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 Air Show. It will be…
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 defence contracts in order to…
More lies underneath al-Shabaab’s plastic bag ban
6 July 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb This week al-Shabaab announced the banning of single-use plastic bags in areas that they control. Obviously, the ban attracted worldwide attention…
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 of Defence spokesperson said, “The…
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 British company will supply nine…
The Provocation of “Sanctioning” Russia
25 June 2018 – New York, US by Victor Rud Public focus on President Trump’s comments earlier this month about readmitting Russia to the G7 group of the most advanced…
Wires Brief: UK Prime Minister questions own armed forces effectiveness; Trump aims for the stars; India and Russia struggle with S-400 payments
21 June 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The new army chief of the general staff has spoken on the need to focus more on technological warfare…
Trump’s Space Force may actually not be a Space Farce, but a game changer – maybe
21 June 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb US President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new branch for the American military – a “Space Force”. According to…
Pakistani Taliban’s leader’s death will further fracture the group
19 June 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Last week, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan) was killed in a US drone in the Afghan province of…
Wires Brief: Russia claims Ukraine World Cup provocation; landlocked Ethiopia announces naval ambitions; Trump meets Kim
15 June 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK and Turkey are looking to find a way to save a joint fifth-generation jet fighter development partnership…