Original Defence News & Analysis
29 November 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The new head of the British Army has stated that Russia is a greater threat to British security than…
10 November 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom A previous Secretary General of NATO and British Secretary of State for Defence, along with an ex-Prime Minister of…
2 November 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK armed forces will allow women into frontline combat roles for the first time, including with units such…
20 October 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom MPs have criticised the Ministry of Defence for purchasing early warning radar aircraft without a competition, as well as…
12 October 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The Ministry of Defence has had to ground its new F-35 fleet after a US F-35 recently crashed. A…
5 October 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK has started talks with Boeing to replace its older surveillance aircraft. The RAF’s six AWACS (airborne warning…
29 September 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is testing an artificial intelligence (A.I.) called ‘Sapient’. Capable of making autonomous…
21 September 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom BAE Systems will provide Qatar with 24 Typhoon fighter jets in a deal worth £5 billion in a move…
14 September 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom An influential parliamentary body has warned that the UK lacks adequately trained personnel with suitable digital knowledge. The Ministry…
7 September 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The Royal Navy has sailed through waters claimed by the Chinese in the South China Sea, where it has…