Defence
US Navy destroyer or Royal Navy frigate – what’s best for hunting Russian submarines?
World
The Type 23 does have the Magazine Torpedo Launch System, which enabled me to lob a torpedo straight into the water next ...
As Chinese invasion looms, only a mighty drone strike armada can save Taiwan
World
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan, by contrast, could play out in just a single day as Beijing’s massed fleet steams across the ...
Johnny Mercer faces threat of jail over refusal to name soldiers in Afghan Inquiry
U.K.
Mr Mercer said in his written statement: “I understood this to mean that he had been asked to carry an extra weapon ...
Putin must be laughing all the way to his arsenal over the Tories’ baffling and disgraceful failure to boost defence spending in the Budget
U.K.
More spending on defence, opined Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week, is best secured by more economic growth. Thus spoke the quintessential number-crunching ...
How the Ukrainians are defeating Russia
World
Of course, this shouldn’t all be about the final few miles and white-of-the-eyes defence. Intelligence gathering, the ability to spot incoming attacks ...
Minister defends military’s ‘woke’ policies, as he says Armed Forces must reflect society
U.K.
A government minister has defended the military’s “woke” policies, as he said the Armed Forces must reflect today’s society. Andrew Murrison, the ...
Russia captures Avdiivka but says Ukrainian soldiers holed up at coke plant
World
Russia claimed the capture of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew, but Moscow said that some Ukrainian troops were still ...
Women in Armed Forces ‘feel unsafe’ after Grant Shapps’ comments
U.K.
He said he was concerned that the make-up of the military did not reflect wider society and that more should be done ...
British aircraft carrier was rapidly scrambled to take the lead on major NATO exercise
U.K.
Being the captain of a ship in maintenance is a weird feeling. Three things always struck me in these periods. First, how ...
Russia has found the critical vulnerability in the US Abrams tank
World
The arrival of the US M1A1 Abrams tanks in Ukraine was hailed as a turning point in the war. Coming in at ...