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bbc.co.ukInquiry Hears UK Special Forces Did Not Refer SAS War Crimes Allegations to Police
A former UK Special Forces chief of staff told a public inquiry that allegations against the SAS were kept from military police in 2011 to avoid disrupting operations and lowering morale. The internal review that followed found no wrongdoing within a week.
Breaking DefenseUK Ministry of Defence Selects Four Firms to Develop Drone Wingmen for Apache Helicopters
The UK has chosen BAE Systems, Anduril UK, Tekever and Thales to develop uncrewed aircraft capable of operating alongside British Army Apache attack helicopters. The £10 million ($13.4 million) concept demonstrator effort follows a strategic defense review that called for greater…
bbc.co.ukUK Airdrops Medics and Oxygen to Tristan da Cunha After Suspected Hantavirus Case
Eight personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade parachuted onto the remote South Atlantic island on May 9, 2026, in the first such humanitarian medical deployment by the British military. The operation followed confirmation of one suspected hantavirus infection in a British national…
GB NewsUS Guest Expresses Shock at UK's Ballistic Missile Defense Gaps on GB News
A former Pentagon official appeared on GB News and stated she was flabbergasted by vulnerabilities in Britain's military. The segment highlighted a major gap in the UK's ballistic missile defense systems. The guest cited her experience in foreign policy to express surprise at the…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewFire Damages Commissary Building at RAF Fairford Airbase
A major fire broke out overnight at RAF Fairford, a British airbase. The blaze gutted a commissary building at the site, which hosts a contingent of U.S. Air Force bombers deployed for potential Iran strikes. The incident was reported by open-source intelligence account @Osinttec…
ukdefencejournal.org.ukRAF Typhoon Jets Engage and Destroy Russian Drones in Ukrainian Airspace for First Time
Eurofighter Typhoons operated by the British Royal Air Force have engaged and downed Russian one-way attack drones over Ukraine. This marks the first such incident since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. The development was reported by @sentdefender.