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UK defence and security blog.
I don't think it is all doom and gloom for the armed forces. There does feel like some stability, plans are being put into practice by and large, smart people are doing smart things
Understand the MoD is doing an enormous amount of research on this but I do think this issue will have serious implications and has to be addressed
MoD admits British Army weapons systems are causing brain damage in soldiers itv.com/news/2025-07-2…
Force protection engineers see nothing but a problem to solve, bloody hell though, that is some challenge
Ukrainian fiber-optic drone moving through a Russian trench in Belgorod
If anyone thinks we are going to 5% i have a bridge or seven to sell you
💣| New: UK debt spirals under the UK Government 📉 June borrowing: £20.7bn — second-highest on record 📊 Total debt: £2.87 TRILLION = £58,000 per person (excluding children) Rachel Reeves says “stability” — but the debt keeps climbing The debt mountain continues to grow
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Peter Wilkins case exposes another public body (this one part of @DefenceHQ) that lost sight of the Equality Act and of civil service principles of impartiality and objectivity. One colleague accused him of making a "threatening" FOI request when he tried to draw attention to…
A video clip demonstrating a USN 127 mm 54-caliber Mark 45 gun, coming soon to the Royal Navy Type 26
UK troops from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland clear trenches during exercise Hedgehog in Estonia.
Interesting bit of runway denial
Peru: The National Police and the Pucallpa Prosecutor's Office destroyed two clandestine airstrips used by Cessna planes to transport cocaine from Alto Huallaga in the Huánuco region. The operation, targeting air logistics of a suspected criminal network, took place in the…
When do you think the UK will suffer it's first drone dropped terrorist attack?
Abbot 105 mm SPG, much missed, I think. 105 mm is underrated for close support, although you would have to pit a modern version of this against the various 120 mm mortar systems now available
