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Britain finalizes deal to buy 14 Chinook helicopters

LONDON — Britain’s defense secretary has committed to a deal to acquire a new fleet of Boeing-built extended-range Chinook helicopters.Fourteen CH-47-ER Chinooks, destined principally...

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British defense minister to step down this year

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is to quit his position later this year.He plans to vacate his role when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conducts...

Sikorsky weighs scope of local assembly under UK medium-lift helo bid

PARIS — Helicopter maker Sikorsky is considering setting up a final assembly line for Black Hawks in the United Kingdom to support a bid...

First Photo Showing Ukrainian Su-24 Armed With Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Emerges

The Fencer was long rumored to be the Ukrainian aircraft of choice for using the British-supplied cruise missile. Two weeks after the announcement of the...

UK Sends Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

The surprise move was announced by the Defence Secretary while addressing the Parliament on the intensification of UK’s military aid to Ukraine. In an unexpected...

Pentagon Leaks: Russian Su-27 Nearly Shot Down British Rivet Joint Last Year

Leaked Pentagon documents provide a different account of the incident over the Black Sea. As we reported in detail last year, in a statement updating...

Update – Ukraine conflict: UK and Sweden strengthen co-operation, including on Archer SPHs

03 April 2023 by Nicholas Fiorenza The British Army will own 14 Archer SPHs from early April....

Britain, NATO order Saab’s Carl-Gustaf weapons

LONDON — The British Army will buy Swedish Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles to plug a gap in anti-armor capabilities left by donating similar equipment...

British Army buys 14 Archer howitzers to fill gap left by Ukraine aid

LONDON — The British Army is buying Swedish-made 155mm Archer artillery systems to plug a gap left by the supply of weapons donated to...

UK leaders announce second defense budget boost this week: $7 billion

LONDON — Britain’s defense spending is set to get its second boost in three days after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a further hike in...

UK $6 billion defense boost targets atomic submarines, weapons top-up

LONDON — Defense spending is getting a £5 billion ($6 billion) boost from the British government, but most of the cash has been earmarked...

Which fighter jet is best for Ukraine as it fights off Russia

WASHINGTON — When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the Kremlin had an air force that could draw on hundreds of MiG and Sukhoi...

Double the Challenger tanks for Ukraine? British MoD says no

LONDON — Britain is to double the number of main battle tanks it is sending to bolster the Ukrainian defenses, the country’s ambassador in...

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