Ministry Of Defence

Ministry of Defence lowers supplier infosec standards thanks to COVID-19 outbreak

Updated Can't get assessors on-site to check SMEs' antivirus updates

Security20 Apr 2020 | 4

British Army adopts WhatsApp for formal orders as coronavirus isolation kicks in

Yh capten 🎖 bruv, charlie fireteam brups  dat tr33line 🌳 at 9 🕘

Bootnotes18 Mar 2020 | 84

'Peregrine falcon'-style drone swarms could help defend UK against Gatwick copycat attacks

MoD offshoot names winners who dipped into £2m anti-drone ideas pot o' gold

Security05 Nov 2019 | 63

Second MoD Airbus Zephyr spy drone crashes on Aussie test flight

Delicate thing doesn't like turbulence, apparently

Edge + IoT09 Oct 2019 | 41

Auditors bemoan time it takes for privatised RAF pilot training to produce combat-ready aviators

Seven years from noob to pro

On-Prem05 Sep 2019 | 80

Army Watchkeeper drone flopped into tree because crew were gazing backwards

Live footage of runway and grass verge more compelling than actual flight instruments

Edge + IoT29 Aug 2019 | 97

An Army Watchkeeper drone tried to land. Then meatbags took over from the computers

Operators cut throttle during go-around. Aircraft crashed

Security13 Aug 2019 | 90

New British Army psyops unit fires rebrandogun, smoke clears to reveal... I'm sorry, Dave...

Logowatch This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardise it

Security01 Aug 2019 | 63

All very MoD-ern: RAF test pilot headed into space with Virgin, £30m small sat demo project

Roundup Defence ministry gets with the Apollo vibes

Security19 Jul 2019 | 11

British Army down thousands of soldiers after outsourcing recruitment IT to Capita

But have latest changes finally made a positive difference?

On-Prem16 May 2019 | 45

May Day! PM sacks UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson for Huawei 5G green-light 'leak'

Updated Denies wrongdoing, replaced by one-time junior MoD minister Penny Mordaunt

Security01 May 2019 | 188

Brit Watchkeeper drone fell in the sea because blocked sensor made algorithms flip out

Report scolds maker Thales for poorly understood software

Security15 Apr 2019 | 119

Just the small matter of the bill for scrapping Blighty's old nuclear submarines: It's £7.5bn

Fun fact: We haven't dismantled a single one. Ever

Security03 Apr 2019 | 151

Army had 'naive' approach to Capita's £1.3bn recruiting IT contract, MPs told

£26m 'deducted' from payments but Public Accounts Committee remains sceptical

On-Prem15 Jan 2019 | 80

Big data at sea: How the Royal Navy charts the world's oceans

Boatnotes Warships don't only sink the nation's enemies, you know

Science21 Nov 2018 | 97

Yikes. UK military looking into building 'fully autonomous' killer drone tech – report

MoD insists there will always be a human at the wheel

Legal12 Nov 2018 | 65

UK defence secretary ponders £50m hit to terminate Capita recruiting contract

Army short of 5,000 grunts, MPs warned

On-Prem18 Oct 2018 | 70

Never mind Brexit. UK must fling more £billions at nuke subs, say MPs

New boats, decommissioning old ones, skills shortage...

Security21 Sep 2018 | 94

Strip Capita of defence IT contract unless things improve – Brit MPs

Committee calls for more public spending – but not with outsourcer

Security18 Jun 2018 | 24

... Aaaand that's a fifth Brit Army Watchkeeper drone to crash in Wales

Troubled surveillance craft has taken a shine to terra firma

Edge + IoT14 Jun 2018 | 103

UK military may recruit wheezy, alcoholic keyboard warriors

They don’t need to travel or fight, so chief of defence staff is happy to relax medical rules

Legal06 Jun 2018 | 74

Military brainboxes ponder 'UK needs you' list of AI boffins

Rise of the Machines We're falling behind, shout Shrivenham sorts

AI + ML22 May 2018 | 34

Britain to slash F-35 orders? Erm, no, scoffs Lockheed UK boss

£20bn military budget black hole is NOT our problem

Security14 May 2018 | 84

Sort your spending habits out, UK Ministry of Defence told over £20bn black hole

Public Accounts Committee recommends department chains its wallet shut

Legal11 May 2018 | 83

We 'could' send troubled Watchkeeper drones to war, insists UK minister

Comment And I 'could' sing a duet with Taylor Swift

Security17 Apr 2018 | 48

AI, AI, sir: British Army chiefs visit Silicon Valley hypelords

Comment Nice. But what about the UK firms MoD's spending £800m on?

Science13 Apr 2018 | 3

Troubled Watchkeeper drones miss crucial UK flight safety certificate

Big drone, big money, big problems

Security22 Mar 2018 | 27

F-35B Block 4 software upgrades will cost Britain £345m

After we leave the EU we could cover that in a week with change to spare ... allegedly

Legal22 Mar 2018 | 136

UK.gov: Psst. Belgium. Buy these Typhoon fighter jets from us, will you?

And have some cyber goodness too – just don't mention the Belgacom hack

Security16 Feb 2018 | 118

Non-'fiscally neutral' defence review is go, minister tells MPs

Tanks and jets or sexy cyber-warfare stuff?

Security25 Jan 2018 | 19

Capita's UK military recruiting system has 'glitches' admits minister

DRS still letting the armed forces down big time

Legal16 Jan 2018 | 37

How much will Britain's next F-35s cost? Not telling, says MoD

Plus: Naval overstretch means the flag isn't flying overseas for Christmas

Security21 Dec 2017 | 94

Signing up for the RAF? Don't bother – you've been Capita'd

Nearly all Air Force recruiting grounded, online system blamed

Legal12 Dec 2017 | 53

Once again, UK doesn't rule out buying F-35A fighter jets

It'd be more expensive than just buying Bs. Why do this?

Security05 Dec 2017 | 107

Possible cut to British F-35 order considered before Parliament

MoD claims it's still committed but warns of 'uncertainty'

Security22 Nov 2017 | 112

New UK aircraft carrier to be commissioned on Pearl Harbor anniversary

You know, the surprise attack intended to sink aircraft carriers

Bootnotes17 Nov 2017 | 89

Coming live to a warzone near you: Army Truck Driver for Xbox!

Shh, ignore senior Brit officers saying armed forces on brink of collapse

Security15 Nov 2017 | 33

Wheels are literally falling off the MoD thanks to lack of cash

Safety regulator gives head office the whole nine yards

Legal02 Nov 2017 | 105

MoD: Sci-tech strategy? Er, here's a bunch of words and diagrams

Brit military top brass assures us it has coherent plan to harness Brit boffinry

Security30 Oct 2017 | 24

MoD: We've got a handle on contract costs. Audit Office: About that...

Complex system leaves big suppliers pushing back hard, Brit watchdog finds

Security25 Oct 2017 | 15

MoD brainbox repo opens up IP treasure chest for world+dog

Easy Access to some small-but-snazzy UK military ideas

Science28 Sep 2017 | 8

Brit military wants a small-drone-killer system for £20m

Too small for lasers, too big for nets

Security25 Sep 2017 | 68

Drones aren't evil and won't trigger the Rise of the Machines: MoD

Doctrine? More like advocacy

Legal14 Sep 2017 | 26

Q: How many drones are we bombing ISIS with? A: That's secret, mmkay

But the MoD will happily tell you how many manned jets we're using to do that exact thing

Security18 Aug 2017 | 62

Slower US F-35A purchases piles $27bn onto total fighter jet bill

Economies of scale, in reverse

Security12 Jul 2017 | 93

'No decision' on Raytheon GPS landing system aboard Brit aircraft carriers

We've already got one tried and tested system, huffs MoD

Security22 Jun 2017 | 56

Fancy buying our aircraft carrier satnav, Raytheon asks UK

System might only be fitted to HMS Prince of Wales – reports

Security19 Jun 2017 | 73

Can you make a warzone delivery drone? UK.gov wants to give you cash

£40k or more for initial contracts up for grabs

Science20 Apr 2017 | 47

UK's 'homebrew firmware' Chinooks set to be usable a mere 16 years late

After burning hundreds of millions into the bargain

Legal29 Mar 2017 | 57

UK.gov confirms it won't be buying V-22 Ospreys for new aircraft carriers

Also confirms earlier operational date for HMS Queen Elizabeth

Security24 Mar 2017 | 119

First the Rise of the Machines, now this: UK military's Exercise Information Warrior

Comment From drones to smart warships. Well, sort of

Legal24 Mar 2017 | 10

National Audit Office: UK's military is buying more than it can afford

Yeah... thanks for that, sniffs Ministry of Defence

Security27 Jan 2017 | 53

Britain collects new naval tanker a mere 18 months late

Why? 'Umm, er, cable insulation standards,' mutters MoD

Legal19 Jan 2017 | 104

British military laser death ray cannon contract still awarded, MoD confirms

Sound familiar? Yes, you read it on El Reg last July

Security05 Jan 2017 | 71

Give BAE a kicking and flog off new UK warships, says review

Buy them, run them in and then sell them, says Sir John Parker

Bootnotes29 Nov 2016 | 50

UK Ministry of Defence splurges £280,000 on online 'good ideas' form

Off-the-shelf service absorbs improbable quantity of our cash

Software11 Nov 2016 | 23