Overview
- Defence chiefs marked the anniversary at RAF Lossiemouth with measures spanning air, sea and cyber operations, including plans to harden NATO logistics and transport networks against cyber threats.
- A German Navy P-8A will operate from the Scottish base in the coming months ahead of joint anti-submarine missions in the North Atlantic.
- The Lighthouse Project connects the UK’s Cyber and Specialist Operations Command and Germany’s Cyber and Information Domain Service to share data, intelligence and tools in real time with NATO partners.
- The Ministry of Defence reports about £800 million in German industry investment over the next decade, supporting roughly 600 UK jobs at sites including Telford, Plymouth and Wiltshire.
- Officials reaffirmed a joint purchase of Sting Ray torpedoes and said development of a Deep Precision Strike capability with a range of about 2,000 kilometres is progressing.