Opinion Section

Challenger 3 – The new tank for The British Army

One hundred and forty eight tanks is laughably small argues Lt Col Stuart Crawford.

Britain could soon lose control of its defence industry

The US want to lead the industry – and they've got the market to be the leader argues Keith Hartley, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of York.

NAVAL NEWS

NATO demonstrates ability to close Baltic Sea

NATO recently demonstrated its capability to control the Baltic Sea through a missile system deployment involving the US Navy and Danish forces on the Danish island of Bornholm.

A couple of days with the Royal Navy

We recently attended the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference in London, where we had the privilege of engaging with officers, from junior ranks to Captains and even the First Sea Lord himself.

MoD awards £12.6m contract for Intercept and Escort craft

The contract was awarded to Zodiac Milpro, located on Bis Rue de Lyon in France.

AVIATION NEWS

British transport supports Exercise Astral Knight in Poland

A Royal Air Force A400M Atlas aircraft has transported personnel and equipment to Poznań, Poland, in support of the 2024 Exercise Astral Knight.

UK trials ‘un-jammable’ quantum-based navigation systems

The completion of these trials is a significant milestone towards Britain's aim to deploy quantum navigation systems on aircraft by 2030.

British Wildcat helicopters ‘on prowl’ near Russian border

The Wildcats, operated by the Army Air Corps' 661 Squadron, provided close air support to ground troops.

LAND NEWS

UK awards Avon Protection £38m for respirator supply

Since the initial contract was awarded, Avon Protection has supplied nearly 100,000 GSRs to the Ministry of Defence.

Journalist threatened with arrest at protest in Scotland

Xander Elliards, a reporter for The National newspaper, was covering a protest in Glasgow was threatened with arrest.

Three men charged with assisting Hong Kong intelligence

Three individuals have been charged with serious offences under the National Security Act.

International News

Fact Checks

The myth that nukes are in Scotland to keep England safe

Misconceptions can often take root and spread quickly, one incorrect claim is that the UK stores all of its nukes in Scotland because they're too dangerous to keep in England. 

Would UK naval shipbuilding continue in Scotland if it left the UK?

Naval shipbuilding in Scotland has become controversial once again.

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