexually abusing them as children have been described as "not sufficiently reliable" for the jury to reach a guilty verdict.

The Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s "torpor and timidity" towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position.

The takeover of Iveco Defence Vehicles by the Italian defence giant Leonardo has, in the view of the managing director of IDV UK, transformed its British uncrewed vehicles business by finally handing it the muscle to move from prototypes into real production.

Keir Starmer has suffered another setback after his Armed Forces minister resigned, just hours after the Defence Secretary’s departure.

A bomb has gone off under Keir Starmer’s leadership.

The new technology is expected to be ready by 2027 and is designed to help defend critical subsea cables and pipelines.

A warship that will provide "world-class" defense for the UK has set sail from Scotland, the Royal Navy has said.

Extra British troops and more UK air defence systems will be deployed to the Middle East for defensive action against Iranian attacks

Ongoing delays to the UK’s defence spending plan are pushing start-ups to consider relocating abroad and leaving some companies at risk of going under, according to industry executives.

The program is set to provide up to €150 billion (£130 billion) in long-term loans to member states for defense spending and large-scale investments.

Defense attorney Peter Zeidenberg said his client’s 14-year sentence was "completely disproportionate to the offense." Michel will appeal against his conviction and sentence, according to his lawyer.

Britain and its people are not safe, a former Nato general secretary has warned, as he told Parliament describing the country as underprepared for war is an "understatement."