Elbit Systems Ltd., an Israel-based defence technology company, announced on January 6, 2025, that it had been awarded a $60 million contract to provide its ReDrone Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to a European NATO country. The contract will be executed over a period of three years. The ReDrone solution, described by Elbit Systems asContinue reading “DRONE DESTROYER DEAL: Elbit Secures $60m NATO Contract to Crush Aerial Threats”
Category Archives: Defence Review
DEFENCE SPENDING PUSH: UK Targets 2.5% GDP But MPs Demand Action, Not Promises
The UK Government has reaffirmed its commitment to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, with a target to outline the path to this goal in the coming months. The timeline for the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) also came under scrutiny during a parliamentary session, with Defence Secretary John Healey defending the Government’s approach. PatrickContinue reading “DEFENCE SPENDING PUSH: UK Targets 2.5% GDP But MPs Demand Action, Not Promises”
Chagos Chaos: Labour’s Plan to Hand Strategic Islands to Mauritius Under Fire”
“Starmer’s £9 Billion Island Giveaway: Chagos Deal Sparks Outrage Over China Threat” For some extraordinary reason, which I cannot fathom personally, Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government appears to be very keen to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The UK struck a deal in October last year, still to be ratified, to hand over controlContinue reading “Chagos Chaos: Labour’s Plan to Hand Strategic Islands to Mauritius Under Fire””
UK-JAPAN MILITARY DRILLS BEGIN: Fighter Jet HQ Lands in Reading Amid Defence Pact Talks
UK-Japan military exercise starts today as Defence Ministers discuss closer cooperation Exercise Vigilant Isles begins today with more than 100 UK troops deployed to Japan. Defence Secretary meets Japanese counterpart, setting out UK commitment to Indo-Pacific security. Ministers confirm that next-generation fighter jet programme headquarters will be in Reading, supporting jobs and growth mission. BritishContinue reading “UK-JAPAN MILITARY DRILLS BEGIN: Fighter Jet HQ Lands in Reading Amid Defence Pact Talks”
I’m an ex-Army officer and fear for the future of Britain’s Special Forces
Photo by Robin Li on Unsplash Twenty years as a regular officer in the army and the common sense which comes with age suggests to me that there is real concern over the alleged extra-judicial killings by UK Special Forces (SF) in Afghanistan in the period 2009-2011. Some of the evidence presented to the ongoingContinue reading “I’m an ex-Army officer and fear for the future of Britain’s Special Forces”