Healey tells departments to make 1% cuts to fund defence
The reduction in public spending will go towards paying for the Defence Investment Plan.
The reduction in public spending will go towards paying for the Defence Investment Plan.
Sky's Deborah Haynes analyses the small print of a major defence investment plan and asks whether the numbers are already out of date following the Chancellor’s pledge to increase the defence budget faster. To get more from Deborah...
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Petty Officer Rowan Davies competes in the NetWars International Services Cup at Defence Plaza in Sydney. (Courtesy of Department of Defence)
The Union of National Defence Employees organized a Canada-wide “Red Shirt” day on Oct. 23 to commemorate the four dead and 39 injured from the fire at CFB Wainwright.
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Scottish News Herald ScotlandNot ratedJohn Healey and Wes Streeting announce UK defence procurement reforms, requiring overseas contractors to invest in British jobs, skills and businesses.
Brussels hopes unspent defence loans may help plug Ukraine’s budget hole The European Commission has reopened €21.3bn in unspent SAFE defence loans, urging EU governments to use them for joint projects with Ukraine, which faces a €70bn...
Institute for Fiscal Studies' director, Helen Miller, voiced concern that funding came from 'raiding reserves in future years'. Chancellor John Healey announced in the budget that the £4.7bn needed to fund the defence investment plan...
Live coverage of arrivals and a welcoming ceremony at the 20th Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Cebu, Philippines. The ADMM-Plus brings together defence ministers from Asean’s 11 member states and eight dialogue partners:...
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euronews (English)CenterThousands of protesters marched through Rome, Italy, on Friday, 30 October, during a general strike called by the left-wing Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) trade union.
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Chancellor told taxpayer-funded body to increase focus on the defence industry in return for extra £15.4bn of capital
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Chancellor accused of kicking security ‘into the long grass’ by Labour chair of defence committee
The expansion builds on existing NASA and NRO engagements, positioning the space technology company to pursue wider federal government opportunities
The Chancellor and the Defence Secretary announced the policy on a visit to BAE Systems in Glasgow.
The acquisition of the warplanes comes amid ongoing fighting in northern Tigray region that started last month.
Wes Streeting has been accused of “ignoring” widespread criticisms about the delays to the expected hike in defence spending. Chancellor John Healey used his Budget on Wednesday to confirm that he had plugged a £4.7 billion black hole...
A new C4ADS report reveals how Russia and China have deepened their military and technological cooperation, extending beyond raw materials and components to drone designs, aerospace testing and joint research. Russian technical...
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China has accused the Philippines of setting up “numerous obstacles” to attending a meeting with defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and of violating “basic diplomatic protocols”. The row, which...
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U.S. Navy officers stand guard aboard Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) after the vessel docked at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham, Australia, on Feb. 26, 2025. (Colin Murty-Pool/Getty Images)
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Canada and the United Arab Emirates have signed a free trade deal that both countries have boasted about reaching in a record time of 47 days. The deal was one of a handful of trade and infrastructure agreements signed during the crown...
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USS Colorado (SSN 788) arrived at HMAS Stirling, Australia on Oct. 29, 2026, for scheduled maintenance, bringing U.S. and Australian personnel together to expand allied submarine sustainment capabilities ahead of Submarine Rotational...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to assuage Southeast Asian partners this week that the U.S. is dedicated to its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and pitched a defense framework to guide cooperation in the next few years during...
What are Southeast Asian nations doing to help the United States tackle its challenges? A reporter with the American right-wing organisation Turning Point USA put the question bluntly to US President Donald Trump’s...
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Scottish News Herald ScotlandNot ratedDefence Secretary Wes Streeting said the SNP's anti-nuclear policy poses one of the greatest risks to UK and Nato security.
The facade of the headquarters of the Department of National Defence is pictured in Ottawa in a file photo. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)