Copyright and all rights reserved – .gov.uk As Defence Minister visits region The UK military and Gulf partners will be better protected against drone attacks following the successful testing of new British-built Skyhammer interceptor missiles and launchers in Jordan. From: Ministry of Defence and Luke Pollard MP New Skyhammer interceptor missiles and launchers, produced by UK start-up Cambridge Aerospace, successfully tested in Jordan. Designed to counterContinue reading “Successful missile interception test”
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Hormuz defence talks led by UK-France
Military planners from over 30 nations met on Wednesday 22 April to advance detailed planning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a two-day UK-hosted conference. UK and France convene military planners to advance multinational mission to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. Over 30 nations expected to attend the conference at UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in North London. Military planners will turn diplomatic consensus into a detailedContinue reading “Hormuz defence talks led by UK-France”
Special art exhibition in Shepperton this May 2026
Diana Moran, best known as TV’s “Green Goddess”, will host a special art exhibition in Shepperton this May — offering the community a chance to say goodbye before she leaves the area. The exhibition will feature a wide range of Moran’s paintings, including landscapes, seascapes, animals, birds and still life, created in oil, acrylicContinue reading “Special art exhibition in Shepperton this May 2026”
Hormuz defence talks led by UK-France
Scottish Labour politician Graeme Downie MP has set a hare running in the continuing debate on how the UK can raise its defence budget to a realistic level. In an article published last week in ‘The House’ – “a weekly, non-partisan political publication considered the official magazine of the UK Parliament” – DownieContinue reading “Hormuz defence talks led by UK-France”
Iran trapped by its own minefield
Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz and, crucially, no longer knows where all the mines are. That is not a minor detail in a distant conflict but the central fact shaping one of the most dangerous choke points in the global economy today, with direct consequences for Britain. However, congestion is notContinue reading “Iran trapped by its own minefield”