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Putin is doing our job with hybrid attacks, says Schäfer
Putin is in a sense doing Europe’s job by stepping up hybrid attacks, because they show publics the real risks every day, says Germany’s defence policy director.
Canada’s bid to join JEF still under consideration
Britain and its Joint Expeditionary Force partners are still considering Canada's application to join, with no timetable set after defence ministers met in Iceland in October.
Skynet satellite bidders must source key systems in Britain
Bidders for the Skynet 6 wideband satellite must source key sub-systems in Britain and assemble, integrate and test it in the UK.
NAVAL NEWS
New surveillance drone lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth
TEKEVER's AR5, the drone chosen to replace the British Army's Watchkeeper, has landed on and taken off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
HMS Vengeance returns after likely longest ever patrol
HMS Vengeance has returned up the Clyde after a deployment unofficial estimates put at around 217 days, which would make it the longest deterrent patrol in Royal Navy history.
Canada’s bid to join JEF still under consideration
Britain and its Joint Expeditionary Force partners are still considering Canada's application to join, with no timetable set after defence ministers met in Iceland in October.
Smyrtos remains only shadow fleet tanker stopped by UK
The UK has interdicted only one Russian shadow fleet tanker, the Smyrtos, since boarding powers were extended in March, and ministers will not say if they weighed stopping another off Shetland.
Hide and seek in the Baltic – inside NATO’s submarine hunt
We were given rare access to the ships, crews and commanders of NATO's Exercise Dynamic Merlin, from a brand new Dutch flagship to a Swedish stealth corvette at sea as a German submarine surfaced in the Baltic.
AVIATION NEWS
Peers urge Prime Minister to lead defence industry shake-up
A Lords committee says the Prime Minister must drive a culture change at the MoD, warning the government must move faster to be ready for war within a thousand days.
UK again commits to 138 F-35 jets
Britain's first F-35 procurement phase is complete with forty-eight F-35Bs delivered, as the Defence Investment Plan funds twenty-seven more 'on the way to a total of 138'.
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.
LAND NEWS
Lockheed delivers one hundred thousandth GMLRS rocket
Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100,000th GMLRS rocket and now builds nearly 14,000 a year, with a third US source of rocket motors in testing.
Russia sandbagging border posts near Norway, says admiral
Norway’s top operational commander says he saw Russian border posts protected with sandbags and anti-drone nets last week, and that Russia’s navy is stretched.
British troops fire off Javelin missiles
The British Army's Combined Arms Manoeuvre School has live fired Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles.
Ukraine truce must not rewrite Europe’s security, says UK
A Ukraine ceasefire cannot be conditional on rethinking Europe’s security architecture, says Foreign Office minister Lord Wood, urging no let-up in pressure on Russia.
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















































