The Ministry of Defence has written off more than £1.2billion in just one year on scrapped spy plane upgrades, a failed radio system, decommissioned warships and crashed drones, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Officials admitted to £1.23billion of losses across 17,622 separate cases in 2025/26. It f»»»

The Netherlands has launched a naval counter-drone programme using the Destinus Hornet B2 kinetic interceptor, with systems due to be integrated aboard several Royal Netherlands Navy warships. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has contracted Destinus to develop and evaluate a shipborne capability»»»

The Dutch Navy is moving to integrate Destinus’ Hornet B2 interceptor into its fleet as the Netherlands responds to a growing threat from drones at sea. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Materiel and IT Command has contracted Destinus to develop a naval version of its Hornet B2 counter-dr»»»

The Department of Defense on Tuesday unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027 — a 42% year-over-year increase and the most expensive military outlay in modern history. “We’re facing one of the most complex and dangerous threat environments in our nation’s 250-year history,” Jules J.»»»