Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson in battle over military review
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are locked in a power struggle over money for the military after the chancellor axed the three-year spending review last […]
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Army marches on with ‘failed’ digital recruiting system
Military chiefs are looking to expand an online recruiting system that has left the army short of thousands of soldiers despite repeated criticism from spending […]
We must sacrifice tanks and sell more arms to fund hi‑tech warfare, warns defence secretary
The armed forces will have to give up assets such as tanks if they are to have drones and other modern equipment, the defence secretary […]
US will hit ‘very fast and very hard’ if Iran retaliates for Qassem Soleimani assassination, Trump warns
Donald Trump has warned that the US will hit Iran “very fast and very hard” if it takes retaliatory action after the assassination of the […]
Top brass plans to shrink army
Defence chiefs are discussing plans to slash the size of the British Army and lend one of the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carriers to the […]
Open Source Intelligence and the Syrian Conflict
Syria is perhaps the most “reported on” conflict in the modern era. There is just a “torrent” of news reports, video, still pictures, social media […]
British soldier so brave ‘it was a shame to kill him’
The young Welshman was the bravest soldier the Germans had seen. But his courage went unrecognised because his commanding officers were dead. Now his great-great-nephew, […]
Revealed: the huge gaps in UK defences
Britain has been left with gaping holes in its defences, with warships so noisy that Russian submarines can hear them 100 miles away, drones costing […]
Shrunken army fears Russia could destroy it in an afternoon
Defence cuts have “effectively removed” Britain’s ability to “deliver and sustain” an effective fighting force against a “competent” enemy such as Russia, according to the […]
Choir of Heroes has a gig with Harry
The choirmaster Gareth Malone is planning to recruit wounded military veterans to sing at Prince Harry’s Invictus Games in Florida. The progress of the Choir for […]