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Feb- 2024 -5 FebruarySea
Royal Navy Taps Thales for $2.3B Sensor Management Deal
Thales has signed a 1.8-billion pound ($2.3 billion) contract to manage the UK Royal Navy's sonar and sensors.
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Jan- 2024 -30 JanuaryEurope
British Warships Incapable of Attacking Houthi Targets on Land: Report
None of the Royal Navy warships deployed in the Red Sea is reportedly capable of striking Houthi targets on land.
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30 JanuaryNuclear
US to Station Nuclear Weapons in UK Amid Growing Russian Threats: Reports
The US is reportedly planning to station its nuclear weapons in the UK in response to growing threats from Russia.
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29 JanuaryEurope
Challenger 3 Battle Tanks to Receive New Modular Armor System
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land has signed a deal to deliver a new modular armor system for the British Army's Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank.
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25 JanuaryEurope
UK Military ‘Too Small’ for War, May Call Up Public to Fight: Army Chief
The UK military is “too small” to survive a war if the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalates to NATO, the British Army’s highest-ranking official said.
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22 JanuaryEurope
British Army Tests Ajax Infantry Vehicles in Extreme Cold
The British Army has announced the successful testing of its new Ajax armored fighting vehicles in extreme cold weather conditions.
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9 JanuaryEurope
UK Hiding Critical Shortage of Military Personnel: Former Officials
The British government is refusing to publicize the current shortage of skilled military personnel to avoid scrutiny, former UK defense officials have claimed.
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3 JanuaryEurope
First Boxer Armored Vehicle Prototypes Arrive in UK for British Army Trials
The UK has taken delivery of its first Boxer next-generation armored fighting vehicles ahead of much-awaited British Army trials.
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2 JanuaryEurope
UK Army Javelin, GMLRS Firings Drop in 2023 Amid Ukraine Aid: Parliament
The British Army saw a significant drop in the number of Javelin and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles fired during military exercises in 2023.
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Dec- 2023 -26 DecemberSea
UK to Divert Warship to Guyana as Tensions Flare With Venezuela
Britain said it will divert a Royal Navy warship to waters off Guyana, after a long-simmering territorial dispute between the South American ally and Venezuela recently flared again.
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