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One of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships shot down a supersonic missile in 'historic first'
The UK has been testing out a range of new strike capabilities on its warships in recent years, including the DragonFire ...
National Security Journal on MSN2d
The Royal Navy’s Astute-Class Submarine Is Built to Create Chaos
The Royal Navy has many issues currently, nearly all of which are due to a small budget that doesn’t allow it to build new ...
The National Interest on MSN1d
The Royal Navy Just Got Its New “First Sea Lord”—and There’s Something Different About Him
This is the first time a general—a rank normally reserved for ground forces—ascends to the position of First Sea Lord.
Politico Europe2d
British general named navy chief despite reported cover-ups of Afghan record
Gwyn Jenkins is alleged to have overseen the rejection of thousands of resettlement applications of former Afghan soldiers ...
Army Technology on MSN4d
Will the British military ever manage to replace the SA80 rifle?
The plan to replace the British military’s SA80-series infantry rifle could be pushed to the right following confirmation ...
British warship shoots down supersonic missile in ‘historic first’ for Navy
A Sea Viper missile hunted down a target moving in highly erratic patterns at more than four times the speed of sound.
Fire at a former UK military base kills 2 firefighters and a civilian
LONDON -- Two firefighters and a civilian were killed in a blaze at a former British military base that is now used to commemorate the history of aviation and motor sports, officials said Friday.
The New York Times8d
THE BRITISH NAVY.
The revelation of the prodigious activity of the Germans in the building of warships has painfully shocked the British mind ... and supremacy of their navy. Now their confidence has been ...
The Associated Press on MSN17d
UK military launches airstrikes with US targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British military launched airstrikes with the United States targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said early Wednesday, their first attack in Washington’s ...