National Security

German military given green light to shoot down drones

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The German government has approved a proposal permitting the military to intercept and destroy drones operating above critical infrastructure...

Joint Expeditionary Force activates UK-led reaction system to track maritime threats

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The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has activated a sophisticated UK-led response mechanism aimed at identifying potential threats to undersea...

Finnish Navy assisting with Gulf of Finland cable investigation

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The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) have announced that they will extend executive support to the Finnish police regarding the...

UAPs present no ‘military threat’ to the UK

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The UK Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard has stated that after five decades of investigations...

NATO warns of Russian threat to North Sea critical infrastructure

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NATO representatives have expressed concern about Russia's actions in the North Sea where Russian ships have reportedly engaged in...

Turkish UAV located crash site of helicopter carrying Iran’s president

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A Turkish Bayraktar Akinci high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) was able to locate the crash site...

Estonian special forces train in crisis response

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In December, the Estonian Special Operations Command conducted an international exercise on the island of Saaremaa to practice crisis...

First replacement MH-60T airframe delivered to US Coast Guard

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Lockheed Martin's subsidiary Sikorsky has recently delivered the initial airframe of 45 replacement MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters to the US...

GM Defense wins contract for Next-Generation Armored Heavy-Duty SUV

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General Motors' subsidiary, GM Defense, has been awarded a 10-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) full-rate production contract by...

Baltic-connector gas pipeline damaged in suspected Russian sabotage

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Finland has announced that the damage to their underwater natural gas pipeline with Estonia on Sunday may have been...

RAF Typhoon jets intercept Russian bombers flying off Scotland

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Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers this morning as...

China’s spy balloon gathered information on sensitive U.S. military sites

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In January 2023, a Chinese spy balloon entered U.S. airspace and flew over several states for more than a...

Terror threat level in Northern Ireland raised to ‘severe’

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The terror threat level in Northern Ireland has been raised from "substantial" to "severe", meaning that an attack is...

U.S. shoots down unidentified object over Canada

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada, the second such incident...

Norway deploys military to protect oil and gas installations

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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on 28 September that the country will be deploying its military to...

Marshall Land Systems delivers EOD and ECM vehicles to UK MoD

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UK-based Marshall Land Systems has delivered the first 10 of 120 specialist military vehicles to the UK Ministry of...

Royal Navy takes over monitoring English Channel

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on 14 April that from today the Royal Navy is taking over operational...

Finland targeted in cyber attack, airspace breached

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Finnish news agency YLE reported on 8 April that the websites of Finland's defence and foreign affairs ministries were...

UK armed forces gearing up for possible no-deal Brexit

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As part of the UK Government planning for a possible no-deal Brexit, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has...

France to deploy troops to maintain security during Yellow Vest protests

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced that soldiers will be deployed across the country to help maintain security during yellow...

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