The annual report of the United Kingdom’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority has revealed a £370 million cut in funding for the Royal Air Force’s Future Combat Air System (otherwise known… Continue reading "Infrastructure and Projects Authority Report: £370M Cut From Tempest Program"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence says that it will be reviewing an apparent incident where classified schematics pertaining to the Challenger 2 were uploaded to the forums of a… Continue reading "UK MoD Reviewing Apparent Uploading Of Classified Challenger 2 Documents To Video Game Forum"
Ajax manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems – United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that it will be giving evidence on the Ajax program to the Defence Select Committee on 20 July… Continue reading "GDLS UK “Committed” To Investigating And Remedying AJAX Noise Issues"
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed reports of a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group, partway through the group’s maiden operational deployment. In a press… Continue reading "COVID-19 Outbreak Strikes Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group"
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group have passed through the Suez Canal, and into the Red Sea, beginning phase two of their inaugural deployment. At the same time, Britain’s… Continue reading "HMS Queen Elizabeth enters the Indo-Pacific as HMS Prince of Wales visits Gibraltar"
The week between June and July saw us cover a range of subjects and stories. Among them we focused on US airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, the Swiss choice of… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 June – 2 July)"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that trials of the British Army’s Ajax scout vehicle family have been suspended, due to continuing noise issues with the vehicle.… Continue reading "“Impacts of Noise” Result In Suspension Of Ajax Vehicle Trials"
In the Black Sea, Ukraine and the United States have announced that a record number of countries would participate in the Sea Breeze 2021 military exercise. Sea Breeze is a… Continue reading "The Sea Breeze 2021 Exercise Hosted By Ukraine Begins In The Black Sea"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announced today that the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has selected its Trophy-MV hard-kill active protection system for the next phase of detailed assessment and… Continue reading "Trophy-MV APS To Be Integrated On Challenger 3 For Trials"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence today denied that the Russian military had fired warning shots at the HMS Defender. The Type 45 destroyer is currently sailing to Georgia through… Continue reading "UK: “We Do Not Recognise” Claims Russian Bombs Dropped In Path Of HMS Defender"