The Defence Secretary John Healey this morning confirmed that a Russian spy ship – the Yantar – is on the edge of UK waters, north of Scotland, having entered the UK’s wider waters over the last few weeks. This is a vessel used for gathering intelligence and mapping

DragonFire is a laser directed energy weapon designed and built entirely in the UK. It can hit a target the size of a £1 coin from a kilometre away, costs only £10 a shot, and just successfully took down a high-speed drone during testing. Read more ➡️ ow.ly/RyGh50XuCmY

Always ready, always watching #RoyalNavy warships HMS Severn and HMS Somerset carried out two interceptions in a fortnight of Russian vessels in waters near the UK, watching every move and operating closely with #NATO allies to protect our waterways. ➡️royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/nove…

Good to be in Appledore with Navantia UK yesterday for the formal start of the build of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new supply ship RFA Resurgent. New investment, new jobs and new opportunities for local people proving defence is an engine for growth 🇬🇧 bbc.com/news/articles/…

The UK and Norway have stood together in the High North for generations. Today, Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik and I signed the Lunna House Agreement which takes that partnership to the next level - protecting our waters & critical undersea infrastructure in this new era of threat.

Putin's spy ship Yantar has been operating in UK waters, mapping undersea cables and pipelines that power our economy and daily lives. The Atlantic Bastion programme is our answer: AI-powered sensors, autonomous vessels, and world-class warships working as one integrated system.

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The Defence Industrial Strategy's historic investment comes with a fundamentally new approach. Today @johnhealey_mp announced the Defence Technical Excellence Colleges competition, £50 million to help build the skills needed to tackle the threat posed by our adversaries.

Today, the UK has provided enabling support to the United States at their request to interdict the vessel Bella 1.

Russia's barrage of attacks on Ukraine overnight, including firing an Oreshnik ballistic missile at Lviv, are another attempt by Putin to terrorise Ukraine and threaten Europe's security. My visit to Kyiv today underlines the UK's resolute support for a just and lasting peace.

The Armed Forces Bill will improve military housing, strengthen resilience, and give better support to our Armed Forces, veterans, and their families. A short 🧵on some of its key measures👇

I was pleased to announce a new £279million investment in the Duke of Gloucestershire barracks to improve our cyber defences, provide new accommodation for our people and support the Army's cyber defences. The Labour Government is renewing our armed forces bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

💷 £650 million invested 👷‍♀️ 1,500 jobs secured 🏭 330 companies supported 🇬🇧 3 regions benefiting Our investment will upgrade the @royalairforce's Typhoon fleet with cutting-edge radar systems while backing British workers from Edinburgh to Lancashire to Luton.

John Healey launches new fund to accelerate contracts for UK military start-ups, as MoD seeks to diversify away from primes Def sec says govt must ‘reward risk-takers’ & ‘jump start’ entrepreneurialism in the home defence tech sector W/ Sylvia Pfeifer as.ft.com/r/3dd3fb02-f93…

For many years, defence procurement has been slow, complex, and difficult for small businesses to navigate. We're doing something about that. Luke Pollard MP has established the Defence Office for Small Business Growth to help SMEs win more defence contracts. Read more 👇

Britain is providing an extra half a billion pounds in urgent air defence to Ukraine and will play a central part in NATO’s Arctic security mission. This is how we are stepping up in this new era of threat and hard power 👇

Thank you to the people of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer and John Healey for the new and timely air defense package worth over £500 million. I am also grateful that the UK has joined the PURL program with a substantial contribution of £150 million, which will allow us to

The future of defence is being built in Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Proud to sign a £50 million Defence Growth Deal alongside Eluned Morgan and Jo Stevens which will deliver thousands of skilled jobs, new contracts for Welsh SMEs, and a new Defence Technical Excellence College.

Today I represented the United Kingdom at the E5 meeting in Poland of Europe’s five largest defence powers. We announced a new joint low cost effector we will develop jointly to take out drones and air threats. We also reinforced our collective support for Ukraine.

UK agrees drone defence plan with four EU allies bbc.in/46VzC2r