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Published Articles

John Llewellyn Evans was shot dead as he led a raid on Vimy Ridge amid a barrage of poison gas

British soldier so brave ‘it was a shame to kill him’

April 9, 2017 Tim Ripley 0

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, […]

A flare firing over a Type 45 destroyer in 2013. The British ships have been beset by engine problems. DAVE JENKINS/CROWN COPYRIGHT/PA

Revealed: the huge gaps in UK defences

February 5, 2017 Tim Ripley 0

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 […]

Experts believe Britain could now deploy little more than a brigade of 5,000-10,000 troops

Shrunken army fears Russia could destroy it in an afternoon

January 22, 2017 Tim Ripley 0

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 […]

Tim Ripley Reports

Choir of Heroes has a gig with Harry

February 2, 2016 Tim Ripley 0

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 […]

By Peter Gronemann - Flickr: RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, CC BY 2.0, $3

Britain plots bombing of Isis in Libya

January 31, 2016 Tim Ripley 0

A team of British military and intelligence officers last week undertook a secret reconnaissance mission to Libya to plan RAF airstrikes against Isis militants in the […]

Art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo

RAF to launch Top Gun unit

January 31, 2016 Tim Ripley 0

The RAF is to set up an elite Top Gun-style squadron to hone the dogfighting skills of its fighter pilots. After two decades of mainly carrying […]

A Trident missile armed Vanguard class ballistic missile submarine leaving its base in the Firth of Clyde. Photo: bodgerbrooks, CC BY-SA 2.0, $3

Casting Doubt on Jeremy Corbyn’s non-nuclear Trident Suggestions

January 17, 2016 Tim Ripley 0

Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has sparked a row within the Labour Party by suggesting the UK could retain the Trident submarine fleet – […]

Tim Ripley Reports

Key British role in Iraqi victory

January 3, 2016 Tim Ripley 0

Royal Artillery has joined the ground war against Isis by directing strikes against the terror group in Iraq as it emerges that a forward operating […]

Tim Ripley Reports

Drone jammers to guard top events

December 27, 2015 Tim Ripley 0

Sophisticated drone-jamming technology is to be deployed at major public and sporting events in the UK following a successful trial at last month’s Remembrance Sunday […]

MoD Take Advice from Dalek Cartoon

Ministry of Defence warns enemies will outgun UK within 20 years

December 20, 2015 Tim Ripley 0

Britain’s military may be unable to cope with the weaponry of foreign powers and even terrorist groups within 20 years, a report by the Ministry […]

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Tim Ripley - Little Green Men
Tim Ripley, 2003

Welcome to the timripley.co.uk home page.

Please take the time to look through my web pages to find out more about how I can help you identify and understand key issues in the confusing and complex world of defence or enhance your existing coverage and content.

You can also find out more about my books such as Little Green Men, Operation Aleppo, Operation Telic and Deliberate Force – and about my work as a Defence Commentator and Analyst and Photographer.

This site also includes a Terrorism Incidents Database charting major incidents since the end of World War Two through to 2004.

If you want to take matters further do not hesitate to get in touch by telephone or e-mail.

Best wishes

Tim Ripley

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