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WEBThe myth that nukes are in Scotland to keep England safe. June 25, 2023. Misconceptions can often take root and spread quickly, one incorrect claim is that the UK stores all of its nukes in Scotland because they're too dangerous to keep in England. Read more. Independent website publishing British and international defence news and analysis.
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WEBUK Commando Force in busy summer of operations and training. Sea September 12, 2024. It’s been a busy summer for the UK Commando Force, Britain’s elite amphibious troops, as they deployed across multiple locations around the world for key military exercises and efforts to enhance disaster preparedness.
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WEBAmerican bombers return home after show of force in Europe. March 4, 2024. The B-1 bombers flew as a simulated adversary and received intercepts from various NATO fighter aircraft across the Arctic, North Sea, and the Greenland, Iceland, and UK gap. Read more.
A guide to the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers - UK Defence …
WEBOct 19, 2020 · The project to build HMS Queen Elizabeth and sister ship HMS Prince of Wales cost more than £6 billion. The aircraft carrier weighs 70,600 tonnes and has a top speed of 25 knots (this however has been exceeded comfortably). Its flight deck is 280 metres long and 70 metres wide – enough space for three football pitches.
Challenger 2: Compared to the Competition - UK Defence Journal
WEBJan 4, 2017 · In comparison the M1A2 Abrams is equipped with a 120mm L/44 M256A1 smoothbore gun of which 42 rounds can be carried. Like Challeger 2 APFSDS rounds are used. Unlike Challenger 2 it can also be used with anti-personnel canisters and HEAT rounds. The Leopard 2A6 uses a very similar gun to …
The Five Eyes – The Intelligence Alliance of the Anglosphere
WEBApr 14, 2020 · The Five Eyes brings the UK, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand into the world’s most complete and comprehensive intelligence alliance. The Five Eyes (FVEY) is widely regarded as the world’s most significant intelligence alliance. The origins of it can be traced back to the context of the Second World War and by its ...
Two British aircraft carriers now at sea - UK Defence Journal
WEBSep 9, 2023 · Britain’s two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are currently at sea. As HMS Queen Elizabeth showcases military might and NATO unity in the North Seas, HMS Prince of Wales ventures into technological frontiers off the USA’s Eastern Seaboard. HMS Queen Elizabeth: Leading the Carrier Strike Group.
What is the status of each Type 45 Destroyer? - UK Defence Journal
WEBJul 20, 2021 · Fitting CAMM onto the Type 45s will give the destroyers a 50% increase in the number of its air defence missiles. Installation will be via 24 additional launcher cells, and the Sea Viper C2 will get a technology upgrade, giving it a major increase in processing power. The existing 48 Sylver cells on the Type 45 will now be solely for the longer ...
British Forces Germany – From the Cold War to the 21st Century
WEBJun 20, 2018 · Soon, the British forces in West Germany – from 1949 to 1990 officially ‘Federal Republic of Germany’ – would become a central part of the defence and strategic thinking of the UK towards Europe and NATO. The international system’s bipolarity of the Cold War placed Europe economically, politically and ideologically divided.
Meet Britain’s stealthy hunter-killer submarines - UK Defence Journal
WEBNov 9, 2020 · Astute class submarines are the UK’s largest and most powerful attack submarines and can strike at targets up to 1,000km from the coast with pin-point accuracy. Astute submarines are the first nuclear submarines to be designed entirely in a three-dimensional, computer-aided environment. Design and construction of …