Tag: UK

Joint Statement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and the United Kingdom, on the November...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and the United Kingdom are encouraged by the political agreement in...

‘Porcupines’ at sea: British lawmakers sound the alarm on the Royal Navy (Andrew Chuter, Defense News)

Britain’s Parliamentary Defence Committee has fired a broadside at the government, raising significant concerns about the future size and capabilities of the Royal Navy...

It’s Not About Star Wars, It’s About Integration (Juliana Suess, RUSI)

Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, joins us to discuss the future of his responsibilities. He talks about his move from being...

Women in the UK Armed Forces: Is Defence’s Response Good Enough? (Paul O’Neill, RUSI)

Earlier this month, the Ministry of Defence’s overdue response to the House of Commons Defence Committee (HCDC) Report of July 2021 was published. There is much...

UK, Canada join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games (David Ljunggren and Yew Lun Tian, Reuters)

Canada joined Australia, Britain and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, with China calling the...

Australia, UK join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games (Renju Jose and Yew Lun Tian, Reuters)

Australia and Britain will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, their prime ministers said on...

UK defense secretary: In 2022, let’s focus on our resolve (Ben Wallace, Defense News)

The global outlook may darken in the months ahead, but it is how we act that will determine the outcome in 2022. The growing...

Britain Says Russia Must ‘Step Back,’ De-Escalate Tensions On Ukrainian Border (RFE RL)

Britain has said that it wants Russia to de-escalate tensions along the Ukrainian border, where Moscow has amassed more than 90,000 troops. "You've seen the...

Nigeria slams UK’s Omicron travel ban as ‘discriminatory’ (Al Jazeera)

A Nigerian official on Monday criticised a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new...

Leaked crash video of British F-35B shows jet dropping off carrier ramp (Andrew Chuter, Defense News)

The crash into the sea of a British F-35B combat jet on Nov. 17 was caught on video and has been subsequently leaked on...

UK regulator set to block Meta’s Giphy deal – FT (Reuters)

The UK competition regulator is expected to block Meta Platforms' (FB.O) acquisition of online GIF platform Giphy in the coming days, the Financial Times reported on Monday. UK regulator...

The UK government is on the wrong side of history… again (Ahmed Abu Artema, Al Jazeera)

On November 19, British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that she is seeking a terror designation for the Palestinian movement Hamas. Its military wing has already...

British Air Force chief envisions synthetic fuel produced on deployments (Andrew Chuter, Defense News)

Britain’s Air Force chief has outlined a future where synthetic aircraft fuel could be produced on forward air bases and warships, in a speech...

Strengthening intelligence collaboration in Australia: lessons from the UK and the US (Michael Shoebridge, John Coyne and Rajiv Shah, The Strategist)

At the time of the review of Australia’s intelligence agencies in 2017, extremism, state and non-state actors, climate change and technological change were all...

Air Force Lab, New Mexico Institute Get Set for ‘High-Powered Window to Space’ (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

The Air Force Research Laboratory is engaging in a new collaboration that will provide U.S. and U.K. researchers and astronomers with one of the...

Britain’s Drax eyes ’emissions negative’ U.S. biomass plant (Susanna Twidale, Reuters)

Britain's Drax (DRX.L) is considering building a biomass plant in the United States whose power generation it says will absorb more emissions than it...