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Jan- 2023 -

19 January

Artist rendering of the UK support ship at sea

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

Joe Saballa

British Army Concerned About Modernization Due to Ukraine War: Official

The ongoing war in Ukraine is reportedly making the British Army feel “very uncomfortable” with some aspects of its modernization drive.

16 January

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Sending Heavy Tanks to Ukraine, Prompts Russian Warning

British PM Rishi Sunak pledged to provide 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, making it the first Western nation to supply heavy tanks to Kyiv.

13 January

Asia Pacific

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Racks up New Security Deals With Eyes on China

Space defense, US troop deployments and a "significant" deal with Britain are some of the souvenirs in Japan's PM Kishida's diplomatic tour.

11 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

US, UK Jointly Develop AI Toolbox to Support Warfighters

The US and the UK have developed an artificial intelligence toolbox to support various warfighting missions.

11 January

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

UK, Japan to Sign Major Defense Deal Allowing Troop Deployments

The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a "hugely significant" new defense deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan.

10 January

War

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Considering Sending First Western Tanks to Ukraine: Report

The UK is considering sending Challenger II tanks to Ukraine, potentially overcoming the West’s previous reluctance to send “offensive” weapons to Kyiv.

Dec- 2022 -

28 December

War