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Putin: Russia is Winning the Arms Race

Hypersonics and the Russian Wunderwaffe Highlighted in Putin’s Speech Russian President Vladimir Putin attended an annual meeting of the Defense Ministry Board, Monday. Two features arose from both his speech and that of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Firstly, Russian officials believe that updated weapons in the army are necessary to ensure the security of Russia as the country sees threats…

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#Avangard hypersonic missiles #Hypersonic Weapons #Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation #Nuclear Deterrence

Will US React to "Cyber Pearl Harbour"?

Will US React to “Cyber Pearl Harbour”?

Cyber War Looms as US Plans Retaliation Against Russia The US is said to be planning a counter to the massive cyber attack that hit 200 US government agencies and companies. Although Russia denies the allegations, the Biden administration is said to be considering retaliation against Russia following the cyber attack, including financial penaltis and counter-hacking. Ron Klain, the incoming White…

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#Cyber Pearl Harbour #Cyber Warfare #Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)#solarwinds

General Sir Nick Carter on Warfare Today

Chief of Defence Staff Highlights Digital Domain in RUSI Speech General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of Defence Staff’s speech at the Annual Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Conference outlined the threats, challenges and developments shaping Britain’s Armed Forces in the age of persistent competition and digital disruption. Text of General Sir Nick Carter’s Speech in…

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#British Army #Chief of Defence Staff #China #Conferences #COVID-19 #Cyber Warfare #Disruptive Technology #Information Warfare #London #NATO #Nick Carter #RAF #Royal Navy #Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)#Russia #Unrestricted Warfare #USA

The Woke War Over Rorke's Drift Painting

The Woke War Over Rorke’s Drift Painting

Famous British Army Victory Gets Woke Warning After BLM Campaign Black Lives Matter campaigners in the UK have won another victory against British history. A painting of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift and other artworks in the Royal Collection have been rebranded to reflect the Black Lives Matter agenda. The Battle of Rorke’s Drift was one of the British Army’s most famous victories. A vastly…

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#24th Regiment of Foot #Black Lives Matter #Corps of Royal Engineers #Honours and Awards #John Chard #Rorke&039;s Drift #Royal Collection #South Africa #Victoria Cross

US Agencies Hit By Massive Cyberattack

Russia Implicated in Latest US Cyber Attacks The US government issued an emergency directive to federal agencies in the wake of a major cyberattack, as multiple media outlets reported at least two departments — including the Treasury — had been targeted by hackers with ties to Russia. In a statement Sunday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it had ordered federal…

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#Cyber Warfare #Cyberattack #cybersecurity #Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency #DefenseTalk #government #Russia #Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)#security #solarwinds

British Army Names Best Book of 2020

British Army Military Book of the Year 2020 Winners Announced The British Army Military Book of the Year (#BAMBY) is the Army’s own annual literary prize. Each year, a shortlist of books is considered by ten judges from the Regular Army and Reserve. Normally announced in October each year, this year’s BAMBY was delayed until December due to COVID-19. The British Army announced Monday that the…

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#Alexander Watson #Anthony King #Book Review #British Army #British Army Military Book of the Year #Jim Matthews #Jim Mattis #Jonathan Fennell #Peter Caddick-Adams #Roger Moorhouse

Inside the SAS

The Best Books on the Special Air Service Warfare.Today has put together a list of the top books about the Special Air Service (SAS) – and the Special Boat Service (SBS) – some of them written by former members of the British Army’s elite special forces, all of them fascinating. Ollie Ollerton, Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host’s Incredible True Story Ollie Ollerton, Break Point Ex-Special…

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#22 SAS #Andy McNab #Ben McIntyre #British Army #Cedric Delves #Falklands War #Harry McCallion #IRA #Matthew Ollie Ollerton #Northern Ireland #Peter Ratcliffe #Rusty Firmin #Special Air Service (SAS)#Special Boat Service (SBS)#Special Forces #World War II

US Troops Pulling Out of Somalia

Is the US Abandoning Somalia to Al-Shabaab Extremists? The United States is pulling hundreds of troops deployed to Somalia to battle al-Shabaab terrorists even as military commanders admit the threat from the al-Qaeda-linked terror group has not been eliminated. “A threat remains,” Africa Command spokesman Colonel Chris Karns told VOA following the announcement late Friday that President Donald…

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45 Commando Train on New CanAm 6x6s

New All-Terrain Vehicles for Royal Marines Put to the Test Royal Marines tested their ability to outfox radar using new all-terrain vehicles to move mortars around Salisbury Plain. The commandos rolled out CanAm 6×6 vehicles to move mortars and their crews rapidly around the battlefield, avoiding detection and bring down a hail of fire and fury on enemy positions. Mortars have been a staple of…

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#45 Commando #45 Commando Mortar Troop #53 Battery Royal Artillery #All-Terrain Vehicle #Armoured Support Group #CanAm 6x6 #Dale Martin #Future Commando Force #Mortar Locating Radar #Royal Artillery #Royal Marines #Salisbury Plain #Viking Mortar Section

Royal Navy Completes LRG(X)

Update on Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) (LRG(X)) The assault ship HMS Albion has sailed back home to Devonport having led Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) (LRG(X)) on a series of exercises which will help shape the Royal Navy and Royal Marines of tomorrow. Working together with HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay, the task group has focused on developing the tactics and technology…

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#Cyprus #Future Commando Force #HMNB Devonport #HMS Dragon #NATO #Operation Sea Guardian #RFA Lyme Bay #Royal Marines #Royal Navy

Celebrating Captain Tom Moore

The 100-Year-Old Hero Who Raised £33 Million for Charity Captain Sir Thomas Moore, popularly known as “Captain Tom”, is a former British Army officer who became wolrd-famous for his great achievement in raising money for charity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moore served in India, the Burma campaign during the Second World War, and later became an instructor in armoured warfare. After the war, he…

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#Armoured Vehicle Fighting School #Army Foundation College #Bovington Camp #COVID-19 #Duke of Wellington&039;s Regiment #Royal Armoured Corps #Tom Moore #World War II

British Soldiers Deploy to Mali

Light Dragoons and Royal Anglians on African Peacekeeping Mission A UK task force has arrived in Mali to join the UN peacekeeping mission where they will provide a reconnaissance capability. The force is primarily drawn from the Light Dragoons alongside the Royal Anglian Regiment and supported by specialist trades from across the Armed Forces. The UK Task Force will provide a highly specialised…

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#Africa #Airbus A400M Atlas #Al-Qaeda #Azawad #Ben Wallace #Camp Bagnold #Counter-Terrorism #Islamic State #Mali #Malian Civil War #Operation Barkhane #RAF Brize Norton #Ralph Alger Bagnold #Royal Anglian Regiment #Sahel #The Light Dragoons #Tom Robinson #Tuareg #United Nations

Royal Navy Monitors Russian Presence Near UK Waters

Russian Warships, Submarine Prompt Royal Navy Response Every move made by the Russians – a surfaced submarine, destroyer, corvette, patrol ship and their supporting tugs and supply ships – was watched closely by eight Royal Navy ships from the English Channel and the Celtic Sea to waters close to the west coast of Scotland in a concerted operation over the last two weeks. This is why the Royal…

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#Boikiy (Corvette)#Celtic Sea #English Channel #First Sea Lord #HMS Kent #HMS Lancaster #HMS Northumberland #HMS Richmond #HMS Severn #HMS Tyne #Irish Sea #RFA Tideforce #RFA Tiderace #Royal Navy #Scotland #Stary Oskol (Submarine)#Tony Radakin #Vice-Admiral Kulakov

Aimen Dean: Our Man in Al-Qaeda

The Islamic Terrorist Who Became an MI6 Spy As one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden. As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda’s chemical weapons programme, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him…

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#9/11 #Aimen Dean #Al-Qaeda #Bosnia #Bosnian War #Islamic Terrorism #Khalid al-Hajj #Khalid Sheikh Mohamed #MI6 #Osama bin Laden #Paul Cruickshank #Sayyid Qutb #Tim Lister #Yugoslavia

Islamic State Christmas Terror Warning

MI6 Spy Warns Islamic State Preparing Terrorist Attacks Across Europe A former MI6 operative has warned that the Islamic State is plotting Christmas terror attacks across Eusropes in revenge for the republication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed by the French satirical Charlie Hebdo. Aimen Dean (a pseudonym) has claimed that plots are being hatched in jihadi-held areas of northern Syria and…

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#Abu Omar al-Shishani #Aimen Dean #Al-Qaeda #Charlie Hebdo #France #International Security Expo #ISIS #Islamic Separatism #Islamic State #Islamic Terrorism #Ken McCallum #MI5 #MI6 #UK

New £2.6M maintenance contract for RAF C-17 fleet

The new £2.6M maintenance contract will create 25 industry jobs at RAF Brize Norton. Defence Equipment & Support has signed a £2.6M maintenance contract for the Royal Air Force’s fleet of C-17A Globemaster aircraft which will create 25 industry jobs at RAF Brize Norton. Delivered three months early, the contract for increasing maintenance support will help improve the overall availability of the…

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#RAF

RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft close to UK airspace

RAF Typhoon fast jets took off from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland to intercept Russian military aircraft operating near UK airspace.

RAF Typhoon fast jets were scrambled this morning to intercept Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace near UK airspace.

The Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth on Saturday morning and were joined by an RAF Voyager from RAF Brize Norton,…

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