DefRep’s Stories to Watch During 2016
4 January 2016 – Vancouver, CA * Updated on 4 January 2016 to include the cyber section at the end. Compiled by the DefenceReport staff 2015 was a turbulent year…
Wires Brief: UK’s Bloody Sunday debacle, ISIS attacks Afghanistan, EU migrant report
12 November 2015 – Durham, NC DIGITAL WIRES United Kingdom Infamous ‘Soldier J‘ was released on bail by authorities in Belfast yesterday following his arrest over the wrongful shooting death…
Wires Brief: Pakistan has low-yield nuclear weapons, Canada to call back CF-18s, Russia expands military bases in Arctic
22 October 2015 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom British industry is now warning that the country’s national security will be at risk if there are any delays to replacing the…
Wires Brief: Taliban on offensive, Russian airstrikes in Syria, US-Canadian joint force being pondered
30 September 2015 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has refused to say if he supports military action in Syria, reports Bloomberg. in New York, Prime Minister…
Wires Brief: MoD unveils mental illness stats, NATO halves Baltic air mission, Power struggle within Taliban and Afghan government starting
5 August 2015 – London, UK Digital wires United Kingdom DefRep’s recent discovery of an FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request filled by the UK MoD has revealed the number…
Wires Brief: UK Navy members arrested in Canada, Germans restock Leopard 2s, Nigerian forces enter last Boko Haram stronghold
22 April 2015 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom Four British Royal Navy members have been released on bail after charges of gang rape were laid on them in Nova Scotia,…
Wires Brief: Russia opens up AA missile sales, ISIS launches successful counter-offensive, F-35’s limited ground support abilities
United Kingdom RAF Typhoons were deployed as Russian aircraft approached British airspace. This occurred as Britain hosts a NATO exercise in northern Scotland that will involve approximately 50 warships. Europe…
Wires Brief: Italians flee ‘Blockbuster’, South Sudense massacre, Indian anti-ballistic missile test
24 April 2014 – London, UK Digital Wires United Kingdom The F-35 is set to make its maiden flight British flight, according to the Ministry of Defence. This will be…
Wires Brief: NATO suspends ties with Russia, Kuwait denies funding terrorism, North Korean artillery fire and drone
2 April 2014 – London, UK Digital Wires United Kingdom HMS Tireless has joined in efforts to locate the wreckage of the flight MH370. It is hoped that HMS Tireless’…
Wires Brief: 24 Engineer Commando Regiment saved, Ukrainian soldiers deployed to eastern towns, Taliban envoy missing
16 April 2014 – London, UK Digital Wires United Kingdom 24 Commando Engineer Regiment has been saved from cuts, various media outlets have reported. The Ministry of Defence announced that…