Alastair Northcote
Alastair covers defence and security: the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence, and the intelligence agencies.
Stories by Alastair
Two Latvians arrested under National Security Act after RAF Molesworth fence breach
The men, aged 32 and 36, were found inside the Cambridgeshire base in the early hours of Thursday after an abandoned vehicle was spotted on patrol; counter-terrorism police say there is no link to the RAF Fairford plot.
Burnham weighs delaying defence spending review to next October
The Prime Minister is considering pushing the spending review that would set the path to 3 per cent of GDP into the autumn of next year, so the increase could be funded alongside the next Budget.
Seventh arrest in RAF Fairford terror-plot inquiry as 22-year-old held in Westminster on 6 October
Counter Terrorism Police arrested the British man in central London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. Six earlier suspects have been released on bail.
HMS Portland fires new ship-busting missile in Atlantic Thunder climax
The Type 23 frigate’s operational Naval Strike Missile firing, a Sea Venom launch from a Wildcat helicopter and a torpedo strike from a submarine sank the former USS Klakring off Scotland.