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Serco hoping to go into space after snapping up US defence contractor Whitney, Bradley & Brown for £212m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 Serco said its takeover of Whitney, Bradley & Brown could open the door to the Pentagon Outsourcer Serco … Read more
MPs call on Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in defence industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 MPs have called on the Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in the defence industry. A defence committee study … Read more
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Britain is at growing risk of a chemical and biological attack due to a ‘breakdown of world order’ as states ignore international rules. Wallace suggested the internet could be to blame for the increasing threat, amid fears those set on using chemical weapons against their opponents can find a wealth … Read more
The calamitous state of the British Army is revealed today in a leaked briefing. All but one of its 33 infantry battalions are dangerously short of combat-ready troops, according to the alarming Ministry of Defence report. Marked ‘Official: Sensitive’, it shows that key frontline units have barely half the manpower needed for operational deployment. A … Read more
Hero dad is left with a broken skull after being attacked with an AXE as he saved his female neighbour from violent home intruders Father-of-three was repeatedly stabbed by men who broke his skull with an axe Russell Irwin heard neighbour scream as three armed men entered her home The men were armed with a machete, gun … Read more
Defence chiefs fired more than a THIRD of their Afghan translators – without right to appeal, figures show More than 1,000 interpreters had contracts ‘terminated’ without right to appeal No fired translator gets a relocation even if they claim to be Taliban targets Some say they’re only finding out terminations when applying to come to … Read more
Russian hackers target Ministry of Defence, Home Office and police through attack on computer company serving public sector bodies Russian hackers are thought to be behind a ‘very serious’ cyber security breach Some 40 government agencies were infiltrated by hackers, Microsoft said Operation began in March but confirmation UK was targeted came yesterday By Emer … Read more
Russia has been ‘flexing their muscles’ in the UK’s backyard in a way not seen since the Cold War, the Chief of the Defence Staff has said, after 10 warships entered British waters. Delivering his Royal United Services Institute Christmas lecture, General Sir Nick Carter said Moscow wanted to test Britain and the Nato allies … Read more
‘We will protect our fishermen’: Navy should be used to stop EU trawlers operating in UK waters, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace MP defends plan to deploy four patrol boats if trade talks with the EU collapse He says fishermen have a right to be protected while they go about their work But critics say … Read more
Airbus says extra defence spending announced by Government is vital to protect Britain’s satellites from attack By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 Airbus has said the extra defence spending announced by the Government this month is vital to protect Britain’s satellites … Read more