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4 August

The Royal Navy is embracing Virtual Reality to train sailors guiding warships on operations worldwide. Shown here is LH Quinn conducting training within the virtual reality training simulator. Nine hi-tech bridge simulators – which accurately recreate both the bridge of present-day warships, but also the key waters and harbours they operate in – have been installed at sites in England and Scotland, led by the Navy’s warfare school at HMS Collingwood in Fareham. The £27m investment in partnership with Team Fisher, (a consortium of partners led by Capita which delivers shore-based training for the Royal Navy) and Metaverse VR, is intended to make learning navigation and running a bridge more realistic, better and potentially faster. Five simulator suites have been installed at HMS Collingwood: two large ‘full mission’ simulators with wrap-around digital display screens and virtual reality headsets, a smaller version with an LCD display and finally two small trainers – more akin to a video gaming set-up, but with the same features/accuracy as their full-size counterparts.

UK to Launch First-Ever Military Esports League in 2026

The UK Ministry of Defence has collaborated with the British Esports Federation to facilitate London’s first defense-focused esports tournament.

4 August

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Reaches 1 Million Drones Delivered to Military in First Half of 2025

Kyiv has announced it delivered over 1 million first-person view drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces between January and July this year.

4 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Urges Caution in Nuclear ‘Rhetoric’ After Trump Comments

Russia urged caution as the US said it would deploy two nuclear submarines following an online row with former Russian president Medvedev.

3 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukrainian Drones Spark Fire at Sochi Oil Depot

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, around 250 miles from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday.

2 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Russian Drone Found in Lithuania

A drone believed to be Russian-made that entered Lithuania from Belarusian airspace has been found in a military training area, the Lithuanian army.

1 August

Christine Casimiro

From FB Posts to Intel: Ukraine’s AI Tool Scours Russian Military Clues Online

Ukraine’s military intelligence unit is leveraging AI to track clues from Russian forces online.

1 August

Inder Singh Bisht

MBDA Delivers First Batch of Aster Air Defense Missiles to Italy

MBDA has delivered the first batch of Aster air defense missiles to Italy as part of a 2-billion-euro ($2.29-billion) contract signed in late 2022.

1 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany to Start Deliveries of Two Patriot Systems to Ukraine

Germany said on Friday it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing number of Russian drone and missile attacks.

1 August

Rojoef Manuel

Indra Secures New Complex for Spanish, European Military Vehicle Production

Indra has officially acquired a new manufacturing plant in the northwestern Spanish region of Asturias to expand its vehicle production capability in support of European partners.

1 August