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Is UK's new defence plan transformational or too little, too late?Today's Big Question Labour's 10-year strategy 'an exercise in tightly bounded ambition' already 'overshadowed by a row over money'
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The state of Britain's Armed ForcesThe Explainer Geopolitical unrest and the unreliability of the Trump administration have led to a frantic re-evaluation of the UK's military capabilities
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Is Europe's defence too reliant on the US?Today's Big Question As the UK and EU plan to 're-arm', how easy will it be to disentangle from US equipment and support?
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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British defence: the crisis in the Armed ForcesTalking Point Depleted military power may not be able to meet its own commitment to up defence spending to 2.5%
By The Week UK Published
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Secret plan for UK to protect Irish skiesUnder The Radar Relations between Dublin and London have historically been strained but covert co-operation has endured for decades
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: The battle for Papua New GuineaPodcast Plus, the MoD's helicopter cancer scandal and the rebirth of the lad mag
By The Week Staff Published
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Russian pilot 'tried to shoot down RAF plane'Speed Read 'Ambiguous' communications triggered the potentially deadly incident in 2022, defence sources say
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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The ethics of military dronesfeature Pilotless bombers play a key role in modern warfare but could AI increase the number of civilian deaths?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘Wings of freedom’: could the UK deliver on jets promise to Ukraine?Talking Point Rishi Sunak considering Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s planes plea but insider says ‘we haven’t got any f***ing jets to give’
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Is the RAF embracing ‘woke ideology’?Talking Point Air force under fire after announcing target of 40% of recruits being women by 2030
By The Week Staff Published
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Inside the ‘toxic culture’ scandal engulfing the Red Arrowsfeature Allegations of bullying, assault and harassment have left the Royal Air Force team ‘in freefall’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The size of the UK Armed Forces examinedfeature Pressure is growing to reverse cuts to troop numbers in response to Ukraine conflict
By The Week Staff Published
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RAF on mission to vaccinate entire Ascension Island in one swoopIn the Spotlight Aircraft failure almost derailed the ambitious jab campaign
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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RAF air strike kills Isis fighters hiding in Iraqi cavesSpeed Read Defence minister pledges to continue ‘relentless’ fight against jihadists
By The Week Staff Last updated
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