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Independent website publishing British defence news and analysis.
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NATO Allies are tackling one of modern warfare's biggest challenges: sharing information at speed.
Exercise Accelerator 2.0 brings more than 300 soldiers, engineers, coders and defence tech companies together in Dorset to test how Allied forces connect, decide and act as one force.
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ALT A large group of people, including military personnel in uniform, pose for a photograph outside a modern, multi-story building. Two armored vehicles military vehicles are parked in front. The people are gathered on the ground and on balconies. The entrance to the building is visible behind the group.
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HELIMED 85, an Air Ambulance operated by East Anglian Air Ambulance, was denied transit through the Mildenhall MATZ this evening.
These helicopters frequently transit through the airspace.
Spotters at Fairford this week have noted that security measures at the base are significantly increased compared with the last 7-8 months.
Reports say FPCON Delta is current at Fairford, and FPCON Charlie is now in place at Lakenheath & possibly Mildenhall...
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För första gången har Sverige och Finland genomfört en gemensam insats inom det nya samarbetet Quick Reaction Alert, som bland annat gör det möjligt för våra jaktflyg att utgå från varandras flygbaser.
Det är ett konkret uttryck för den beredskap och den tillit vi har byggt tillsammans – och ett uttryck för styrkan i det nordiska, nordisk-baltiska och det bredare Nato-samarbetet i vår del av världen. I ett spänt säkerhetsläge står vi starkare tillsammans.
Östersjön har aldrig varit så utsatt som nu – men heller aldrig varit bättre skyddad än just nu.
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Big day for Barrow and for Britain as Agamemnon and her crew get underway.
It was a privilege to meet some of them on my visit to Barrow and I know much they’ve been looking forward to this moment 🇬🇧
Game On for Agamemnon.
The 6th of 7 Astute-class submarines, HMS Agamemnon, today departed Barrow, her construction at the BAE Systems yard complete.
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ALT HMS Agamemnon emerges from the BAE Systems yard at Barrow for the first time.
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🌊This is what resupply without stopping the mission looks like! In challenging High North seas, 🇩🇪FGS Berlin and 🇨🇦HMCS Ville de Québec conducted a Replenishment-at-Sea, followed by a helicopter VERTREP.🚁⚓#SNMG1 is ready wherever needed.
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Our TEST team worked with @QinetiQ to enable the first UK-US firing of a torpedo from an uncrewed submarine. A heavyweight torpedo developed by the US and Australia was test-fired from a @RoyalNavy Excalibur Extra-Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle at MOD’s BUTEC site in Scotland.
HII has expanded its unmanned maritime systems facility in Massachusetts by 25%, adding 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space for underwater and surface vehicles including the US Navy’s Lionfish programme, according to the company.
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BAE Systems has been awarded a four-year framework agreement to supply artillery and armoured vehicle weapon system components for the UK Armed Forces, including support for the British Army's 105mm Light Gun. Click image for more.
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Ukraine says billions provided by the European Union under the Ukraine Support Loan will be used to fund purchases of drones and air defence systems. Click image for more.
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General Nick Perry has become the first British officer to command NATO's JFC Norfolk, taking over the HQ responsible for protecting the transatlantic link and directing Alliance operations across the North Atlantic and High North. Click image for more.
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Ukraine has issued new guidance intended to make it easier for foreign nationals and stateless people serving under contract to obtain temporary residence permits. Click image for more.
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Britain deployed its entire operational RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence aircraft fleet on missions around Russia this week. Click image for more.
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BAE Systems has launched a new family of compact electronic warfare systems intended for use on smaller airborne platforms. Click image for more.
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Two US Army battalions are due to deploy to Lithuania in late October as part of a regular troop rotation, including a heavy unit equipped with Abrams tanks and an engineering battalion, according to Lithuanian officials. Click image for more.
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NATO’s Atlantic command has always been important. But the emergence of JFC Norfolk as a multi-domain command with responsibility for the UK homeland, Scandinavia and much of the Arctic, puts it at the heart of UK strategic interests in NATO. General Nick is a great addition.
General Nick Perry DSO MBE 🇬🇧 assumes Command of Joint Force Command Norfolk.
Addressing the Command, Gen. Perry set out a clear focus for JFC Norfolk and NATO’s mission across the North Atlantic:
“The North Atlantic is once again a theatre of strategic competition. The assumptions many of us enjoyed for decades can no longer be taken for granted. That is why:
🔹Deterrence matters.
🔹Readiness matters.
🔹Warfighting matters.
And that is why this Command exists.
Our task is simple to describe, but demanding to deliver: to ensure NATO can deter aggression, defend the Alliance and, if deterrence fails, prevail in conflict alongside our Allies and partners.”
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BAE Systems has delivered two 30mm-armed Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle prototypes to a US Army Transformation in Contact unit, with the vehicles now undergoing field evaluation and live-fire testing. Click image for more.
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Finnish and Swedish Quick Reaction Alert fighters have jointly intercepted and identified Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland, in what Sweden says was the first operational identification mission conducted together by the two air forces.
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British and allied combat aircraft are conducting large-scale simulated air battles over Britain as Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2 tests how allied forces would defend the UK and fight together in contested airspace during a major conflict.
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Senior figures from Britain’s defence industry and critical national infrastructure sectors are to receive closed-door government briefings on threats linked to Russia. Click image for more.
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Denmark says there is a low but growing risk that Russia could carry out a limited military attack against one or more NATO countries bordering Russia, potentially within the coming months. Click image for more.
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