Party to unveil plans for one of UK’s ‘most significant military programmes since the cold war’ The Conservatives will announce plans to build a £10bn British “Iron Dome” similar to Israel’s air and missile defence system, which...
Read MoreThe US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford after an investigation into an alleged planned terrorist attack on the base. At least 10 B-1 bombers used by the US military in the Iran conflict flew out of Fairford on Sunday,...
Read MoreNew RAF unit will warn of incoming missile attacks, and support offensive and defensive operationsA new military unit dedicated to defending satellites, protecting services people need on earth and potentially supporting...
Read MoreCollective training exercises for UK-based units to be suspended for most of this year amid budget pressuresThe British army has been ordered to halt non-essential training exercises in an effort to save money.Troops preparing...
Read MoreResolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitionsThe chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly...
Read MoreKremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia Speaking on the media round this morning, the work and pensions secretary, Pat...
Read More‘People cannot cope with the idea that a gay person might lead the armed forces,’ says StreetingWes Streeting has described receiving a mass of homophobic abuse since he was made defence secretary last month, while also saying...
Read MoreMoscow warns of increased tensions with Britain as Burnham offers Ukraine declassified details of missile componentsEurope live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has accused the Kremlin of “outrageous threats” against the UK after...
Read MoreMoscow warns of increased tensions with Britain as Burnham visits Kyiv to offer declassified details of missile componentsEurope live – latest updatesThe Kremlin has warned of an escalation in tensions between the UK and Russia...
Read MoreIncident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British basesHackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily...
Read MoreRupert Lowe says no talks have taken place after the Reform UK leader said he was ‘open to conversation’ on some sort of electoral dealZia Yusuf said under the plan Reform will create an “integrated surveillance command”, which...
Read MoreRupert Lowe says no talks have taken place after the Reform UK leader said he was ‘open to conversation’ on some sort of electoral dealZia Yusuf said under the plan Reform will create an “integrated surveillance command”, which...
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