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.”
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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”
Is NATO’s 5% defence pledge really a big win for Trump?
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Afghan asylum scandal is moral disaster – three things we now owe those allies
This article was originally published in http://www.express.co.uk This is far from just another misstep on the world stage. The recently uncovered Afghan asylum scheme, revealed under the spotlight of a House of Commons statement by Defence Secretary John Healey, is not just another bureaucratic misstep. It is, in the bluntest terms, a national scandal.Continue reading “Afghan asylum scandal is moral disaster – three things we now owe those allies”
Trump Changes Mind on Weapons to Ukraine
Trump U-turn Shocks Kremlin: ‘Russia Doesn’t Want Peace’ as US Doubles Down on Ukraine Aid Trump has noted that Russia has been delaying negotiations to end the war and that the recent intensification of Russia’s overnight drone and missile strikes demonstrates that Russia is not interested in peace. He said that European security benefitsContinue reading “Trump Changes Mind on Weapons to Ukraine”