UK ramps up Ukraine military support with £150 million of vital air defence and artillery ammunition delivered in just two months

            More than £150 million worth of air defence and artillery has been delivered to Ukraine in the last two months, as procurement of hundreds of air defence missiles and thousands of rounds of artillery to provide to Ukraine ramps up. At least £700 million of this support is set to be spent this yearContinue reading “UK ramps up Ukraine military support with £150 million of vital air defence and artillery ammunition delivered in just two months”

Will the UK-German treaty make a difference to migration and security in Europe?

              The UK and Germany have signed an historic treaty which the British Prime Minister has described as the ‘first of its kind ever’ between the two countries. The Kensington treaty, signed by Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer covers defence, energy, trade and migration Starmer said it was a statement of intent to workContinue reading “Will the UK-German treaty make a difference to migration and security in Europe?”

New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship A new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will support thousands of UK jobs across projects including air-to air missiles.

                  MOD Crown Copyright. Britain and France are to order more highly lethal Storm Shadow cruise missiles, while stepping up work on its replacement as part of a new refreshed agreement signed today. The new agreement will see the UK and France commit to launch the next phase of their joint projectContinue reading “New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship A new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will support thousands of UK jobs across projects including air-to air missiles.”

Afghan Data Leak

            No point in beating about the bush on this one – the data leak by Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), which reveals details of Afghani nationals who assisted UK armed forces during the war in that Godforsaken country, is a disaster. This, and the subsequent attempts by the UK government to cover it up,Continue reading “Afghan Data Leak”

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