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Hybrid Navy could make Britain an autonomy export leader

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, has said the Hybrid Navy can give Britain an industrial lead in one of the biggest global markets of the coming decades.

Britons want to be ready for crises, says Security Minister

Britons are “pretty savvy” and want honest advice on how to prepare for crises, says Security Minister Dan Jarvis, citing polling that 84 per cent expect it from government. #AFF26

Royal Navy has turned a corner, says First Sea Lord

The Royal Navy has turned a corner and is in a period of renewal, says the First Sea Lord, who leaves Oslo with hope: “Prepare for war if you want peace.”

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Inside Canada’s sub hunter on NATO Baltic exercise

We were given a rare look inside HMCS Ville de Québec, the Canadian frigate hunting submarines with NATO in the Baltic, from her upgraded sonar to a helicopter that can scan nearly half the Baltic in one flight.

Damen points to Romania for ships UK said it would build

Damen says the Dutch Navy’s new amphibious ships will be built in Romania, after a UK minister said that Britain would build all eight, including the Dutch four.

Britain catching up with Germany on defence, says Rutte

Britain will double its defence spending in ten years and is catching up with Germany, NATO’s Mark Rutte says, calling it an “incredible number”.

Type 26 frigate work weighs on BAE maritime margins

BAE says growth and margins in its maritime business remain subdued as the Type 26 frigate programme works through its first-in-class stage.

Russian activity in UK waters up two fifths, says Streeting

Russian activity in the UK’s maritime area of responsibility is up 41 per cent this year, says Defence Secretary Wes Streeting: "High North security is homeland security." #AFF26

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New American stealth bomber begins testing powerful weapons

The US Air Force's B-21 Raider stealth bomber has demonstrated weapons release, taking the aircraft into weapons testing.

NATO must prepare for Russian nuclear use, says expert

Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, director of the Norwegian Intelligence School, has said allies must be prepared for Russia to cross the nuclear threshold.

Finland pushes EU to curb Russian tourist visas

Pasi Rajala, a Finnish State Secretary, has said Finland wants the EU to limit tourist visas for Russians, warning that not all Russian tourists entering the bloc are innocent.

Danish-Norwegian venture to service Nordic military aircraft

Terma and Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services have launched Defence Aviation Services, a joint venture to carry out maintenance, repair and overhaul on military aircraft in Denmark and support Nordic and allied fleets.

RAF flew conventional role in French nuclear exercise

RAF Typhoons on Exercise Rummy were tasked in a conventional Offensive Counter Air role, escorting French Air Force strike aircraft and protecting them from simulated adversaries.

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Britons want to be ready for crises, says Security Minister

Britons are “pretty savvy” and want honest advice on how to prepare for crises, says Security Minister Dan Jarvis, citing polling that 84 per cent expect it from government. #AFF26

Germany must get allied troops east within a month

Germany must be able to move 800,000 allied soldiers from its western to its eastern borders within thirty days, says its defence policy director. #AFF26

Britain already on hybrid war front line, warns Sedwill

Lord Sedwill, chair of the Atlantic Future Forum, has said Britain is already on the front line of hybrid war, citing Iranian bots that pushed Scottish independence.

Putin is failing on the battlefield, says NATO’s Rutte

Mark Rutte, NATO’s Secretary General, has said Vladimir Putin is failing on the battlefield and in his hybrid campaign against Europe.

Britain’s biggest home defence drill named Albiston Shadow

Exercise Albiston Shadow in 2027 will be the largest UK home defence exercise in decades, testing how government responds to hybrid attacks and trying out the refreshed Government War Book.

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