UK

Jan- 2023 -

30 January

War

The British Challenger 2 MBT of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment glides effortlessly across soft sand with the low evening light of the Omani landscape glinting off the desert camouflage

UK Planning to Avoid Challenger Tank From Falling Into Russian Hands

The UK has reportedly chalked out a multi-layered plan to deny Russia access to the sensitive technology of its Ukraine-bound Challenger 2 tanks.

30 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

British Army No Longer Top-Level Fighting Force, Warns US General

A US military official has reportedly told UK defense secretary Ben Wallace that the British Army is no longer considered a “top-level fighting force.”

23 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

Turkey Plans to Buy British Warplanes Amid Stalled F-16 Deal With US

Turkey reportedly plans to purchase a large package of weapons and military equipment from the UK amid a stalled F-16 deal with the US.

20 January

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

Thales Receives Radar Support Contract for UK, Italy, France

The Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation has awarded Thales a contract to support the S1850M radars of the UK, Italy, and France.

20 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Navy Receives First Undersea Surveillance Ship

The Royal Navy has officially welcomed its first of two undersea Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance vessel.

19 January

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

UK to Send 600 Brimstone Missiles to Ukraine

Britain said it would send 600 Brimstone missiles to war-torn Ukraine to help its fight against Russian forces.

19 January

Europe

Artist rendering of the UK support ship at sea

Inder Singh Bisht

Royal Navy Buys Three Fleet Support Ships in $2B Deal

The UK government has awarded a $1.97 billion contract to build and deliver three fleet support ships to the Royal Navy.

18 January

Technology

Pictured are Soldiers deployed on Exercise Army Cyber Spartan taking part in creating traffic for the network in order to enable the Blue and Red teams taking part in the exercise to complete their tasks. Exercise Army Cyber Spartan 5 (ACS5) is an offensive and defensive cyber exercise on a live network with the aim to attract the widest talent. Ex. ACS5 welcomes participation from across the Field Army, with units invited to form Blue teams consisting of 10 people each with up to 30 Blue Teams in total. The Blue Teams are the exercising troops and are defending and administering representatives systems and services in a military context, whilst ensuring continued access to user. The Red Team are the opposing force (OPFOR) and their role is to attempt a series of exploits to gain access to information or disrupt normal service operation. These are the actions that the Blue Team are defending against.

Rojoef Manuel

QinetiQ Team Wins UK Military Mission Data Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded QinetiQ-led consortium a contract to provide data solutions for British military systems.

17 January

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Sees ‘Moral Imperative’ of Ukraine Tanks as US Teases New Aid

Britain says its breakthrough decision to provide tanks to Ukraine to fight Russia was a "moral imperative," as the US hints that more military aid is coming.

17 January

Europe