A British Royal Navy F‑35B stealth fighter jet is currently receiving discreet repair work at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala. The operation, prompted by an emergency landing in mid-June, is being overseen exclusively by UK personnel, raising security discussions amid the technical patch-up. The jet touched down on 14 June[Read More…]

A Sky News-backed wargame podcast has spotlighted Scotland’s strategic military installations, Faslane, Lossiemouth, and the Shetlands, as potential targets in a hypothetical Russian assault. The dramatic scenario emphasises the need for the UK to strengthen its homeland defence capabilities in response to an increasingly aggressive Russian posture. In the scenario,[Read More…]

The Royal Air Force’s (RAF) VIP Voyager aircraft, famously repainted in a bold Union Jack livery, has come under renewed scrutiny amid claims it is underused and overly expensive. Originally presented as a practical solution for ministerial and diplomatic travel, the aircraft is now being questioned for both its cost-effectiveness[Read More…]

Several North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states bordering Russia are taking a decisive step to enhance national defence, with Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland withdrawing from the 1997 Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines. The move, seen by some as controversial, is driven by growing concerns over Russia’s military[Read More…]