Britain sends spy planes, ships to Mediterranean amid Israel-Hamas war
LONDON — Military vessels and surveillance aircraft are among the assets Britain is deploying to the Eastern Mediterranean in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced. Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday. In response, the Israeli government declared war on Hamas and vowed to inflict an “unprecedented price.” Roya…
UK Navy to take drone-teaming operations underwater with new submarine
LONDON — The Royal Navy has ordered what it says will be the largest and most complex unmanned submarine operated by a European navy in a deal aimed at strengthening Britain’s ability to protect undersea cables and pipelines. The contract, secured by M Subs, a small specialist underwater vehicles maker based in Plymouth, South West England, should see the 12-meters-long submarine delivered to the Royal Navy in two years. Announcing the £15.4 million ($18.9 million) deal Dec. 1 the Ministry of Defence said the procurement is the “first step in …
UK to deliver rocket launchers to Ukraine soon: defence secretary
DefenseNews : Britain will soon deliver multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine in response to its request for heavy arms to repel the Russian invasion, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Wednesday. Following in the footsteps of the United States , London had announced on June 6 that it would send Ukraine its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, which has better range and precision than Russia’s artillery. “I think it’s imminent, their delivery, and the munition has to go alongside”, Wallace told reporters in Oslo on the sidelines of a …
UK asked to nab Indian army chief, home minister over Kashmir 'war crimes'
Law firm Stoke White says it has submitted evidence including 2,000 testimonies to UK police documenting how troops led by General MM Naravane and Home Minister Amit Shah were directly involved in alleged war crimes and torture in disputed region. General MM Naravane During Parade A London-based law firm has filed an application with British police seeking the arrest of India's army chief and a senior Indian government official over their alleged roles in war crimes in disputed Kashmir. Law firm Stoke White said on Tuesday it submitted ext…
‘No need for third party interference, we are capable of handling differences’: Chinese envoy slams Britain
China on Friday slammed the United Kingdom a day after British High Commissioner to India, Sir Philip Barton, said that his country is working with “long-term ally” US to deal with Beijing over the standoff with India and Hong Kong. However, China condemned the UK diplomat’s statement and said that India and China are capable of handling differences and there was “no need for a third-party interference in the matter”. “Noted remarks regarding China by British High Commissioner to India, rife with mistakes and false allegations. Boundary…
Defense News: UK confirms new Nuclear Warhead Weapon after US
LONDON — The British government has confirmed it is developing a new nuclear warhead for its missile submarines, days after the U.S. revealed the program was going ahead before Parliament had been informed. In a written statement to Parliament, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed Feb. 25 that Britain is working on a new warhead to equip it’s Trident missile-armed nuclear submarine fleet. “To ensure the Government maintains an effective deterrent throughout the commission of the Dreadnought Class ballistic missile submarine we are re…
ISIS may possesss nuclear material stolen from Iraq
LONDON: Islamic State terror group may have developed a nuclear device by using radioactive uranium stolen from Iraq 's Mosul University after seizing control of the city last June, a British media report says. Militants boasted of the device on social media, with one even commenting on the destruction such a bomb would wreak in London, four months after the chemical went missing from Mosul University, Mirror newspaper reported. One of the extremists making online threats to the west is British explosives expert Hamayun T…
China warns Britain to stay out of its affairs
Protesters at Hong Kong’s main protest camp were bracing themselves for eviction on Monday night as David Cameron said China was “mistaken” to bar a group of British MPs from visiting the former colony and Beijing warned that foreign nations should not meddle in its “domestic affairs”. Skirmishes between police and protesters dragged into Monday morning after some of the worst violence since the protests began in September broke out on Sunday night as demonstrators attempted to lay siege to Hong Kong’s government headquarters in Adm…
India must integrate its service HQs with MoD
In any other country they may have rated passing mention, but India's intrusive visual media took it upon itself to project each incident as a disaster of Titanic proportions, subjecting it to shrill and ill-informed discussions. The dramatic changes in the navy's upper ranks are bound to unsettle its junior officers and sailors. The new chief's first major challenge, therefore, will be to restore the confidence of h…
Defexpo to showcase India's defence capabilities
Country's capabilities in land, naval and security systems and its emergence as an "attractive destination" for investment in the defence sector will be showcased at the Defexpo India starting Fe b 6. A total of 624 companies from 30 countries will take part in the four-day event. Considered one of Asia's biggest land and maritime shows, the Defexpo is taking place at a time when the government has revised defence procurement procedure to make "buy Indian" and "buy and make Indian" preferred categ…
India set to overtake Britain's defence budget by 2017: Report
India looks set to spend more on its defence budget than cash-strapped Britain within four years' time, according to a new report published on Wednesday. International defence analysis firm IHS Jane's says that Britain's military budget is set to be outstripped by its former colony by 2017, as the country drops to sixth place from fourth in terms of global military spending. The UK will fall behind Russia in 2013 and slip further and come neck-and-neck with India by 2016. "The reality is that our armed forces' a…
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