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 | 137
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
Build your Type 26 warships next year? Sure, MoD – now, about that contract... Despite today's crowing about cutting steel, nowt's in writing Legal04 Nov 2016 | 32
British defence minister refuses to rule out F-35A purchase We're still getting 138 jets but nobody knows if they'll all be F-35Bs, as planned, or not Legal04 Nov 2016 | 103
Britain's fight to get its F-35 aircraft carriers operational turns legal OK, a bunch of uniformed lawyers had a thinly-disguised knees-up Legal20 Oct 2016 | 55
Drone exercise will transform future naval warfare, says Navy But not quite in a Rise of the Machines way ... for now Edge + IoT14 Oct 2016 | 38
Roboats hunt 'mines' and 'submarines' on Ex Unmanned Warrior RotM They're all simulated – but the drones aren't AI + ML11 Oct 2016 | 19
Can you make a swarm of 20+ flying military robots? UK.gov wants you Up to £80k on a platter for future Skynet overlords Science03 Oct 2016 | 18
Robo-boat biz ASV inks UK.gov licence for auto-speedboat tech That's the one a human drove during its public launch AI + ML30 Sep 2016 | 2
The wait is over: MoD releases latest issue of Ship Paint Monthly Mad mags Know when to opt for wet abrasive blasting or Self Polishing Copolymer? Bootnotes28 Sep 2016 | 58
It's here! Defence Secretary launches £800m MoD tech creche And not an artisanal Shoreditch hipster startup in sight Legal16 Sep 2016 | 14
MoD confirms award of giant frikkin' laser cannon contract Consortium headed by part-French biz MBDA scoops it Legal16 Sep 2016 | 52
Publishing military officers' names 'creates Islamic State hitlist' The Times shrieks about a security breach, MoD yawns Legal06 Sep 2016 | 43
UK military buys third £4m Zephyr drone for 'persistent surveillance' trials Flying solar panel runs off batteries and a 300W motor Legal18 Aug 2016 | 50
MoD flings £800m at Dragons' Den miltech startup wheeze as post-Brexit costs bite Never mind real kit, hipsters want to make butterfly drones Legal15 Aug 2016 | 14
£1m military drone crashed in Wales after crew disabled anti-crash systems – report Well, duh Legal12 Aug 2016 | 126
UK govt to launch a tech creche for military-focused startups British solutions for British problems! Say something like that On-Prem29 Jul 2016 | 21
Missile bods MBDA win Brit military laser cannon contract No frikkin' sharks included in deal, sadly On-Prem14 Jul 2016 | 18
MoD contractor hacked, 831 members of defence community exposed Exclusive MoD: We've been hacked, just don't talk to The Register about it Legal22 Apr 2016 | 36
Hold on to your hats people, the MoD's found the cloud 180,000 users to be rolled onto Office 365 in Enterprise Agreement Channel20 May 2015 | 10
So, you know those exciting movie-style 3D visual cyber attack ops centres? Yep, definitely not reality: The MoD is buying one Legal24 Mar 2015 | 28
'Xiaomi is good enough to break the American market' - Apple's Woz Quotw Plus: 'No-one knows what the new Dell is or what is happening to their roles' Personal Tech17 Jan 2014 | 3
MoD and tech, arms giants start super-duper cyber fight club State of white cat and volcano procurement as yet unknown Security05 Jul 2013 | 8
The truth on the Navy carrier debacle? Industry got away with murder Analysis Sold 'adaptable' ships which couldn't be adapted Legal06 Feb 2013 | 216
MoD to become even more top-heavy as a result of personnel cuts Top brass to shrink by 3% (or less) in 20% bloodbath Legal23 Aug 2012 | 36
Cameron's F-35 U-turn: BAE Systems still calls the shots at No 10 Comment Threat of cheap, powerful kit for UK forces warded off Legal10 May 2012 | 249
Cameron 'to change his mind' on the one thing he got right in Defence Comment US carrier kit would be really expensive ... says BAE Legal17 Apr 2012 | 121
Unions: MoD 'mad to fire staff while increasing consultant spending' Analysis Calculator says no – but watch the colonels Legal20 Feb 2012 | 31
UK's first stealth jumpjet rolls off line – but we don't want it First of three supersonic Harrier replacement orphans Legal24 Nov 2011 | 31
Britain's Harrier jump-jets reprieved to fly and fight again With the US Marines, though. They're not stupid Bootnotes15 Nov 2011 | 118