‘President Trump’s words don’t worry me – I know what happened in Afghanistan’
Former Royal Marines Commando Dave Pettifer assesses the President’s comments (since rowed back) about NATO troops President Donald Trump’s recent poorly chosen words.
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Triple amputee West Midlands soldier slams Donald Tump’s “ignorant“ comments on allied forces
Dave Watson suffered life-changing injuries in Helmand in 2010 A former British soldier who lost three limbs serving in Afghanistan reacted angrily today.
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British business centre in Kyiv to support Ukraine war effort
The facility aims to get British SMEs helping the Ukrainian armed forces A new British business centre is to open in Kyiv later.
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Media fearmongering about nuclear war is wrong
While many organisations and media firms spread fear and panic, is the threat of nuclear war as significant as widely believed? From Whitehall.
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RAF and French Forces strike Daesh facility in Syria
As the world looked at Caracus, French and British forces struck a terrorist weapon stash While the world focused on the ruckus in.
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Britain is quietly preparing for war in a more dangerous world
A noticeable shift in Britain’s political and national mood As we head into 2026, something has changed in Britain’s national mood. It is.
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Military gap years won’t fix a generation – but real investment might
It sounds like a winner – but time will tell if it really is the real deal The government’s new military gap year.
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Britain’s defence policy shift to drone innovation
Concern over Russia’s drone-related threat to Europe prompting £142m investment boost Britain’s Armed Forces are accelerating their innovation in drone and counter-drone technologies.
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Senior officer killed in Moscow blast
A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bomb attack in Moscow, underscoring the continued vulnerability of high-ranking military figures nearly.
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Deaf soldier joins lawsuit for British troops against US supplier of ‘faulty’ combat earplugs
A former British Army mortar platoon soldier now forced to wear hearing aids today told how he is joining thousands of other troops.