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Watching the decline in size and construction problems encountered by the USN since 1991 I am reminded of the fate of the Royal Navy after WW2. At first sight the US has done rather better. It still has the world's largest force of nuclear strike carriers and its nuclear submarines remain the...

https://euro-sd.com/2024/10/major-news/41022/laser-self-protection-system/

Ever since the first Zeppelin raids in World War 1 the vulnerability of the civilian population of the UK to attack from the air has been a major factor in shaping our armed forces. The tile "Air Defence of Great Britain" comes from the organisation set up to meet the only air threat imagined in...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/arm-to-cancel-qualcomm-chip-design-license-in-escalation-of-feud Actual nuclear bomb. Probably wouldn't actually happen, since it sounds more like a big bargaining chip, but potentially a huge turning point for the chip industry, and especially...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-germany-trinity-house-agreement-on-defence https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-germany-trinity-house-agreement-on-defence-joint-communique

The British aviation historian Michael J F Bowyer died recently, aged 95. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/30/michael-bowyer-obituary

The UK/US base will remain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o

It was a brief run. In other news, people pedaling bicycles attached to generators is being discussed. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y35qz73n8o

Not really sure about this?? https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-to-build-20-large-one-way-attack-drones-per-month/ The Ministry of Defence has revealed plans for a new long-range strike weapon under the codename Project Brakestop, which aims to produce a minimum of 20 units per month...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/27/boris-johnson-diary-covid-vaccine-invade-netherlands/

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADP010844.pdf Note that the mention of 'battleships' in the paper is likely a reference to the Arsenal Ship concept which was in vogue at the time. Incidentally, this paper was part of a larger NATO sponsored report called the Concepts de systemes pour la...

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/08/31/how-taxpayers-cash-funnelled-climate-manipulation/ Yet another scheme by the new UK government that is unlikely to end well.

It may come as a surprise to think that the British (BAE specifically), would consider upgrading the Hind. However, Western upgrades to the Hind are relatively common, with the French company SAGEM and Israel’s Elbit offering upgrades, and South Africa’s ATE offering the significantly modified...

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/19/model-steam-train-firm-mamod-close-88-years/ :mad: https://www.mamod.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamod

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/19/how-sicily-superyacht-survivor-saved-daughter/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/19/four-britons-missing-yacht-sicily-live-latest/

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/08/hd-hhi-submarines-in-the-polands-orka-program/ This HDS-2300 is apparently a joint marketing effort with Babcock. Oddly enough, Babcock provides the weapons handling system. Not sure if that means it’s a British system? Specs: 2,300 tons...

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/archive-hidden-treasures/first-military-forecast

BAE Systems to unveil new air defense system at Eurosatory