UK Military
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The UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) will track potential threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor the Russian shadow fleet after reported damage to a major undersea cable in the Baltic Sea. The Ministry of Defence has said the operation, named Nordic Warden, was activated last week and will calculate the risk posed by each vessel…
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Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win the general election. In the first new policy announcement of the campaign, the prime minister has unveiled a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time military placement for 12 months or a…
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A former Conservative defence secretary has urged the UK to “lead the way” on defence spending, warning the country is facing a greater threat now than during the Cold War. Sir Michael Fallon told Sky News’ Trevor Phillips that fewer than half of NATO’s members spend 2% of their GDP on defence, “so we need…
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The UK armed forces are losing personnel faster than they can recruit, leaving their “warfighting readiness” in doubt, according to a new report by the Defence Committee. The report also found the military has “key capability and stockpile shortages” that would hamper its ability to engage in “all-out, prolonged war”. It comes as the Royal…
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