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[@UKDefJournal](/creator/twitter/UKDefJournal)
"An F-35B launches at sunrise from HMS Prince of Wales off the Australian coast during flying ops for #TalismanSabre25 part of the Royal Navys global #CSG25 deployment. 📷 AS1 Amber Mayall RAF Crown Copyright 2025"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946184334068621745) 2025-07-18 12:24:38 UTC 129.4K followers, 9812 engagements


"The Ministry of Defence has indicated an in the role of the Ares armoured vehicle within the British Army suggesting that the tracked platform could now be deployed alongside Boxer in future infantry formations"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945186030761468129) 2025-07-15 18:17:44 UTC 129.4K followers, 11.5K engagements


"The first British E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft has made its first ever flypast with the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2025 in Gloucestershire"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946614201692152133) 2025-07-19 16:52:46 UTC 129.4K followers, 7137 engagements


"In extended remarks at the White House this week President Donald Trump offered his most detailed view yet of Russian President Vladimir Putin since returning to office"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1944838957054804089) 2025-07-14 19:18:35 UTC 129.4K followers, 6192 engagements


"Babcock International has reported a robust financial performance for the year ending XX March 2025 with strong gains in revenue operating profit and free cash flow across all divisions"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1915028477750788458) 2025-04-23 13:02:23 UTC 129.4K followers, 4396 engagements


"Led by BAE Systems in partnership with Rolls-Royce MBDA UK and the Ministry of Defence the aircraft is the first crewed supersonic combat demonstrator developed in the UK in over XX years"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945611453320306917) 2025-07-16 22:28:12 UTC 129.4K followers, 27.6K engagements


"HMS Prince of Wales and USS George Washington operated side-by-side in the Pacific alongside a combined escort force from a number of allies nations"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946185745355448817) 2025-07-18 12:30:14 UTC 129.4K followers, 6005 engagements


"The TRV-150 is a modified version of the Malloy T-150 drone that is currently onboard HMS Prince of Wales it was built in the UK and acquired by BAE Systems in 2024"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945751165217501553) 2025-07-17 07:43:22 UTC 129.4K followers, 6365 engagements


"The UK government has signalled that further purchases of the F-35A stealth fighter remain under consideration following confirmation that an initial batch of XX aircraft will be drawn from existing F-35B procurement plans"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1942524759729717322) 2025-07-08 10:02:47 UTC 129.4K followers, 25.3K engagements


"The anticipated flypast of the Royal Air Forces new E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft at the RIAT has been cancelled due to technical issues"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946207496714039730) 2025-07-18 13:56:40 UTC 129.4K followers, 18.6K engagements


"The UK and France will jointly develop the next generation of beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles for our fighter jets according to the Lancaster House XXX declaration released on XX July"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1943368144589894053) 2025-07-10 17:54:06 UTC 129.4K followers, 38.9K engagements


"A Royal Air Force Reaper remotely piloted aircraft has eliminated an Islamic State terrorist in north-western Syria"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945457112596754719) 2025-07-16 12:14:55 UTC 129.4K followers, 2790 engagements


"British F-35B Lightning jets have launched from HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of Australia during a key phase of Exercise Talisman Sabre XX showcasing UK carrier air power in the Indo-Pacific"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946223974066569652) 2025-07-18 15:02:09 UTC 129.4K followers, 9506 engagements


"Air Marshal Harv Smyth has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945381320344883334) 2025-07-16 07:13:44 UTC 129.4K followers, 5630 engagements


"A British-led aerospace consortium has unveiled a bold new programme to develop a Mach 5-capable reusable aircraft targeting its first flight by early 2031"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946536769995800938) 2025-07-19 11:45:05 UTC 129.4K followers, 13.2K engagements


"A proposal to create a dedicated Sikh regiment within the British Army has resurfaced in the House of Lords with Defence Minister Lord Coaker signalling openness to further discussions on the matter"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1942992660869816716) 2025-07-09 17:02:04 UTC 129.4K followers, 46.1K engagements


"The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected BAE Systems to continue development of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Operations Kit (BATDOK) under a new programme"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945456867938865537) 2025-07-16 12:13:56 UTC 129.4K followers, 2522 engagements


"Lockheed Martin has delivered the first set of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas for Japans new Aegis System Equipped Vessel"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945457392948257038) 2025-07-16 12:16:01 UTC 129.4K followers, 5751 engagements


"The Ministry of Defence has said it is actively supporting export campaigns for the Typhoon combat aircraft as BAE Systems seeks to keep production lines running at Warton"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946174386471362903) 2025-07-18 11:45:06 UTC 129.4K followers, 10.5K engagements


"Three women have been arrested after a van was driven into the perimeter fence of the Leonardo defence facility on Ferry Road in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107878286623206) 2025-07-15 13:07:11 UTC 129.4K followers, 10K engagements


"Shadow Defence Minister Mark Francois has issued a stark warning over the UKs lack of airborne early warning capability demanding urgent answers from the Ministry of Defence"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945537981890138419) 2025-07-16 17:36:15 UTC 129.4K followers, 26.3K engagements


"Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 has officially begun bringing together XX nations and over 35000 military personnel across air land maritime cyber and space domains"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945457314695086587) 2025-07-16 12:15:43 UTC 129.4K followers, 5734 engagements


"UK Government launches 'Clyde 2070' with an initial 250m investment to modernise Faslane support next-gen submarines and boost jobs and infrastructure in Scotland"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945234734813991167) 2025-07-15 21:31:16 UTC 129.4K followers, 14.6K engagements


"The United Kingdom and United States have formed a powerful twin-carrier strike group in the Pacific as HMS Prince of Wales joins the USS George Washington"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946333177468817648) 2025-07-18 22:16:05 UTC 129.4K followers, 6282 engagements


"The UK government has indicated it will not transfer Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) awaiting disposal to Ukraine citing limited operational value"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945017587277983963) 2025-07-15 07:08:24 UTC 129.4K followers, 9568 engagements


"Britain and France will jointly develop the next generation of deep-strike and anti-ship missiles to replace the Storm Shadow"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1943202301008650289) 2025-07-10 06:55:06 UTC 129.4K followers, 24.3K engagements


"The Royal Air Forces first E-7 Wedgetail aircraft designated WT001 has completed another system validation flight the service confirmed today"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1943389566569726016) 2025-07-10 19:19:13 UTC 129.4K followers, 8369 engagements


"The German Air Force will equip its C-130J transport fleet with Leonardos Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) system following a competitive selection process led by Lockheed Martin"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945570348088393787) 2025-07-16 19:44:52 UTC 129.4K followers, 4880 engagements