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Neil Ritchie

Neil Ritchie is the founder and editor of DefenceToday.com. Neil has a keen interest in the UK armed forces and national security issues as well as global defence procurement and cyber security matters. He also researches and writes about military history. Neil can be found on Bluesky: @neilritchie.bsky.social
Naval Platforms

Seagull USV in successful trials off Scotland

Elbit Systems UK reported on 4 October that its Seagull Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) had been successfully demonstrated during the Wilton Industry Show and Experiment (WISEX) demonstrations off the coast of Scotland. During the trials,...
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Military Capabilities

Finnish Air Force gears up for Ruska 22 exercise

The Finnish Air Force is getting ready for the Ruska 22 air operations exercise which will run from 3-8 October 2022 and will involve 50 aircraft and around 3,700 personnel at different locations across...
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Military Capabilities

UK-led NATO exercise Joint Warrior gets underway

The UK-led NATO exercise Joint Warrior will begin in Scotland this weekend and will see military forces from the US, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland join their UK...
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National Security

Norway deploys military to protect oil and gas installations

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on 28 September that the country will be deploying its military to protect its oil and gas installations against possible sabotage following the Nord Stream pipeline attacks. The...
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Air Platforms

Russian UAVs not meeting battlefield requirements

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Russian Federation has stated that most of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) produced in Russia do not meet the tactical and technical requirements of the Russian armed...
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Flashpoints

Ukraine to publish instructions in case of nuclear attack

Instructions will be published in the coming days in the event that Russia uses nuclear weapons, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, said. The NSDC apparatus has developed...
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Military Capabilities

NATO air forces participate in RAF-led exercise Cobra Warrior

NATO air forces took part in the RAF-led biannual exercise Cobra Warrior, designed to exercise participants in high-intensity large force tactical training. Running from 5 to 23 September Cobra Warrior was controlled by directing staff...
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Flashpoints

Estonia begins snap military readiness exercise

Estonia has begun a snap readiness exercise to practice the functioning of the reserve army which will take place from 22 to 28 September. It comes a day after Russia announced that it was mobilising...
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