Showing posts with label u.k. military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label u.k. military. Show all posts
Friday, January 12, 2024

Times Of London: 'Nothing' Left In UK's Military Stockpiles After Arming Ukraine

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Zero Hedge: 'Nothing' Left In UK's Military Stockpiles After Arming Ukraine: Times Of London   In part of a continuing trend ...
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Friday, August 25, 2023

The British Army Now Has Fewer Tanks Than Switzerland

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Mirror: Exclusive: UK war fears as British Army boasts fewer tanks than neutral Switzerland   With only 217 armoured tanks, the UK sits...
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Monday, January 30, 2023

Senior US General Tells UK Defense Minister That The British Army Is No Longer A Top-Level Fighting Force

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  SKY News: US general warns British Army no longer top-level fighting force, defence sources reveal   Rishi Sunak risks failing in his...
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Saturday, January 14, 2023

British Military Commanders Admit That Looking The Ukraine War Shows Their 'Guide For The Future' To Modernize The Military Has Issues

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Breaking Defense: Ukraine war leaves British Army ‘very uncomfortable’ with Future Soldier capabilities   A British defense committee me...
Sunday, September 4, 2022

UK Releases Its ‘Space Power’ Doctrine

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Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander (right) and Air Vice Marshal Paul Godfrey, United Kingdom space command commander (left),...
Monday, July 4, 2022

UK's 'Futuristic And Ambitious' Drone Squadron Has No Drones

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Express: RAF left embarrassed as ‘futuristic and ambitious’ drone squadron has no aircraft   THE ROYAL AIR FORCE has been left embarrassed ...
Sunday, December 19, 2021

British Army Considering An Afghan 'Gurkha' Unit

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Afghan special forces arrive in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, September 29, 2015. Thomson Reuters   Business Insider: After taking in A...
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Monday, August 2, 2021

UK Space Command Officially Launched

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The military emblem for Britain's new Space Command was presented to personnel, as the military agency was launched on Friday. Photo cou...
Monday, March 22, 2021

U.K. Ministry of Defence's Command Paper Calls For Drastic Cuts In the Army

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Daily Mail: Military chiefs warn the 'huge mistake' of slashing 10,000 troops from the Army will leave Britain 'very close to ...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Big Cuts Are Expected In The U.K. Military

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Warzone/The Drive : British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More   The large-scale modernization promised under the u...
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Monday, February 8, 2021

U.K. Ministry of Defence May Eliminate Military Ranks Such As Rifleman And Guardsman In Their War On 'Sexism'

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The Ministry of Defence is considering changing the titles of certain ranks to make them more inclusive by replacing the suffix man with per...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

The British Military Is Rearming

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BAE Systems is the UK's largest defence contractor  Defense News: BAE Systems gets $3.2 billion deal so British forces can reload   LON...
Friday, November 20, 2020

UK Announces Largest Military Spending Since The Cold War

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  CNBC: UK announces biggest military investment in 30 years    * The U.K. has announced the biggest program of investment in British defen...
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Monday, September 14, 2020

UK Defense Secretary Says Drones Could Replace Troops In Future Wars

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Mr Wallace said a future fighting force would not be about ‘mass mobilisation’ like the wars of the past but instead about speed and read...
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Saturday, June 6, 2020

U.K. Does Not Reveal Who They Are Targeting In RAF Killer Drone Missions

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Reaper drones have been used in targeted killings. Photograph: Cpl Steve Bain ABIPP/PA The Guardian: Ministers refuse to reveal target...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

U.K. Defence Chiefs Want To Slash The Army And Lend Aircraft Carriers To The US

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The army numbered 3.1million at the end of World War Two and then shrank to 159,000 in 1980 and was at 102,120 in 2003, during the wars i...
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Friday, August 16, 2019

Strength Of British Military Falls For Ninth Year

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Number of full-time trained personnel. Ministry of Defense BBC: Strength of British military falls for ninth year The size of Britain...
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Saturday, August 10, 2019

U.K. Army Combat Units Are 40% Below Strength

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British soldiers on duty in Afghanistan in 2009. Photograph: Omar Sobhani / Reuters/Reuters The Guardian: UK army combat units 40% belo...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Poll: Third Of Britons Do Not Support The Military

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Forces Network : Third Of Britons Do Not Support The Military, Claims New Survey The lack of support seems to be linked to a widespread ...
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Friday, January 4, 2019

A British Military Base On The South China Sea?

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Google Maps CNN: A British military base on the South China Sea Hong Kong (CNN)When the British defense minister revealed this week ...
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