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  There has been a bit of a hoo-hah since the US administration announced its intention to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine as part of its most recent £625 million military aid package. Cluster munitions, to give them their more generic description, work by  dispersing large numbers of small bomblets from a rocket, missile orContinue reading “Cluster Bombs To Ukraine – right or wrong?”

Babcock, the international defence company, has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to support urgent operational requirements for Ukraine’s military land assets as part of the UK’s support for the country.  The initial 12-month contract is worth around £50 million and includes options to extend. The contract will see Babcock provide operationalContinue reading “Babcock ramps up UK military support to Ukraine  “

  PQShield, a provider of quantum-safe cryptographic solutions, has been selected by AWS to participate in its AWS European Defence Accelerator, to advance the development and deployment of quantum-resistant encryption technology. This collaboration addresses four key focus areas of the defense industry’s needs identified by the AWS European Defence Accelerator: – Energy Resilience:Secure Information Sharing:Continue reading “PQShield selected to participate in AWS European Defence Accelerator”

 There were extraordinary developments in Russia this week when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of “Putin’s private army” the Wagner Group, turned on the Russian military hierarchy. The Wagner Group has been fighting alongside the regular Russian army in Ukraine, most noticeably in Bakhmut where it has suffered severe casualties. Prigozhin’s criticism of the Russian militaryContinue reading “Attack Dog Bites Master”

Just when we all thought that the writing was on the wall for Putin, Prigozhin and his horde of veterans and ex-convicts got cold feet. Having got halfway up the motorway to Moscow and taken out a slack handful of Russian attack helicopters on the way, they turned tail and retreated to whence they came. TheContinue reading “What Happens Now In Ukraine?”