A Royal Navy warship will be deployed off the coast of Gibraltar for the first time under Britain’s defence review – but an Army Colonel has warned it is a ‘huge mistake’ to cut 10,000 troops amid warnings that China’s forces are growing at a ‘frightening rate’. The Government is due to outline to Parliament … Read more
What’s in the Defence Command Paper? Changes are set to include: Additional investment for ‘intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance’ as well as for electronic warfare Additional £3billion funding for the British Army The National Cyber Force will be expanded New Space Command to co-ordinate military and commercial operation Royal Navy will get a new Multi Role Ocean … Read more
A Royal Navy warship will be deployed off the coast of Gibraltar for the first time under Britain’s defence review – but an Army Colonel has warned it is a ‘huge mistake’ to cut 10,000 troops amid warnings that China’s forces are growing at a ‘frightening rate’. The Government is due to outline to Parliament … Read more
Aristocrat, 26, whose birthday party at family’s Perthshire estate featured in Tatler magazine joined pro-Palestinian activists to spray red paint on London HQ of Israeli defence firm, court hears Doone Stormonth Darling accused of attacking Elbit Systems in London last year Stormonth Darling, and 4 others, used paint-filled fire extinguishers paint it Was in protest … Read more
American media outlets rushed to defend Meghan Markle today after she levelled astonishing claims of racism, cruelty and emotional neglect at the Royal Family. Forbes said Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah had exposed the ‘racism and stoicism’ behind the royals’ fairy tale image, CNN said it laid bare ‘hypocrisy’ within the Palace, while the … Read more
Defence Secretary is warned soldiers ‘could face prosecution for war crimes in Iraq’ if new ‘vital piece of legislation’ becomes law Defence sec. Ben Wallace got letter from ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Warned soldiers could face Hague trial if the Overseas Operations Bill passes Bill puts 5-year time limit on claims against Brit soldiers … Read more
Meghan Markle’s American friends have orchestrated a fightback today as the Sussexes’ row with Buckingham Palace caused a transatlantic fissure that could damage the Queen’s popularity in the United States and saw the Duchess’ allies repeatedly compare her to Harry’s mother Princess Diana. Meghan’s supporters in the media as well as colleagues from her time on … Read more
The World is vulnerable to dangerous upsurge in chemical attacks including nerve agents after Salisbury poisonings, Defence Secretary says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said it was clear Russia remained an ‘adversary’ He said country represented a challenge to international law and the world order Said world order had been ‘loosened’, giving new opportunities to terror … Read more
Serco hoping to go into space after snapping up US defence contractor Whitney, Bradley & Brown for £212m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 Serco said its takeover of Whitney, Bradley & Brown could open the door to the Pentagon Outsourcer Serco … Read more
MPs call on Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in defence industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 MPs have called on the Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in the defence industry. A defence committee study … Read more