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Britain has an open border with Russia, warns First Sea Lord
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, has said Britain has an open border with Russia to its north through the Atlantic, and that Norway is its first line of defence.
Europe must shoulder more of its own defence, says minister
Lord Wood of Anfield, a Foreign Office minister, has said Europe must take more responsibility for its own defence, an ambition Britain will take to the UK-EU summit.
Royal Navy in biggest rebuild since Second World War
The Royal Navy's existing shipbuilding programme amounts to 280,000 tonnes of new steel and 450,000 tonnes when planned programmes are included, the First Sea Lord has said.
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More defence cash to come at spending review, says Streeting
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has said more defence spending will come at next year’s spending review, but he also said that it must be spent more wisely. #AFF
Ferry Glen Rosa heads out on the Clyde for sea trials
MV Glen Rosa has begun builder’s sea trials on the Firth of Clyde as Ferguson Marine enters the final stage of the 102-metre ferry’s build.
Old America is not coming back, Norway warns allies
Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said the era of Pax Americana is over.
Britain has an open border with Russia, warns First Sea Lord
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, has said Britain has an open border with Russia to its north through the Atlantic, and that Norway is its first line of defence.
Europe must shoulder more of its own defence, says minister
Lord Wood of Anfield, a Foreign Office minister, has said Europe must take more responsibility for its own defence, an ambition Britain will take to the UK-EU summit.
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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.
UK won’t reveal issues raised in restricted F-35 report
A report on the F-35 programme is under handling restrictions that stops the Government detailing any issues.
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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.
Three in four Britons now see US as threat to world peace
Seventy-four per cent of Britons now regard the United States as a serious threat to world peace over the next decade, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.
Minister confirms several Army exercises cancelled this year
Louise Sandher-Jones, Minister for the Armed Forces, has confirmed that several Army exercises have been fully or partially cancelled this financial year.
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