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Secretary of State for Defence and Irish Minister for Defence Helen McEntee sign refreshed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation.
Updated MoU will focus on enhanced maritime cooperation, cyber defence, air domain information sharing, and increased joint procurement. Comes as the Prime Minister meets Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Cork for the UK-Ireland Leaders’ Summit. The UK and Ireland will be better protected against common threats as the two nations sign a refreshed Memorandum ofContinue reading “Secretary of State for Defence and Irish Minister for Defence Helen McEntee sign refreshed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation.”
Britain’s Defences Exposed as Crises Mount Abroad
Britain’s defence policy is facing one of the fiercest backlashes in decades as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East expose the limits of the country’s shrinking armed forces. After years of cuts following the Cold War “peace dividend”, critics say the UK now struggles to deploy ships, aircraft and troops quickly enoughContinue reading “Britain’s Defences Exposed as Crises Mount Abroad”
UK Minister Visits Manila for 80th Year of Bilateral Ties
Copyright and all rights reserved – .gov.uk UK Indo-Pacific Minister Seema Malhotra visited Manila to deepen cooperation, marking 80 years of ties and advancing work on security, growth and climate. From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Seema Malhotra MP Published 5 March 2026 Manila – UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Seema Malhotra visited Manila to deepen UK-Philippines cooperation. This comes as the two countriesContinue reading “UK Minister Visits Manila for 80th Year of Bilateral Ties”
Precision at pace enables safer military airdrops
Copyright and all rights reserved – .gov.uk ACE developed a data gathering and analysis proof of concept for more accurate air drops that lays the groundwork for predictive modelling. From: Accelerated Capability Environment Published 3 March 2026 Impact: A secure data capture and analysis proof of concept for more accurate air drops that laysContinue reading “Precision at pace enables safer military airdrops”