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Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey MP visited Burnley aerospace giant Safran Nacelles during a visit to the town on Friday.

Reports that the US will not support gas project masks a budding relationship between Greece and Israel

Late last month, Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the UK House of Commons Defence Committee, argued that the problems pertaining to the Ajax tanks are "[…] just another...

New British tanks costing £3.5bn cannot be driven safely over 20mph, reveals leaked report Danielle Sheridan © BRITISH ARMY The Royal Tank Regiment on an exercise with a Challenger 2 tank. The new Ajax vehicles could pose safety risks to soldiers - BRITISH ARMY A new fleet of tanks bought by the Army for £3.5 billion cannot be driven safely over 20mph, a leaked report has revealed. Military chiefs have been warned that the new Ajax armoured fighting vehicles pose safety ri...

Trials of the vehicle had to be suspended from November 2020 to March of this year, after troops suffered swollen joints and tinnitus

Sunburned tourists and fighter jets: The Israel-Greece alliance Sean Mathews © A man dives at Agios Nikitas beach in Greece [File: Dimitris Rapakousis/Reuters] A man dives at Agios Nikitas beach in Greece [File: Dimitris Rapakousis/Reuters] Vaccinated Israeli tourists are now allowed to sun themselves on Greek beaches thanks to a COVID-19 green card agreed on by leaders in Athens and Tel Aviv. As the holidaymakers make their way across the Mediterranean another group will be ...

France and Germany spend more on military than the UK, new report reveals Report says Britain, which is traditionally in the lead when it comes to military expenditure, is instead stabilising spending 10 February 2021 • 7:36pm The figures do not take include the settlement worth an extra £24 billion that was awarded to the MoD by Boris Johnson last November Credit: MoD France and Germany now spend more on the military than the UK, a new report has revealed. The paper, Rethinking our Defense...

Tara Kavaler 01/06/2021 Jewish state will provide training and aircraft to Hellenic Air Force in the largest-ever military supply deal between the countries The Greek government on Tuesday approved a $1.68 billion Israeli Defense Ministry bid to provide equipment and training over two decades to enhance its air defense, in the largest-ever military supply deal between the countries. “This agreement reflects the excellent and developing relations we have with Greece. It is a long-term partne...