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UK and French Jets Bomb Underground ISIS Weapons Tunnels in Syria to Stop Militant Resurgence

British and French forces carried out a joint airstrike on an underground Islamic State weapons depot in Syria, aiming to disrupt the group's ability to rearm and regroup.

International Business Times UK

UK and France carry out strike on Syrian underground site ‘used by IS’

Guided bombs were used to target a number of access tunnels down to the site ‘used by Daesh’.

Evening Standard

Berlin and London intensify military cooperation with purchase of artillery weapons worth over €60m

Germany and the United Kingdom are purchasing modern, mobile artillery for around 61 million euros. The deal is part of an intensified military cooperation—including plans for a joint long-range weapon.

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Under-25s to be offered military ‘gap year’ in new UK defence drive

The scheme will give young people a ‘taste’ of life in the army, Royal Navy and RAF

The Independent UK

UK to offer military gap years to boost country’s defence

Evening Standard

Path to Ukraine peace not ‘straight line’, Starmer says after ‘productive’ talks

Progress is being made on security guarantees for Kyiv, the Prime Minister told his Cabinet.

Evening Standard

Ukraine war at ‘major moment’ but allies must keep pressure up on Putin – Healey

The Defence Secretary was speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.

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Allied defence ministers to meet after US offers Kyiv security guarantees

A meeting in Berlin on Monday night saw European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer set out conditions for any peace deal with Russia.

The Independent UK

Navy, Army and RAF set for intelligence unit shake-up amid growing global threats

This strategic overhaul follows revelations from the inquiry into the 2018 Novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess

The Independent UK

Who is Lance Corporal George Hooley: Details About British Soldier Killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Thomas Hooley, a highly rated British paratrooper with deployments in Afghanistan, Africa and Eastern Europe, has been named as the UK service member killed in an accident in Ukraine while observing tests of a new defensive capability. Here is what is known so far about his life,…

International Business Times UK

Tributes paid to ‘born soldier’ British paratrooper killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Hooley died on Tuesday morning while observing Ukrainian forces testing a new defensive capability.

Evening Standard

John Healey: ‘Full steam ahead’ for Aukus partnership following US talks

The Defence Secretary said the UK is ‘all in’ on the delivery stage of the flagship security agreement.

Evening Standard

UK member of the armed forces killed in Ukraine in ‘tragic accident’

Defence Secretary John Healey revealed his ‘devastation’ over the death.

The Independent UK

Member of British armed forces killed in Ukraine in 'tragic accident'

The man died after watching his Ukrainian counterparts test a new defensive capability away from the front lines, the MoD said

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Royal Navy chief warns UK must ‘step up’ or risk losing Atlantic edge to Russia

The officer cautioned there was “no room for complacency” as Moscow continues to pour billions into its northern fleet

Evening Standard

Head of Navy says UK must ‘step up’ on defence as Russia spending billions

First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said there was ‘no room for complacency’ while Moscow invests heavily in its northern fleet.

The Independent UK

UK will stay ahead of Putin to ‘secure the underwater battle space’, Royal Navy chief says

It comes days after the foreign secretary warned that Putin represents ‘an active threat to Britain’s citizens, our security and our prosperity’

Evening Standard

Russian submarines to be hunted by new Royal Navy force built at 'wartime pace' to combat Putin underseas threat

Warships, submarines, underwater and surface drones, as well as patrol aircraft, will be deployed under Atlantic Bastion

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UK and Norway form naval alliance to protect undersea cables and hunt Russian submarines

NATO's senior expert on cyber and hybrid threats said last year that persistent attacks on undersea cables across Europe is "the most active threat" to Western infrastructure.

Evening Standard

UK and Norway sign defence pact to hunt Russian submarines

The deal is aimed at protecting critical undersea cables, which the UK and its Nato allies believe are under increasing threat from Moscow.

The Independent UK

UK and Norway launch pact to hunt Russian spy ships

The warships will monitor Russian naval movements in the waters

International Business Times UK

Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Spy Ships –- Healey to Putin: 'We see you. We know what you're doing'

The Royal Navy intercepted Russian vessels in the English Channel amid warnings over espionage threats to UK undersea cables and military operations.

International Business Times UK

Royal Navy Confronts Russian Ships While Divers Uncover Suspected Sonobuoy in Conservation Zone

Defence Secretary John Healey cites a 30 per cent rise in Russian naval activity near the UK, following the discovery of a potential sonobuoy in Pembrokeshire.

The Independent UK

Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker as Moscow steps up activity

There has been a notable 30 per cent increase in Russian naval activity around UK waters over the past two years

Evening Standard

Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker in English Channel

Defence Secretary John Healey warned Moscow: ‘We see you. We know what you’re doing. We are ready’

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