The UK Secretary of State for Defense Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP has confirmed a £800 million ($1,1 billion) contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to build the next-generation Challenger 3 battle tank. “A multi-million-pound investment will deliver the most lethal tank in Europe and allow us to modernize our land forces,” the Defense Secretary said. The new tank will carry additional high-velocity ammunition able to travel at faster speeds with an increased range. Ammunition will also be programmed digitally from a new turret with a 120-millimeter smoothbore gun. This cutting-edge tank will also feature an upgraded engine with a […]
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KMW and WFEL announced that a further sub-contract has been awarded for the UK Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Program. According to a recent news release, Horstman UK will supply over 250 angular gear boxes and control units for the British Army’s Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program. Following rigorous supply chain evaluation, Horstman was selected to ensure best value and lowest risk to the Boxer programme. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – This £12 million contract award means that another significant transfer of technology to the UK will be undertaken from Horstman’s parent company, RENK, which has made all production Angle […]
British Army is reportedly pushing ahead with plans to upgrade its multiple rocket launchers. Just this week, the British Army press release said that following a recent agreement struck with the U.S. Department of Defense, they will be embarking on a five-year program to update its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS). Currently, British rocket launchers provide pinpoint accuracy, delivering a 200 lb high explosive warhead to its target with over twice the range of other artillery systems used by the British Army. The MLRS also represents the bulk of the Army’s precision fires capability, with the GPS guidance capability integral […]
Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems has announced that it has received a $21 million contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to support the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) over the next four-and-a-half years. This contract ensures the continued support and sustainment of CMWS systems on various UK aircraft platforms. The award includes annual repair and engineering services. “The UK Ministry of Defence has been a key partner on CMWS for decades,” said Christopher Austin, BAE Systems’ director of Threat Detection Solutions. “It is a privilege to continue to help ensure the safety of our ally’s aircraft and personnel […]
The UK’s ground forces have announced that is weighing different camouflage patterns as it moves to select a new set of uniforms. According to a press release issued last month by British Army, the British Armed Forces launched the Multi-Coloured Camouflage Scheme (MCDCS) program to develop next-generation camouflage to hid big combat vehicles such as the main battle tank from the sophisticated sensors. The MCDCS was launched as a result of our troops’ experience in Estonia, lessons gleaned from the Royal Tank Regiment’s ‘Streetfighter’ experiment, and a long-recognized need to hide, deceive, and survive on the modern battlefield, according to a recent service […]
British startup called Aeralis was selected to build the Royal Air Force’s future modular aircraft. The contract award from Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) enables the company to design and development of future aircraft. The RCO will support the requirements and design review process to gain an understanding of how Aeralis defines the ways in which agile, modular, commercially-driven aircraft design can develop and certify a broad range of future aircraft systems that could support the RAF’s ambition to rationalize its future fleet. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As noted by the company, the AERALIS modular aircraft […]
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 split across Bristol and Sandwich, East Kent. Utilizing state-of-the-art thermal sight technology, the Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator (DJFI) will enhance soldiers’ ability to find and identify targets on the Battlefield. It then provides the crucial […]
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 a range of more than 140-kilometres. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – SPEAR will be the main medium-to-long-range strike weapon of the UK F-35 combat aircraft, enabling them to defeat challenging targets such as […]
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 with a further contract for the Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) of approximately half of the 500 vehicles to be supplied to the British Army, under the £2.3bn contract signed with ARTEC at the end […]
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. It’s midnight and I’m on top of Pink Mountain, near Mile 147 of the Alaska Highway in northeastern British Columbia. As I look out into the night, dozens of gas plants light up the horizon. […]
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 the Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As noted by the company, ruggedized, backpackable, and rapidly deployable, the Indago system weighs less than 10 lbs., fits within […]
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 Oder River – by burning out its explosives, but something went wrong and the bomb detonated. Fatalities and injuries were avoided because the divers were already at a “safe distance” when the device went off, […]
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 can be configured in several different ways to provide flexibility to the Commander on the ground. Configurations include concurrent deployment of both a 31-metre Double-Storey and a 5-bay Single-Storey version. The bridging systems will be […]
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 popular South Indian breakfast fare. Anderson’s comment that ‘Idli’ is boring stirred up a social media rumble and Tharoor scolded the Brit, saying that he must knows idlis aren’t boring, noting the reactions on Twitter […]
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 total of 561,815 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the UK since the start of the pandemic, and 42,592 have died within 28 days of a test. The alarming numbers come just days after […]
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 on down to the priests who should have been sent of to some horrid windswept island as a cold hell on earth, leaving them to experience the warmer version post death. Even this current report […]
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. Rheinmetall possesses longstanding experience and wide-ranging expertise in this high-tech field. Thanks to continuous technical advances and performance upgrades, international users of the CBRN Reconnaissance Fuchs/Fox are able to access the very latest in sensor […]
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 by the likes of Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Raytheon and Boeing: All of whom have a vested business interest in promoting the idea of threats to Western military hegemony. “Today, Russia fields capable conventional armed forces, […]
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 solutions, he has argued that the best force is the force of argument because guns can stop a heart, but well-placed words can change many hearts, and many hearts can change the world.” The nomination […]
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 “dicriminalise torture” by British servicemen. The proposed bill would create a statutory presumption against the prosecution of troops and veterans for alleged offences that were committed more than five years ago. The legislation also proposes […]
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 accept any changes to the agreement, a position backed by French and German Europe ministers. “The EU believes in calm, constructive cooperation through the channels created through the Withdrawal Agreement,” Sefcovic said before a meeting […]
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 warship in the world. After being decommissioned back in March 2017, the Viraat is cruising for one last time on its way from Mumbai to Alang – a quaint beach town located in India’s Gujrat […]
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 and a faint intriguing accent that added to her charm. Nothing else hinted at the remarkable secret the woman who seemed to epitomize rural domesticity concealed so successfully for years. Mrs Burton was really Colonel […]
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 comes as Mr Dunn’s family filed a lawsuit against Mrs Sacoolas in Virginia UK Daily Mail: Harry Dunn’s family have been told that his alleged killer did not have diplomatic immunity, according to the Director of […]
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 also alleged to have made a number of racist comments. The university told The Daily Beast that it would investigate the allegations, and could revoke admission offers or expel the students involved if the comments, […]
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 cabinet is set to make public on Wednesday. The legislation sparked a scandal earlier this week over provisions, which would de facto renege on key parts of the EU Withdrawal Agreement, which had been included […]
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 The Sunday Times. The newspaper reported that the two arrived at a consensus on the issue after they thrashed out a deal on the government’s economic strategy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The chancellor will tell […]
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 in Sri Lanka and the significance of war crimes investigations opened up by the Metropolitan Police Service into the activities of the mercenary firm Keenie Meenie. Sputnik: Describe, briefly, the political context of Sri Lanka […]
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 0.9021 Swiss francs, falling close to its lowest point in more than five years. While it is set to remain low, it is unlikely to lose its status as the world’s reserve currency, according to […]
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 do so, the Daily Mail reports. According to the newspaper, the alleged attacker, who is in his 50s, was arrested earlier this month when “allegations of rape and sexual assault in four separate incidents” were […]
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 sensors, and side-looking radar, as well as satellite communication equipment. The IL-20 was monitored, as it flew through the Lithuanian Flight Information Region in international airspace, to ensure the safety of other airspace users as […]
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 be completely destroyed, the scientist told BBC Radio 4. At the same time, “global vaccination” is a must merely to contain the ongoing pandemic, he believes. Also on rt.com ‘Famine of biblical proportions’ looms over […]
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 think all of you certainly know it, and if you’re here on this fun event with us, then you are just as mobilized and energized to see the change we all need and deserve.” Markle […]
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 allow the vehicles to operate the latest technologies. The innovative hybrid electric-drive system will be developed by NP Aerospace. The Coventry-based company will work in collaboration with General Dynamics UK, Supacat and Magtec to create […]
‘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 in which he took no active role – he coughed and cleared his throat throughout. Normally held in a solitary cell at H.M.P. Belmarsh for twenty-three-and-a-half hours a day with a chronic lung condition, this […]
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 case of Julian Assange Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister Mr Boris Johnson, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Robert Buckland QC, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab […]
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 agencies and the Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces. British army Foxhound armoured vehicles and other support vehicles were delivered to Sarajevo Int Airport together with spare parts instruments and accessories by one of Antonov Airlines’ […]
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 describe Meghan was snobbish, or that Meghan “wondered if there wasn’t a message being sent” when Princess Michael wore a racially insensitive broach to the first big party that Meghan was invited to. These are […]
Dani Trin, the lady who earned Harry & Meghan’s praise, has reportedly denied personally writing abusive messages aimed at members of the British Royal Family. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, ended up lavishing praise on a person linked to a Twitter account that posted “vile abuse” about members of the British Royal Family, The Sun reports. According to the newspaper, Harry and Meghan phoned a woman named Dani Trin and told her how “moved and happy” they were after she managed to raise about £45,000 for charities they support. However, Trin also reportedly had access […]
Beirut’s mayor has already likened the tragic incident with the notorious bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, which happened almost exactly 75 years ago. The harrowing devastation and horrendous “mushroom cloud” that appeared above Beirut’s port seconds before the blast wave ripped through the nearby districts could not but spark comparisons with the only two times in history when nuclear weapons were used against cities – Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. While Lebanese officials’ preliminary conclusions point to ammonium nitrate as the likely explosive that detonated on 4 August in the Port of Beirut, the similarity of the historic explosions […]
A fleet of modern autonomous and unmanned systems visited the flight deck os the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales. HMS Prince of Wales provided an impressive setting for the Future Maritime Aviation Force Accelerator Day this week, bringing together experts from the navy, MOD and industry to meet and discuss the vision for drone operations. It comes as the navy seeks to develop and invest in the latest technology, bringing new, world-beating equipment to the frontline quicker. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Brigadier Dan Cheesman, Chief Technology Officer for the Royal Navy, co-hosted the […]
Surprise!A British family was shocked to find two Africans in their car rack instead of their luggage during a trip to France. The family found two African migrant stowaways in their roof rack. The two Africans climbed out when the rack was opened. The family’s luggage was missing. You can hear the mother ask, “Where’s our stuff?” But the dazed Africans just slink away. The Local reported: TRENDING: President Trump Suggests Delaying Election Until Americans Can Vote in Person Two British tourists have filed a police complaint after discovering that two young African migrants had hidden in the storage box of […]
The British Army has begun upgrading Foxhound armoured vehicles in the run-up to the deployment of its troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina. “8 Parachute Field Company are the first workshop in the British Army to carry out the new civil order modifications on the Foxhound,” the Army said in a statement. “The project has successfully partnered regular, reserve, civilian contractors and industry to deliver equipment for 16 Air Assault Brigade.” Assisted by the project team, the Company tried and tested different LEAN methods to create the most efficient implementation procedures as possible. The teams of mechanics worked closely with General Dynamics providing […]
The British Army received the first Ares armoured vehicles from General Dynamics Land Systems–UK. Last week, the first six vehicles were delivered to the Household Cavalry Regiment at Bulford, Wiltshire, according to a recent service news release. Named for the ancient Greek god of war, Ares delivers a step-change in the British Army’s battlefield capability. Ares, and the other variants in the Ajax family of armoured vehicles, will replace the Army’s Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) vehicles which have been the mainstay of armoured reconnaissance for almost fifty years. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Ajax family is the next-generation of […]
U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk up the stairs in the Foreign Office in London on Tuesday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk up the stairs in the Foreign Office in London on Tuesday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP The U.S. and the U.K. have revised their diplomatic immunity rules, almost a year after the wife of a U.S. diplomat fled the country after allegedly killing a young man with her car. The move, announced by U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic […]
President Trump walks with U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV in London in July 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Trump walks with U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV in London in July 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV told embassy staff in 2018 that his friend, President Trump, asked him to help get the British Open golf tournament held at one of the Trump family’s golf resorts in Scotland. U.S. Embassy staff have separately complained that Johnson made racist and sexist comments on […]
Egypt was ruled by the pharaohs from approximately 3100 BC to 30 BC. However, there was a short period when the country was under the rule of the Hyksos, who took advantage of a power vacuum and seized control of Egypt for one hundred years – or at least that’s what historical documents have told us. Who precisely the Hyksos were remains unclear. Scientists from Bournemouth University claim to have debunked a millennia-old myth about an invasion of Egypt by the Hyksos. After the pharaohs retook power from them, the Hyksos were called foreign invaders of an obscure race. However, historians […]
Last week, UK Cabinet Minister Michael Gove admitted that London and Brussels still have differences on a post-Brexit deal as negotiations on their future relations are under way. The independent UK think tank Institute for Government (IfG) has warned that due to the COVID-19 crisis, many British businesses are still unprepared for the end of the Brexit transition period which wraps up on 31 December. “Firms reeling from the economic consequences of coronavirus are poorly placed to prepare for Brexit: in many cases, in a worse position than in the months leading up to the potential no deal in October 2019”, […]
VT: Please note that although this video, and it is of exceptional importance, seems well supported, much is conjecture and based on anecdotal ‘mosaics’ which it overconnects. That said, the information on the British royals is vital and much of the Israel/Mossad material is well documented. VT Editors is a General Posting account managed by Jim W. Dean and Gordon Duff. All content herein is owned and copyrighted by Jim W. Dean and Gordon Duff ATTENTION READERS Due to the nature of independent content, VT cannot guarantee content validity.We ask you to Read Our Content Policy so a clear comprehension of […]
The news was announced amid recertification flights this week for one of Boeing’s most scandal-hit aircraft, dealing the Chicago-based planemaker and British carrier a further blow amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. British Airways announced on Friday that it will retire all Boeing 747s in its fleet due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic amid a massive decrease in travellers this year. The British carrier operates the world’s largest fleet of its ‘Queen of the Skies’ jumbo jets in 1989, totalling 31 aircraft, and plans to reach net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050, BBC reported. “It is with great sadness that we can […]
A British nuclear-powered submarine was at “serious risk of collision” with a passenger ferry with hundreds on board after the commanding officer made decisions on “inaccurate information,” an investigation has found. A report conducted by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) – published on Thursday – found that the two vessels came within 50-100 meters of each other during the incident on November 6, 2018. The investigation revealed that it was the third time in four years that a submerged Royal Navy submarine had narrowly missed a calamitous collision with another vessel. The Stena Superfast V11 ferry was travelling from Belfast […]
The first official sub-contract for a UK company involved in the production of the MoD’s new Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicles programme, has been awarded by a member of the ARTEC consortium to WFEL, a nominated Tier One supplier in the project. The contract covers the transfer of manufacturing technology from Germany to the UK for the Drive Modules for the Boxer Infantry Carrier, Special Carrier and Ambulance variants and marks a significant milestone after many months of planning, preparation and consultation following the signing late in 2019 of the £2.3bn contract between the UK Ministry of Defence and the ARTEC consortium, […]
The UK government has yet to tackle the modern slavery problem despite the adoption of the Modern Slavery Act five years ago, British law and human trafficking specialists warn. They claim the legislation does not work, and allows business owners to circumvent its provisions and benefit from sweatshop labour. “Modern slavery” is thriving in some parts of the UK, with workers in Leicester factories making clothes in unsafe conditions for as little as £3.50 ($4.38) an hour which is far below the UK minimum wage of £8.72 ($10.92), according to The Sunday Times’ 6 July report. Modern slavery is defined in the […]
KARAMOJA, UGANDA – 2018/02/01: Girls sit in the yard at Kalas Girls Primary School, Amudat District, Karamoja, Uganda. They each escaped home after their families tried to force them to undergo FGM or to enter into an early marriage. Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been outlawed in Uganda since 2010, but aid workers and police say it’s still being practiced by tribes in the northeast, including the Pokots, Sebei, Tepeth and Kadama. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) No-one in their right mind would attempt to defend the utterly barbarous, immensely cruel and completely inhumane practice of female genital […]
Try this pair of crossword clues, which share their first letters: At 1-Across you have [Town at the eighth mile of the Boston Marathon] and ?ATICK filled in, while 1-Down is clued as [“Treasure Island” illustrator, 1911] with ?CWYETH filled in. What’s your guess for the letter in the square there? If you don’t know either the city of Boston or early 20th-century illustrators pretty well, you might be stuck guessing. Not fun! After writing last week’s puzzles, I was slightly worried that something like this would happen, with solvers having to guess at one certain square. It was in the […]
Would Slavery Have Ended Sooner If British Had Defeated Colonists’ Bid For Independence? By Keith Brooks, www.blackagendareport.com July 4, 2020 Would Slavery Have Ended Sooner If British Had Defeated Colonists’ Bid For Independence?2020-07-042020-07-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2017-07-07-at-8.58.15-AM-e1499432660389-150×98.png200px200px Above Photo: From blackagendareport.com Note: This article was first published on July 7, 2017.KZ By the evidence of their actions, most Blacks wanted the British to defeat their white settler masters. Most Native Americans, too. The British had prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian mountains, and showed some signs of moving towards abolition of slavery. “While 5000 mainly free black people from northern colonies joined with the colonists’ fight […]
Amid the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, some of its soldiers were taught in the UK how to look good in front of the world’s media in case of any “potential wrongdoing,” a new report says. Ministry of Defence data published by Declassified UK reveals that hundreds of Saudis entered the country for training at six Royal Air Force (RAF) sites in 2019. As the Saudis arrived, their country’s campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels entered its fourth year, and a ban on UK-made weapons exports to the desert kingdom came into effect, in response to growing human-rights concerns. Although the UK’s […]
In the recent development in the criminal Jeffrey Epstein saga, which was kickstarted after the billionaire financier was found dead in prison in August 2019, Epstein’s elusive ex-partner and confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on Thursday morning on charges she might have been personally involved in sex trafficking. In an LBC radio interview, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has referred to the Epstein case saying sympathies are all with the convicted paedophile’s victims and adding he would not comment on the allegations targeting Prince Andrew. However, he added, the US has issued to request for the Duke of York to comment […]
Sir Keith Starmer …by Stuart Littlewood, Britain – First published … June 27, 2020 – Sir Keir Starmer, whose scalp has been dangling on the lodge-pole of the Board of Deputies since Day One of his leadership of the Labour Party, has sacked his rival Rebecca Long-Bailey from his front bench for – apparently – indulging in “antisemitic conspiracy theories”. According to The Independent the row began when Ms Long-Bailey praised an interview with the actress Maxine Peake in which she stated that US police responsible for the death of George Floyd had learned tactics from the Israeli security forces. Ms […]
Boris Johnson is set to announce a new government task force called “Project Speed” led by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, which aims to speed up infrastructure projects as part of the government’s post Covid economic recovery plans. Projects in the pipeline include the building of news schools, hospitals and roads. Boris Johnson has pledged to spend billions of pounds to rescue the British economy from the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, the Prime Minister outlined his plans for the country’s economic recovery saying that he will be “doubling down” on his pledge to […]
Sputnik/Moscow: Many of the ugliest episodes in Canada’s history can be traced back to the British royals. Now is the right time for the country to consider turning its back on the Crown. Although it isn’t a recent idea, there is no denying that the politically motivated removal of statues and renaming of places has picked up momentum during recent weeks. Boogalo boys killing cops and planning attacks on cops But we talking about a statue pic.twitter.com/KelhJ53TKy — Q (@Selftaught400) June 19, 2020 Since protests began over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, dozens of statues and memorials commemorating figures from […]
The incident was said to have taken place as two British Royal Navy minehunters along with three Gibraltar-based squadron ships were participating in a routine naval exercise near Europa Point, Gibraltar’s southern-most point on Thursday. A group of four Royal Navy speedboats was seen a video repulsing Spanish warship Rayo P-42 after the 300-foot long vessel entered territorial waters of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar on Thursday. The Rayo entered the waters as the UK Royal Navy HMS Chiddingfold and HMS Penzance, along with three Royal Navy Gibraltar squadron ships, were conducting a routine training in the area near Europa […]
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has poured cold water on the idea he would ever “take the knee” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, saying the only people he would do that for are the Queen and his wife. During an interview on Thursday with talkRadio’s Julia Hartley-Brewer, Raab was asked if he would “take the knee” – a gesture that has been taken up by anti-racism supporters across the world in a show of solidarity with the Black lives Matter movement. Raab suggested that he would refuse if requested. I take the knee for two people; the Queen […]
“You are Peter, and on this stone I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it”.Jesus Christ from Matthew Gospel (16, 18) by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy VERSIONE ORIGINALE IN ITALIANO «The entire Garibaldi expedition was monitored by British Freemasonry, which had the historic goal of eliminating the temporal power of the Popes. The United States, despite which had diplomatic ties to the Vatican, also gave their support. The funding came from a fund of Scottish Presbyterians and was granted to him with the commitment not to stop in Naples, but to arrive […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107944/49/1079444969_0:218:3072:1946_1200x675_80_0_0_521aaad1f6ac6cba3b8a7946e4e5015e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202006171079636290-british-pm-johnson-says-israels-west-bank-plans-amount-to-breach-of-international-law/ Plans being pursued by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to extend the Jewish state’s sovereignty over portions of the West Bank by 1 July have drawn the ire of the Palestinians and several nations. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said that Israeli ambitions to extend sovereignty over parts of the West Bank could be equated with a breach of international law, highlighting that Britain “believes profoundly” in a two-state solution for the Israelis and Palestinians and vowing to “continue to make that case”. “I believe that what is proposed by Israel would amount to […]
The UK government reportedly ordered courts to treat unruly protesters, rioters and vandals to “24-hour justice,” calling on magistrates to “fast-track” their legal proceedings amid ongoing demonstrations over police brutality. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland instructed the courts to extend their working hours and expedite cases linked to the protests, according to the Times newspaper. Buckland urged court officials to model their approach on the response to the 2011 London riots, which also saw fast-tracked proceedings and heavier sentences. Under the plan, coordinated with Interior Minister Priti Patel, those committing acts of vandalism, arson or assaults on police will be jailed within […]
UK 13:18 GMT 08.06.2020Get short URL While incumbent US President Donald Trump appears to have good personal relations with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, relations between the two nations have not always fared as well, often mired in disagreements, specifically on London’s decision to allow Huawei in the country’s 5G networks. Several former British diplomats have commented on the possible implications of the presidential election in the US on the UK, revealing that the victory of either of the two candidates will bear bad news for London. In comments made for Cambridge University’s Centre for Geopolitics, several diplomats highlighted the destructive role […]
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General Dynamics Land Systems–UK has delivered two fully-electric 8×8 Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) to the British Army. Alongside the delivery of these UGV’s, which took place in April 2020, General Dynamics Land Systems–UK will provide New Operator Training, Maintainer Training, In-Service Support, Maintainer Tools and Spares, including a fully-supported Helpdesk. Carew Wilks, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Land Systems–UK, said: “This Robotic Platoon Vehicle contract award is recognition of General Dynamics Land Systems’ extensive efforts to meet the needs of Armed Forces worldwide with innovative solutions to the changing landscape of the modern battlefield. […]
UK 03:57 GMT 06.06.2020Get short URL After the United Kingdom left the European Union in January 2020, the country entered into a transition period to last until the end of the year. At this time, the current rules for trade, business and travel will apply for the UK and the EU, until the sides negotiate additional agreements. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his readiness to accept EU tariffs on some British goods in an attempt to break the deadlock in the trade talks with Brussels after fruitless previous rounds, the Daily Mail reported, citing sources. The PM’s chief negotiator, David […]
“Thanks to the merciful goodness of our God for which a sun will come to visit us from above to illuminate those who are in the darkness and shadow of death and direct our steps on the path of peace”.Benedictus – Canticle of Zechariah – Gospel of Luke (1,78-79) by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy VERSIONE ORIGINALE IN ITALIANO Finally. Exactly four months after the first Gospa News reportage that previewed the theories on Covid-19 created in the laboratory, for a vaccine or a bacteriological weapon, even an authoritative intelligence official fo NATO area confirms the focal point of […]
Viral 02:07 GMT 05.06.2020Get short URL The ‘dual tariff’ regime will allow different levels of duty on imported foods and meats, depending on whether they meet current UK standards. Opening up the UK to the lightly-regulated US agriculture market has been a contentious issue in US-UK trade talks. The UK government is set to open British markets to allow imports of US chlorine-dipped chicken, as part of London’s planned trade deal with US President Donald Trump, according to the Financial Times. Downing Street has said that UK PM Boris Johnson is considering allowing the importation of US farm products that are […]
We’ll meet again, you Nazi bastards… Few in America probably realise the significance of this day, June 4th, 80 years after the British Army made a fortuitous tactical retreat across the channel. Hollywood has yet to make a major movie about this momentous event as very few Americans were present – hence the modern-day lack of knowledge of how those brave little boats saved Europe. Tom Hanks has never appeared on a mole bravely guiding troops onto boats, Spielberg never considered these events worthy of depiction, but to Britons, this was not the end of the beginning, but it may have […]
Rudy Giuliani’s defense of Donald Trump escalated into an ill-tempered row with Piers Morgan, as the pair traded insults over the US president’s response to the wide-scale protests sparked by George Floyd’s death. During an interview on ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’ on Thursday, Giuliani – who is Trump’s lawyer – hit out at Morgan’s co-host Susanna Reid for suggesting the US president’s recent tweet in which he declared that “When the looting starts, the shooting starts” – referring to the protests and riots – was in any way racist. The tweet was subsequently censored by Twitter. Also on rt.com Fists fly […]
Opinion 01:00 GMT 04.06.2020Get short URL Thousands of protesters marched through central London Wednesday in a show of solidarity with US protesters demonstrating against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd and to condemn racism in their own country, journalist Mohamed Elmaazi told Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits. “I would say that a substantial number of them were black, Asian or other ethnic minority groups, but there were a lot of people who, I suppose, would be classified as white, and they had said, a number of them had said, that things have to change,” Elmaazi told host Jamarl Thomas about […]
A combination of military and media pressure has resulted in the termination of Iraq war related criminal investigations, reflecting the power of the British military as “the only institution in the UK that is allowed to run their own criminal courts and prosecution service”, according to the Peace Pledge Union. The head of the UK military’s prosecuting body, the Service Prosecuting Authority, recently announced that they would be ending over 1,000 criminal investigations into alleged war crimes committed by British forces in Iraq. This decision comes only a few months after the Ministry of Defence was accused of covering up killings of […]
Boris Johnson vowed to protect former servicemen from “vexatious claims” when he entered Downing Street in June 2019, then on Armistice Day in November, he further pledged to amend the Human Rights Act to safeguard veterans from legal actions. Over 1,000 war crime accusations levelled against British soldiers in Iraq have been dismissed, with just one case still being considered. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action programme, Service Prosecution Authority director Andrew Cayley said it was “quite possible” there will ultimately be zero prosecutions. Cayley also said he was confident no action would be taken in a separate International Criminal Court probe into alleged […]
Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old British veteran who stole headlines with his viral backyard fundraiser for the NHS, is due to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth, but is taking it all in stride with some heartwarming humor. “I hope she’s not very heavy handed with the sword,” he said Wednesday, in reference to the knighting ceremony in which the monarch taps the recipient’s shoulders with a sword. “By then I might be rather a poor old weak soul.” The 100-year-old World War II veteran raised £33mn by walking 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire before his 100th birthday on April […]
A probable Iron Age or Roman enclosed settlement (red arrows) and associated field system (blue arrows), as revealed by LiDAR data (University of Exeter) Amateur Archaeologists Studying Aerial Maps of the U.K. Spot Dozens of Hidden Historical Structures by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com With archaeology digs on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cooped-up history buffs are making their mark. As Steven Morris reports for the Guardian, volunteers tasked with scouring aerial surveys of England for signs of human habitation have discovered dozens of previously unknown structures after studying just a tenth of the data available. Dating from the prehistoric period to the […]
A CT-114 Tutor training jet of the Canadian Air Force ‘Snowbirds’ aerobatic team has crashed into a building in the city of Kamloops. The fate of the pilots is currently unknown. A routine Snowbirds flight in Kamloops on Sunday suddenly went wrong when one of the aircraft veered out of control and hit the ground soon after takeoff. Videos recorded by the eyewitnesses showed the moment of the chilling incident. Two of the teams’ CT-114 Tutors took off from the Kamloops airport and were flying low. After gaining some altitude and making an aileron roll, one of them suddenly took a steep nosedive and […]
World 21:30 GMT 17.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107933/47/1079334713_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_4a62d3ded11065d3b726635f4f840579.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202005171079334706-canadian-air-force-jet-crashes-in-british-columbia/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A jet belonging to the Canadian air force’s Snowbirds aerobatics team crashed on Sunday near Kamloops airport in British Columbia province, the military said. “The RCAF has been made aware that a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, BC”, the air force tweeted. The #RCAF has been made aware that a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, BC. Our priority at this time is determining the status of our personnel and supporting emergency personnel. When appropriate, more […]
BBC: The suspect in the crash which killed Harry Dunn is “wanted internationally” after an Interpol notice. BREAKING NEWS | Confirmed: Anne Sacoolas did NOT have diplomatic immunity at the time of #HarryDunn‘s death. She’s now a fugitive. There’s an Interpol Red notice out for her arrest. Dunn family friend, @RaddSeiger spoke to #MOATS last week. He appealed to the government. pic.twitter.com/1Il3EIcWjn — George Galloway (@georgegalloway) May 11, 2020 Mr Dunn 19, died after a crash in Northamptonshire in August and US national Anne Sacoolas is suspected of causing his death by dangerous driving. A Home Office extradition request was rejected […]
U.S. and British Soldiers conduct a reconnaissance exercise during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission in Bemowo Piskie, Poland. On Monday, the Army press release said that Soldiers assigned to the Kronos Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment with British Soldiers, assigned to the Legion Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Light Dragoons, conduct a squad live-fire exercise during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission. Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) is a NATO-allied forward deployed defense and deterrence military posture in Central Europe, in order to protect and reassure NATO’s Central and Northern European member states on NATO’s eastern […]
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that U.S. the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and a British Type-23 Duke-class frigate departed the Barents Sea, following seven days of Arctic operations. The purpose of the operation was “to assert freedom of navigation and demonstrate seamless integration among allies,” U.S. Naval Forces Europe said in a statement. This is was the first time when U.S. Navy ships have operated in the area of the Barents Sea off Russia’s Arctic coast since the mid-1980s, the height of the Cold War. The surface action group (SAG) comprised of U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers USS […]