The UK Ministry of Defense has announced that the British Army has invested $137 million (£102 million) in a high-end surveillance system allowing frontline soldiers to detect and engage enemy targets in seconds. According to a press release, Elbit Systems UK Ltd, a business unit of Israeli company Elbit Systems, will deliver a state-of-the-art ‘sensor to shooter’ system creating an additional 40 highly-skilled engineering and manufacturing jobs […]
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The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that the UK Ministry of Defence has contracted MBDA to supply the miniature, cruise missile system for F-35 fighter jets. Missile specialist MBDA has received a contract valued at $746 million for the production of the SPEAR missile system from the Royal Air Force. SPEAR (known in UK service as SPEAR3) is a 1.8 meters long, cruise missile system that has […]
WFEL, the UK subsidiary of German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), has announced that the first British manufacture of Ministry of Defense’s Boxer mechanized infantry vehicles moves further forward with significant contracts signed. According to a company news release, ARTEC consortium member, KMW, has concluded a further contractual agreement with WFEL for the production over ten years of Boxer Vehicle Drive Module fabricated hulls – together […]
Fracking Shatters Illusions Of A Clean British Columbia By Peter McCartney, The Georgia Straight. November 10, 2020 Fracking Shatters Illusions Of A Clean British Columbia2020-11-102020-11-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cnrl_west_stoddart_gas_plant-e1605047077807.jpg200px200px Above photo: CNRL West Stoddart gas plant. Peter McCartney/Wilderness Committee. NOTE: Now that Joe Biden is likely to be the president, it’s important to remind ourselves of the damage done by fracking. Wind howls in my ears. My fingers are numb. […]
The British Army has revealed that it has been testing a new Lockheed Martin’s unmanned aircraft system called the Indago. “An Indago Remote Piloted Aerial System (RPAS) is tested at the Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) [the annual British Army innovative experimentation program],” the British Army said in a Twitter post. The Indago is a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) small unmanned aerial system (UAS) developed by […]
A massive ‘Tallboy’ bomb dropped during a British Royal Air Force attack on a Nazi warship in 1945 has exploded underwater while being defused in northern Poland. No one was hurt, but buildings ashore were shaken by the blast. Navy sappers were trying to neutralize the 5.4-ton device – found last year at the bottom of the Piast Canal, which connects the Baltic Sea with the […]
On Monday, WFEL Limited has announced that it received a new contract from the UK’s Ministry of Defence for the supply of 17 Sets of its MGB Medium Girder Bridges. This follows a review of the MoD’s modular gap crossing capabilities, which aimed to draw together existing in-service capabilities into a single coherent capability, according to a company news release. These 17 new MGB bridging sets […]
Idli are steamed cakes originating in southern India, which are now popular throughout the country. It is a breakfast food, made by steaming a batter of fermented rice and black lentil beans in special moulds, and usually eaten with Sambar – a lentil-based vegetable stew. Former UN diplomat and Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor pounced on British professor Edward Anderson for his ‘unsavoury’ comment on idlis, a […]
The UK has recorded 17,540 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The new figure is an increase of 3,300 above those reported on Wednesday, and smashes the country’s previous record for cases registered in a single day. A further 77 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were also reported by UK health officials on Thursday. The latest data means that a […]
Church of England forgave pedophiles en masse, allowed them to continue working with children, inquiry finds [ Editor’s Note: This is a doubly sickening story. First, we have the continuing epidemic of the ‘unholy’ church leadership allowing this to go for so long, and then the failure of the British legal and political systems to hold them to account. By all I mean from the Bishops […]
The joint venture company Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has announced on Wednesday that it won a UK Ministry of Defence contract to upgrade and sustain the British Army’s fleet of Fuchs/Fox CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and training simulator. The order is worth over £16 miilion ($20 miilion). The Fuchs is a 6×6 armoured vehicle with built-in detection equipment for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats. […]
A Western weapons-industry funded think tank claims Russia’s military capability is at its strongest since the Cold War period, and its forces are better equipped and more professional after ten years of investment and reform. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), says Russia’s modernization and recent combat experience means it now has a highly capable army. It is worth noting that the organisation is funded […]
Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by UK Labour Party lawmaker Chris Bryant, who credited the politician for easting political tensions amid violent protests across the US. “When American cities have been in flames and citizen has been pitched against citizen, Joe has been a calming influence to bear,” Bryant reportedly said Monday. “When others have resorted to violent […]
Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini announced on Thursday that its UK users, individual and institutional, will now be able to trade and store crypto using the Pound sterling (GBP). Source link
The proposed bill has drawn criticism from human rights groups, the Labour party and even MPs from the ruling Conservative party. Opponents of the bill say it would breach human rights laws and allow the British authorities to block an investigation if troops committed serious violations. The government of Boris Johnson has been urged to rethink its plans to introduce a bill that critics say would […]
As European Union ministers met in Brussels on Monday ahead of a summit of heads of government later this week, the UK Parliament pressed on with draft legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol of the EU Withdrawal Agreement. On Tuesday, European Union leaders warned the UK that changes to the Brexit agreement could scupper trade talks. EU Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic said that Brussels would not […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009201080517287-the-last-voyage-indian-aircraft-carrier-ship-viraat-sails-to-gujarat-for-final-farewell/ After having served in the UK’s Royal Navy as the HMS Hermes, the vessel was inducted into the Indian Navy back in 1987. In India, the ship was renamed the “Viraat”, which is the Hindi word for “gigantic”. True to its name, the vessel weighs 27,800 tonnes and holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest-serving […]
The newly-published book offers an exhilarating true-life espionage story based on the remarkable life of a woman who successfully “evaded the Chinese, the Japanese, the Nazis, MI5, MI6, and the FBI” and survived to write her memoirs and even promote them. An elegant British housewife and mother- of- three, Mrs Len Burton, who lived in Oxfordshire hamlet Great Rollright, was apparently renowned for her perfect scones […]
Harry Dunn’s alleged killer Anne Sacoolas who left England after ‘causing his death by driving on the wrong side of the road’ DID NOT have diplomatic immunity, his family is told Harry Dunn, 19, died when his motorcycle was struck by car near RAF Croughton Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity after the collision in August 2019 Director of Public Prosecutions concluded suspect should not have left the UK It […]
A prominent British university is fire-fighting toxic allegations of misogyny, assault, and snobbery Wednesday after a group of male students in a “lads chat” on WhatsApp joked about an alleged competition among “posh lads competing on fucking the poorest girl.” The group at tony Durham University also joked about the “most cost effective way” of getting women drunk to take advantage of them sexually, and are […]
The British government’s Brexit-motivated plan for the internal market will rob Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland of their powers to decide on how they should live, officials fear. London “plans to sacrifice the future of the union by stealing powers from devolved administrations,” said Jeremy Miles, Wales’ counsel general and minister for European transition. He was referring to the Internal Market bill, which the Boris Johnson […]
Late last month, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak reportedly signaled the Treasury’s readiness for a $40 billion tax hike on the wealthy aimed at filling the gap in the country’s finances caused by the coronavirus crisis. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have agreed to cut personal taxes before the next general election scheduled for 2024, according to […]
Dr Jude Lal Fernando is assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin and is the director of Trinity Centre for Post-Conflict Justice. He is also the coordinator of the People’s Tribunal on Sri Lanka which found the Sri Lankan state guilty of genocide and USA and UK complicit in genocide against the Tamils. Dr Fernando explains in detail the colonial origins and geostrategic nature of Britain’s involvement […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105739/28/1057392872_0:104:2048:1256_1200x675_80_0_0_957977e5b1ab42b73eacbc2af0d5d6d0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009011080332897-british-pounddollar-rises-to-highest-price-since-december-2019/ The dollar fell not only against major currencies but also against emerging Asian ones, as analysts project it will remain extremely low in the near future. The British pound hit $1.3402, its highest price since December 2019, after the Japanese foreign minister said that the UK and Japan are close to signing a trade deal. The dollar was at […]
While the alleged attacker has been released on bail while the cops conduct an investigation, the Conservative Party has reportedly refused to suspend him. A lady who accused a British Conservative Party MP of raping her is now seeking to have him named in the Parliament once it returns from its summer recess, by having a peer or another MP invoke parliamentary privilege in order to […]
On Monday, the Royal Air Force has reported that Typhoon fighter jets currently deployed in Lithuania have intercepted a Russian IL-20 (NATO code name COOT A) Ilyushin Il-20M radar reconnaissance and electronic intelligence aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea. The Ilyushin Il-20M is an upgraded electronic signals intelligence aircraft based on a 1950s-era turboprop-powered plane. Spy plane carries a wide array of antennas, optical and infrared […]
Covid-19 will stay with humankind “forever in some form or another,” a leading British scientist has predicted, advocating regular vaccinations of the population against the deadly disease. The not-exactly-optimistic prognosis was produced by Sir Mark Walport, a member of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), on Saturday. Unlike some other diseases, like smallpox “which could be eradicated by vaccination,” Covid-19 is unlikely to […]
The Duchess of Sussex is drawing backlash and calls to strip her of title for ‘meddling’ in the US elections by implying her support for Democrat candidate Joe Biden, which is strictly prohibited by the British Royal Family. “We all know what’s at stake this year,” Meghan Markle said Thursday at an online event hosted by gender-equity group United State of Women. “I know it. I […]
On 20 August, the UK Ministry of Defense has announced new hybrid technology is being tested on the Army’s Foxhound and Jackal 2 vehicles following a £3 million investment. Offering improved silent mobility, hybrid and electric drive systems will provide sustainability benefits and deliver potential military advantages, reducing noise and increasing stealth capability. Electric systems will also provide game-changing power off-board, while increased power onboard will […]
‘What Happens If Julian Assange Dies In A British Prison?’ August 18, 2020 ‘What Happens If Julian Assange Dies In A British Prison?’2020-08-182020-08-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/prison-belmarsh-with-assange-image-e1597681085846.jpg200px200px Julian Assange appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via video-link on Friday, August 14, 2020. Seen to those in attendance through two flat-screen monitors placed at either side of the west London courtroom, the WikiLeaks founder and former editor patiently sat through the proceedings […]
International Lawyers Make Urgent Appeal To British Government By Lawyers for Assange, Consortium News. August 17, 2020 International Lawyers Make Urgent Appeal To British Government2020-08-172020-08-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/assange.jpg200px200px An array of international lawyers have written to the British prime minister, foreign secretary, secretary of state for justice and home secretary outlining his illegal treatment and demanding Julian Assange’s release. Lawyers for Assange Independent international legal observers of the proceedings in the […]
The British Army has deployed its upgraded Foxhound armoured vehicles to Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of Exercise Quick Response 2020. The purpose of the exercise is to test and demonstrate the European Union Force’s ability to quickly gain reinforcements and deploy forces to ensure continued security and stability. “Quick Response 2020.” will be held throughout the country, in close cooperation with local authorities, law enforcement […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. At several moments in the blockbuster new royal biography Finding Freedom, we are told what Harry and Meghan were thinking at precise moments in time; that Harry felt William’s use of the words “this girl” to […]