Britain Raids Foreign Aid Budget to Boost Defence… Very Slightly
The UK, which has been barely cutting NATO minimum defence spending of 2% of GDP for years, will attack foreign aid budgets to get a new 2.5% level, the government says. Just weeks after the UK government strongly criticized President Donald Trump for cutting the country's foreign aid budget in a freeze on USAID, Westminster […]
We need a debate on defence spending as Nato unravels, putting Europe at risk | Defence policy
Some solid thinking will be required to seek the military's current and past leaders join Americans and focus on defense with a larger percentage of national income (Ancestor Defense Budget) 15th, according to former ARMY chief). Unless defense spending contributes to growth, we can have a ridiculous situation where we increase the proportion of GDP […]
China opens recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’ amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth | China
After a risk assessment determined that the asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, China began recruiting planetary Defense Forces. This week, an employment ad posted online by the Defense Industry Industry (Sastind), China's science and technology industry, called for young loyal graduates with a focus on aerospace engineering, international cooperation and asteroid detection. Recruitment Drive […]
Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders | Defence policy
KEIR STARMER hopes that the risk of defense and security agreements will stagnate to go to Brussels for the first after -Bregit meeting on Monday. The Prime Minister was invited to participate in the EU's 27 heads and government dinner for dinner in Brussels. The invitation from the European Council Chairman Antonio Costa is in […]
Sorry, President Trump! UK Will Backtrack on Boosting Defence Spending
The British government has argued that the economy has declined and there is no room for military funds to meet the NATO standards required by the United States, the leader of the Alliance. U.S. President Donald Trump has recently given a huge amount of subsidies to defend NATO member states and reverses the situation that […]
Calls for Ireland to boost defence of subsea internet cables | Ireland
These are the basis of the Internet and run everything smoothly, from tiktok to emergency services, business, banking systems, political and military communication. However, after some incidents where Internet cables were disconnected in the Baltic countries and internet communication was interrupted, the cable network surrounding the coast of Britain and Irish is becoming more and […]
Macron Urges Europe to Lift Defence Spending, Boost NATO
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to “wake up” and spend more on defense, in a speech that echoed President Donald Trump's previous warning that U.S. taxpayer dependence on NATO was no longer acceptable. I appealed to them to do so. AP report Macron said Trump's return to the White House was “an opportunity to […]
Britain is Giving Ukraine a Secret ‘Rapidly Developed’ Air Defence System
Britain has announced it will hand over a new air defense system to Ukraine that was rapidly and secretly developed, repurposing its stock of surplus air-to-air missiles into a ground-launched role to help defend Ukraine's cities. Ukraine is set to receive a new “mobile air defense capability” the size of a shipping container this year, […]
Lithuania Says It Will Boost Defence Spend to 5% as Demanded by Trump
ILINIUS, Lithuania (AP) – Lithuania has decided to increase defense spending from 5% to 6% of the country's gross economic product starting in 2026, citing the threat of Russian aggression in the region, Lithuania's Gitanas said. President Nauseda said on Friday. In the three Baltic states that border Russia, spending is currently just over 3%. […]
Ukraine war briefing: Gravehawk revealed as new air defence system pledged by Starmer | Ukraine
Ukraine is to receive a new rapidly developed bespoke air defense system, Gravehawk, as part of support announced by Keir Starmer during a visit to Kiev on Thursday. The system, about the size of a shipping container, was developed by Britain and Denmark to allow Ukrainians to shoot down air threats using improved ground-launched air-to-air […]