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UK Secretary of Defence Reveals Italian Supply of Storm Shadow Missiles to Ukraine

UK’s Secretary of Defence unveiled that Italy, along with France and the UK, has supplied Storm Shadow/SCALP EG cruise missiles to Kyiv, and urged...

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$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines

Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars (US$3 billion) to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its...

UK teams with McLaren Formula 1 racers with eye on electrifying fleet

LONDON — The U.K. Defence Ministry is partnering with the British motor-racing Formula 1 team McLaren to upgrade several defense projects, the ministry announced...

AUKUS nations name British-Australian vendor team to build submarines

LONDON — The AUKUS trilateral program to equip Australia with nuclear submarines moved ahead on March 21 with an announcement that BAE Systems and...

U.S. MQ-9 Loses Contact With Control Station In Poland, Makes Emergency Landing Near Base

A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone carried out an emergency landing in Poland after losing contact with its ground control station. On Mar. 18, 2024, after...

After Months of Talks, Japan’s Ruling Coalition Agrees to Allow the Sale of Its Next-Gen Fighter Jets

On March 15, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner, Komeito, agreed to relax the country’s strict defense export rules, paving...

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...

Britain promises Ukraine more Brimstone missiles, training

LONDON — Britain will supply another batch of multi-role missiles and provide training for thousands of Ukrainian troops, the defence secretary announced this week.Britain...

UK Trident submarine missile launch failed with top brass aboard

LONDON — British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps and other top officials were on board a Royal Navy nuclear submarine when the test-firing of a...

Thales inks $2B deal to improve British Royal Navy’s maintenance

LONDON — Thales has signed a 15-year deal with the U.K. to use artificial intelligence and virtual reality to improve maintenance of the Royal...

UK moves to boost warship protections against ballistic missiles

PARIS — The U.K. government awarded pan-European missile maker MBDA three contracts worth a total £405 million ($515 million) to bolster the Royal Navy’s...

NATO holds its biggest exercises in decades, involving 90K personnel

BRUSSELS — NATO will launch its biggest military exercises in decades next week with around 90,000 personnel set to take part in months of...

US and UK airstrikes against Ansar Allah unlikely to deter future attacks on Red Sea shipping

Date Posted: 12-Jan-2024Author:  James Trigg, LondonPublication: Jane's Country Risk Daily ReportKey pointsEvent: US and UK forces launched a series of airstrikes against Ansar Allah on 12 January,...

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