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Threat to the uk seriously, the integrated view of the defence white command paper published in march set out the mods assessment of threats we face and how we will meet them. my lords, unidentified does not mean suspicious. - and does my noble friend the minister recognise . that the us report referred to says there is no clear i indication that there is any nonterrestrial explanationl for the 144 sightings that it specifies? - and the idea that in an era of mobile phone cameras, | drones and f...

People who have been concerned with ufos have been dismissed as fantasists. but now the us the director of national intelligence, who oversees 17 intelligence agencies, has published a report saying the data on ufos is inconclusive. the report offers several possible explanations and does not rule out that these could be military aircraft with very advanced capabilities or even extraterrestrial phenomena. the mod deals with actual threats substantiated by evidence and the government continues to...

By evidence and the government continues to take any potential threat to the uk seriously, the integrated view of the defence white command paper published in march set out the mods assessment of threats we face and how we will meet them. my lords, unidentified does not mean suspicious. - and does my noble friend the minister recognise . that the us report referred to says there is no clear i indication that there is any nonterrestrial explanationl for the 144 sightings that it specifies? - and ...

Threat to the uk seriously, the integrated view of the defence white command paper published in march set out the mods assessment of threats we face and how we will meet them. my lords, unidentified does not mean suspicious. - and does my noble friend the minister recognise . that the us report referred to says there is no clear i indication that there is any nonterrestrial explanationl for the 144 sightings that it specifies? - and the idea that in an era of mobile phone cameras, | drones and f...

Agencies, has published a report saying the data ufos is inconclusive. the report offers several possible explanations and does not rule out these could be military aircraft with very advanced capabilities or even extraterrestrial phenomena. either way, can my noble friend the minister reassure members of the public that the ministry of defence takes reports of unidentified objects in our airspace very seriously and will she consider publishing a detailed assessment of the data we hold? what i w...

UK defence officials have quietly extended the out-of-service date for the Royal Navy’s Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin rotorcraft under plans that will now see the heavy, three-engined type operating until 2040.

Defence Secretary Strategic Command RUSI conference speech Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s speech at the RUSI Strategic Command Conference: Sharpening the UK Defence’s edge in the 2020’s. From: 26 May 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) It’s all about integration today I noticed in the themes, and there’s always a tendency to treat integration as the Holy Grail. And there are indeed champions of it who pursue integration for integration’s sake with a sor...

By Dominic Perry2021-05-05T09:14:00+01:00 With the UK set to replace its Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of 23 Puma HC2 helicopters by the middle of this decade, the contenders are already lining up. But the competition will be one of the first major procurements in the country to be conducted under new rules designed to make economic and social factors a core part of the selection process, potentially tilting the field. Source: Crown Copyright Puma fleet is scheduled for retirement in mid-2020s ...

The Defence Secretary has said any attacks on Allied troops will be “met with a forceful response” as he confirmed the withdrawal of the British Armed Forces from Afghanistan. Ben Wallace said the security of those still serving in the country “remains our priority” as he announced the “drawdown”. In a statement made after the confirmed withdrawal of Nato forces from May 1, Mr Wallace said: “The people of Afghanistan deserve a peaceful and stable future. Secretary of State for Def...

Security experts believe the Wagner Group is used deniably to flex Moscow’s military power by supporting weak or illegitimate regimes, often with direct military support from the Russian army. The group is particularly active in Syria, Libya and across sub-Saharan Africa, where armed assistance is rewarded with access to energy reserves and gold and other precious metals. British security officials warn the use of such unregulated forces shows how state threats can manifest below the traditio...