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The 2021 Strategic Defence and Security Review in prospect
The upcoming defence review is an opportunity for the current government to signal how 'Global Britain' is to take its place in the world, argues Kelvin Curnow in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
Why Britain will need Main Battle Tanks in the Future
In the face of rumours that the UK might scrap its Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks, Harry Bulpit argues that if the British Army wants to remain relevant on the modern battlefield it is crucial that it retains its tanks.
A and B: What are the benefits of the UK operating a mixed F-35...
This opinion piece submitted to the UK Defence Journal by Edward Davies looks at the potential benefits of a mixed UK force of F-35A and F-35B jets.
Icelandic ship Thor joins British frigates in Atlantic sub hunt
HMS Westminster and HMS Kent were joined by Icelandic Coast Guard ship Thor for the opening phase of Exercise Dynamic Mongoose.
Royal Navy big deck carriers from 1960 to today – A Commentary
The 1966 Defence White Paper and the 1998 Strategic Defence Review witnessed first a lapse and then the reinstatement of big deck carriers in the Royal Navy.
COVID-19’s economic damage is a problem for British security
The economic impact of COVID-19 is likely to present very serious challenges for the security of the United Kingdom, argues Harry Basnett in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
Russia’s place in the upcoming defence review
"Russia has become more aggressive, authoritarian and nationalist, increasingly defining itself in opposition to the West."
The resurgence in global aircraft carrier construction
The aircraft carrier is often the first and sometimes only means through which a government can react to a rapidly deteriorating military situation.
Why does the RAF intercept aircraft outside sovereign UK airspace?
Protecting UK airspace is the RAF’s most important role and one of the reasons it was formed in 1918.
Aligning new technologies with fresh doctrines
It is generally accepted that rather than prepare for the war you know; one should prepare for the war that is to come.
