What’s in the Defence Command Paper? Changes are set to include: Additional investment for ‘intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance’ as well as for electronic warfare Additional £3billion funding for the British Army The National Cyber Force will be expanded New Space Command to co-ordinate military and commercial operation Royal Navy will get a new Multi Role Ocean … Read more
A Royal Navy warship will be deployed off the coast of Gibraltar for the first time under Britain’s defence review – but an Army Colonel has warned it is a ‘huge mistake’ to cut 10,000 troops amid warnings that China’s forces are growing at a ‘frightening rate’. The Government is due to outline to Parliament … Read more
Fancy rockets, gleaming frigates, state-of-the-art new gear – usually when the Prime Minister discusses military matters, his speeches hum with the excitable rat-a-tat of gunfire and climax with a loud ‘kaboom’! Boris Johnson’s Integrated Review of defence and foreign policy yesterday, though, was a disappointingly soggy biscuit. Damper than an otter’s pocket. Plenty about increasing … Read more
Defence chiefs have paid out more than £100million to troops suffering with PTSD in the past 13 years – including £2.4m to a Gulf War veteran MoD has reached settlements with more than 4,000 service personnel who have suffered mental trauma, often following tours of Iraq and Afghanistan Experts said high sum was result of … Read more
Defence Secretary is warned soldiers ‘could face prosecution for war crimes in Iraq’ if new ‘vital piece of legislation’ becomes law Defence sec. Ben Wallace got letter from ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Warned soldiers could face Hague trial if the Overseas Operations Bill passes Bill puts 5-year time limit on claims against Brit soldiers … Read more
Serco hoping to go into space after snapping up US defence contractor Whitney, Bradley & Brown for £212m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 Serco said its takeover of Whitney, Bradley & Brown could open the door to the Pentagon Outsourcer Serco … Read more
MPs call on Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in defence industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 MPs have called on the Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in the defence industry. A defence committee study … Read more
The calamitous state of the British Army is revealed today in a leaked briefing. All but one of its 33 infantry battalions are dangerously short of combat-ready troops, according to the alarming Ministry of Defence report. Marked ‘Official: Sensitive’, it shows that key frontline units have barely half the manpower needed for operational deployment. A … Read more
Defence chiefs fired more than a THIRD of their Afghan translators – without right to appeal, figures show More than 1,000 interpreters had contracts ‘terminated’ without right to appeal No fired translator gets a relocation even if they claim to be Taliban targets Some say they’re only finding out terminations when applying to come to … Read more
‘We will protect our fishermen’: Navy should be used to stop EU trawlers operating in UK waters, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace MP defends plan to deploy four patrol boats if trade talks with the EU collapse He says fishermen have a right to be protected while they go about their work But critics say … Read more