Wires Brief: UK interceptions vex Russia; Russia plans Mediterranean wargames; China builds base in Afghanistan
31 August 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK has announced it will be launching a rival to the EU’s Galileo…
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Wires Brief: Putin claims NATO build-up on Russian border; New Iranian jet just old US one; Think tanks suggest Australia, India, Japan and US should oppose Chinese expansion
23 August 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has suggested arming tractors with “really expensive guns”…
Wires Brief: Taliban attacks Ghazni; Germany needs new everything; Boko Haram recruiting through Facebook
17 August 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom A new report has been released expressing concern at the UK’s exposure to a…
Wires Brief: How Tinder almost hacked the F-35; German conscription too unpopular to return; Space Force by 2020
10 August 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom A dating app has been used to try and steal information on the F-35…
Wires Brief: China overtakes Russia as biggest threat according to USA; Rex Tillerson stopped a war; India turns to A.I. for defence
2 August 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK is aiming to strengthen its defensive ties with Romania in order to…
Wires Brief: Delays in frigate development for UK; Russia threatens reaction to Swedish and Finnish NATO involvement; Iran threatens US
27 July 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom A cyber watchdog has strengthened its warning about Chinese company Huawei and its involvement…
Wires Brief: UK unveils new fighter concept; Spanish subs too big for dock; Russia concerned of Israel/Iran conflict
20 June 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK has unveiled a concept for a new fighter plane at the Farnborough…
Wires Brief: Trump threatens to pull out; Macron (and Merkel) pump more in; India and China try to swap numbers
12 July 2018- Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The Ministry of Defence has said it should be free to exclude EU firms from…
Wires Brief: Trump muddles invasion of Venezuela; Israeli soldiers suffer phone hacks from Hamas; China sets lasers to stun
5 July 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK has started talks with Sweden about joint jet fighter development. A Ministry…
Wires Brief: BAE awarded world’s biggest naval contract in a decade; Syrian southwestern offensive in full swing; US opens largest overseas base in South Korea
29 June 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom BAE Systems has won a contract with the Australian Navy worth £20 billion. The…