Despite repeated claims that Britain has entered a pre-war era, the evidence points to shrinking capability, delayed modernisation and hollowed-out forces across all three services, argues one of our senior editors.
A British soldier in 2025 can be hunted by a £400 quadcopter that recognises him from an old TikTok post and flies in a wave of ten to break through jamming.
The sight of a Russian spy ship around UK waters in recent weeks, for the second time this year, should focus every mind ahead of the November Budget argues Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP.
Electronic warfare is evolving at great speed worldwide, revealing UK shortfalls in skills, coordination and resilience that could undermine both defence and essential services, argues Lord Ravensdale.
The E7 review lays out a bleak pattern of cost drift, slipping milestones, and shrinking capability. Hard to square official optimism with the evidence on the ground, argues Lee Pilgrim.
Putin’s nuclear threats are bluff. Russia’s cornered, not strong, and the West should call the Kremlin’s bluff like Kennedy and Reagan did, argues Lt Col Stuart Crawford (Ret).
Argentina’s Milei has revived the Falklands claim at the UN. With London distracted and his economy in crisis, he’s gambling on weakness.
While flights of new uncrewed systems in Australia and the United States are being closely followed by the UK, procurement choices remain tied to its own Strategic Defence Review and investment plan.
NATO must draw the line somewhere rather than let history repeat itself with lines someday drawn in Berlin, or the English Channel.
Is the United Kingdom still a powerful country? The question comes up often, usually with a note of scepticism.
