Royal Navy could bring four laser 'death ray' weapons that can destroy a £1 coin from a kilometre away into service in just two years under defence spending boost
The spaced-aged 'death ray', dubbed 'DragonFire', is used to blow up missiles, jets and swarms of explosive suicide drones - with a former head of the Royal Navy hailing them 'war-winners'.
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British Armed Forces
The children, from Oxfordshire, all currently have a parent serving in the British Armed Forces. The change had the effect of pushing war crimes allegations against the SAS outside the cut off ...
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A Skills Shortage Plagues British Defense
Today, the U.K. defense sector faces science, technology, engineering, and math expertise shortages, with the British armed forces and industry struggling ... the defense sector among younger ...
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For the British, war remains ancient history
Like the IWM, the many other museums dedicated to the British Armed Forces – the ... Indeed, as of January 1, the British Army’s regular forces numbered fewer than 74,000 troops, with just ...
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'It’s a scandal!’ Army insiders blow whistle on dwindling British Army as retention crisis deepens
As tensions continue to mount over the war in Ukraine, army insiders have revealed the shocking reasons behind our dwindling Armed Forces ... had one medical and one interview, that’s it, otherwise it ...
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Podcast series celebrates Warrior Women
Soviet sniper Lydumila Pavlichenko is the subject of one of the podcast episodes ... who disguised herself as a man to join the British armed forces. The museum said the stories would cover ...
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Ukrainian forces fighting inside Russia are almost surrounded, open source maps show
It showed they were joined to the remaining Ukrainian force located closer to the Russian border by a land corridor around 1 km long and ... "The Russian Armed Forces have driven a deep wedge ...
Trump envoy to meet Putin in Russia
A senior member of Donald Trump’s administration will travel to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, it has been reported. Steve Witkoff, who helped broker the Gaza ceasefire and has been heavily involved ...
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As military and Nato leaders meet in Paris over Ukraine, how will a coalition of the willing work?
One problem is that many European armed forces use US-built ... rather than ground forces. Bearing in mind the weakened state of the British army, an emphasis on fighters might help defence ...
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Yemeni forces pound U.S. carrier for second time in 24 hours
The Yemeni armed forces, in a statement early on Monday ... which had begun a month earlier. The ship, owned by a British company that is partially owned by Israeli tycoon Abraham Ungar, has remained ...
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Top 10 countries with most powerful military strength [2025]
Throughout history, India has encountered incursions from various invaders, including Turks, Arabs, Persians, and the British ... they are one of the largest armed forces in the European Union.