Try this: giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic… How resilient is Britain?

HMS Cornwall (F99) and RFS Admiral Chabanenko (650) at Devonport Navy Days 24/8/02. Difficult at the moment to imagine a time when we could see a similar meet up...

Been an explorer board kind of day as we get the demos ready for the Explorer Zone at FPGA Horizons.

“In the event of prolonged disruption to supply chains, Britain, experts told me, would not be able to maintain the industrial basis of its economic and social life.” Which is why for centuries we maintained @RoyalNavy even to a ‘two power standard’. ft.com/content/ba8011d3-37ba…

ANDREW NEIL: There were good arguments in 2016 for staying in the EU. The Remain campaign made a mess of articulating them. There are no good reasons in 2026 for rejoining the EU. dailymail.com/debate/article… via @DailyMail

MILITARY SUBMARINES WON'T BE ABLE TO HIDE MUCH LONGER. QUANTUM IS THE REASON. A submarine's steel hull bends Earth's magnetic field, leaving a disturbance that trails it through the water. Navies have hunted subs with magnetometers since World War II, but the sensors were so weak an aircraft had to pass almost directly overhead to notice. Quantum magnetometers change that. Atomic and superconducting sensors read magnetic fields at sensitivities classical instruments can't approach, the same technology that just navigated a Pentagon aircraft across the Pacific with GPS off. Mount them on drones, aircraft, or seabed arrays and the detection range grows with every generation. China has reported airborne quantum magnetometer arrays built for exactly this. Australia's defense analysts call it the "transparent ocean," and argue the seas could become effectively see through within decades, in the middle of a $200 billion bet on submarines. Ballistic missile submarines exist because they can't be found. That's what makes a first strike unthinkable. A technology that finds them removes the floor under deterrence. Quantum is making submarines invisible and visible in the same decade. Whichever side improves faster decides what the ocean is for. $INFQ $IONQ $QNT

Introducing the new M&SAS Tactical Range: M&S x SAS - designed by Monica Grenfell

J class destroyer HMS Jersey (F 72): Launched at J.S. White & Co. Cowes, England 26.09.38.

Daily UK defence and security brief from Think Defence, Saturday 26 September 2026, covering the previous 24 hours. NEWS No Action Against Iranian Man Who Tried to Enter Faslane The Crown Office said no proceedings will be taken for now against a 34-year-old Iranian man arrested on 19 March at HM Naval Base Clyde, home of the UK's nuclear submarine fleet including Trident-armed Vanguard boats. A Romanian woman arrested with him was already told there would be no case; prosecutors reserved the right to proceed if further evidence emerges. BBC bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c64g… Welsh Police Force Hit by Cyber Attack Affecting Staff Data Risk Dyfed-Powys Police said a cyber incident identified on 14 September disrupted some non-emergency systems and may have accessed or compromised staff information, though public personal data is not believed to have been affected. Emergency 999 and 101 services continued; the force notified the Information Commissioner's Office and is being supported by specialists and the regional organised crime unit. BBC bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dx… Europe's Diesel Vulnerability to US Export Restrictions RUSI analysis argues that President Trump's suggestion of a ban or curb on US diesel exports could expose Europe to a new political supply risk after years of shifting away from Russian energy toward US products, especially with Middle Eastern flows still disrupted and Russian and Chinese export limits already tightening markets. RUSI (analysis) rusi.org/explore-our-researc… CONTRACT UPDATES DE&S Tenders Thermal Camouflage Sheets Framework Worth About £9.9 Million Babcock Land Defence, acting as agent for the MoD, opened a competitive flexible procedure for an eight-year framework covering 46 NATO-codified thermal camouflage sheet items and associated kit, estimated at about £9.92 million excluding VAT. Find a Tender find-tender.service.gov.uk/N… MoD Corsham Awards PICASSO Client-Side Support ICT Contract Contracts Finder shows an award to CGI IT UK Ltd, valued at about £3.46 million, for technical client-side support to the PICASSO Category A geospatial intelligence programme at MOD Corsham, covering design, commercial strategy for live services and agile delivery methods. Contracts Finder contractsfinder.service.gov.… DE&S Plans Direct Award for Aircraft Gas Cylinder Support A transparency notice says the National Armaments Director Group intends to award Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd about £2.0 million excluding VAT for post-design services, minor redesign and spares on airworthiness-critical aircraft cylinders, citing sole-supplier technical reasons. Find a Tender find-tender.service.gov.uk/N… UKHO Awards User Experience Capability Contract Worth £1 Million The UK Hydrographic Office awarded Bramble Hub Limited a call-off under Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 for interaction, content and service design, user research and related analytics, valued at £1 million excluding VAT over about two years with an optional extension. Find a Tender find-tender.service.gov.uk/N… MOD UPDATES HMS Agamemnon Leaves Barrow to Begin Sea Trials The MoD said HMS Agamemnon, the sixth Astute-class conventionally armed nuclear-powered attack submarine, has sailed from BAE Systems' Barrow yard to begin sea trials before joining the fleet at HMNB Clyde. The 7,400-tonne boat will carry Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles and is backed by wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise investment in continuous submarine production. GOV.UK (MoD) gov.uk/government/news/sixth… British Firms Offered Ukraine Battlefield Data for AI Drone Swarms Under the UK-Ukraine AI Partnership, British companies are invited to bid for access to Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs sensor database, with up to 12 firms initially selected to train models for drone swarms that can operate when communications or satellite navigation are degraded. MoD Taskforce RAID is leading the competition. GOV.UK (MoD) gov.uk/government/news/briti… Ministers to Brief Defence and CNI Chiefs on Russia Threats Security Minister Dan Jarvis and Armed Forces Minister Louise Sandher-Jones will chair closed-door briefings for critical national infrastructure providers and defence industry bodies on Russian hybrid threats including cyber attacks, sabotage and disinformation, drawing on intelligence support already offered through the NCSC and National Protective Security Authority. GOV.UK (MoD) gov.uk/government/news/ceos-… DEFENCE IN PARLIAMENT Written Answer on Armed Forces Workplace Pensions The MoD answered a Commons written question on a £2.383 million aged debt figure for irrecoverable pension overpayments, clarifying it related to a bulk write-off of War Pension Scheme overpayments over six years old in the 2025/26 annual report rather than the 2024/25 document cited, with no single systemic cause identified. questions-statements.parliam… questions-statements.parliam… Answered 25 September 2026 Written Answer on Nuclear Test Medal Eligibility The MoD answered a Lords written question on which personnel are eligible for the Nuclear Test Medal, pointing to the department's published eligibility criteria attachment. questions-statements.parliam… questions-statements.parliam… Answered 25 September 2026 Written Answer on Diego Garcia Base and BIOT Bill The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office answered a Lords written question on reintroducing the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, stating Diego Garcia remains a key UK-US strategic military asset and that maintaining long-term operational control underpins the UK-Mauritius agreement. questions-statements.parliam… questions-statements.parliam… Answered 25 September 2026 #UKDefenceUpdate

What interests me is when PDR, CDR etc were signed off when clearly the vehicle failed dramatically on many fronts- zero configuration control every hull different? No Quality assurance no quality control in wales or Spain? Everything approved ‘on the nod’ Criminal charges needed

On reflection Ajax's total failure is an example of what happens when people are not allowed to do their jobs and their input/warnings are ignored. ATDU, DSTL, INM and many others warned Ajax was dangerous. Reports ignored, buried. Snr Officers guilty/should be investigated

Thank *God* somebody has said this. Never mind that this is the most ridiculous non-story, its a classic example of why the military should not be treated like a civilian environment, because it is not a civilian environment. Madam, the SAS is not Marks & Spencer telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09…

Four countries, one message: we are stronger together. This week I had the privilege of traveling to Lithuania 🇱🇹 , Latvia 🇱🇻 , Finland 🇫🇮 and Estonia 🇪🇪 Discussions focussed on Baltic security and how we can work more closely together through @JEFnations Northern Navies   1/5

Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel, HMS Medway, arrived back in Port Stanley harbour yesterday. Via @kelper60

Q class destroyer HMS Quentin (G 78): Laid down at J.S. White & Co. Cowes, England 25.09.40.

Requisitioned minesweeping trawler HMT Donna Nook (FY 1559) Skr. Frank Emmitt, RNR: Lost 25.09.43. Sunk following a collision with HMT Stella Rigby off Harwich. She rolled on her beams & sank. HMT Stella Rigby was in action with enemy Schnellboots. All of her ship’s company were rescued.

HMS Spey has arrived in Port Klang, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, ahead of Exercise Bersama Lima 2026 under the Five Powers Defence Arrangements (FPDA) 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇲🇾🇳🇿🇸🇬. HMS Tamar will also join the exercise.

In an increasingly dangerous world, sea power remains fundamental to keeping our country and people safe. Our submarines are essential to that effort, which is why I am delighted that HMS Agamemnon, the sixth of our A-boats, is beginning sea trials and will soon join the fleet.

Flower (rev.) class corvette HMCS Thorlock (K 394): Laid down at Marine Industries Ltd. Sorel, Quebec 25.09.43.

S (3rd Group) class submarine HMS/M Seadog (P 216) Lt. Anthony Robert Daniell, DSC, RN: Commissioned 24.09.42. Built b Cammell Laird Shipyard Birkenhead, England. Holy Loch ‘42. In the background is HMS/M Thunderbolt (N25) (ex HMS/M Thetis) The two objects seen on her after casing are containers for human torpedo chariots.