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Jan- 2024 -

9 January

War

Ground-Launched ASRAAM Clocks Hit Rate of 90 Percent in Ukraine

A UK-delivered mobile air defense system that uses ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile has achieved a strike rate of 90 percent in Ukraine.

8 January

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Astor Invests in New Military Packaging Solutions Center in England

Tactical packaging developer Astor Defence has announced the construction of a new production center on the South Coast of England.

5 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

BAE Facility in Wales Blockaded Over ‘Ties’ With Israeli Military

Protesters blockaded a BAE Systems production facility in Wales on Wednesday over its ties to the Israel Defense Forces.

3 January

Middle East

RFA Lyme Bay has delivered over 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza into Port Said, Egypt. The aid was handed to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society for transfer to Rafah and distribution in Gaza by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The ship, operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary - the Royal Navy’s vital support flotilla - delivered over 300 pallets, containing over 10,000 thermal blankets and nearly 5,000 shelter packs, of UK Aid on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, as well as 11 pallets of medical aid on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus. RFA Lyme Bay is deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean, alongside RFA Argus, as part of Littoral Response Group (South).

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Navy Landing Ship Dock Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

The British government has conducted a maritime shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza using the Royal Navy’s Lyme Bay landing ship dock.

3 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK’s New ‘Frontline-Ready’ Apache Chopper Toppled by Strong Winds

The British Army’s latest Apache AH-64E attack helicopter was toppled over by harsh winds while stationary at the Army Aviation Center in Hampshire.

3 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

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.

2 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

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.

Dec- 2023 -

26 December

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

18 December

Europe