UK goes for improved Aster 30 Block 1 (modest) upgrade, but remains undecided about Block 1NT (under developmt by France & Italy since 2015), which has ATBM capabilities.
Moreover, Sea Viper upgrade won't be fully operational (FOC) until 2032!

Die politischen Entscheider gehen offenbar fest davon aus, dass es keine Abgabe an Ukraine geben und #Taurus auch von Bundeswehr nicht benötigt wird - weder heute, noch in Zukunft. Dass die Flugkörper bis heute nicht in den #Eurofighter integriert sind, ist weiterer Skandal. 2/2

A night of presumed Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia. Russian media report that the Ust Luga oil and gas port near St Petersburg is on fire, and a hit on a plant making air-defense systems in Tula. Footage from Russian Telegram channels.

We need to change our strategy from “as long as it takes” to “whatever victory takes”. So what would victory take? Let’s compare Poland’s recent procurements to the amount of equipment the world has given Ukraine: 🧵1/4

Airbus Helicopters in late December won a French govt order for 42 H145s for Gengarmerie and Sécurité Civile, reports @latribune
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Exclusive: European and American generals fear the UK is no longer a top-level fighting force, with new analysis from The Times and The Sunday Times revealing the army will have fewer than 70,000 soldiers within two years thetimes.co.uk/article/7aa77e…

Royal Navy to buy more REMUS 300M drones - The Royal Navy has finalised its intent to award a £7.8 million contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries for the acquisition of six REMUS 300M drones. Click the image to read more.

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🇬🇧 Army numbers to drop below 70,000 ‘in 2 years’. The army has failed to reach its recruitment target every year for the past decade yet Capita, the outsourcing company which oversees recruitment, has been awarded contracts worth more than £1.1 billion. thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-mil…

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 20 January 2024.

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#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Chancellor Scholz visits Airbus Defence site in Manching, but makes no mention of hoped-for order for 5th Tranche of Eurofighter that industry has lobbied for

Ukraine wants more from Canada than bland assurances in security pact - expert. #cdnpoli #RussiaUkrainewar
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46% of planes around Baltics reported sudden low navigational accuracy tonight.

The rest of Europe was not looking much perkier.

Same chrono-spatiality as yesterday: Italy - Sthlm - Baltics - Europe

Still dont know what we are seeing other than a significant something.

SS Pacific Tracker (WQVZ) ballistic missile test tracker vessel coming into Honolulu, Hawaii - January 18, 2024 #sspacifictracker #wqvz Ed Schaefer

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#Exclusive
Bangladesh Army will receive 24 more units of Turkish made Bayrakter TB-2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles.

On the Sentinel cost growth: In addition, according an Air Force statement the service in December concluded there will likely be a two-year delay to “Initial Operational Capability.''

.HMS Chiddingfold collided with HMS Bangor while berthing in Bahrain yesterday.

Not the first time. In April 2021 Chiddingfold struck HMS Penzance and was out of action for 3 months under repair. The Hunt class MCMVs can be difficult to manoeuvre in harbour and are vulnerable…

U.S. CENTCOM Destroys Three Houthi Terrorists' Anti-Ship Missiles

As part of ongoing efforts to protect freedom of navigation and prevent attacks on maritime vessels, U.S. Navy ships are present in the Red Sea. On Jan. 19 at approximately 6:45 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central…

Dziś odbyło się uroczyste rozpoczęcie cięcia blach dla piątego z serii nowoczesnych niszczycieli min projektu 258 typu KORMORAN II. Okręt będzie drugim z trzech przeznaczonych dla 1⃣2⃣ Dywizjonu Trałowców 8⃣ Flotylli Obrony Wybrzeża.

Total lifetime cost of military’s Cyclones projected to soar past $14B - Internal DND briefing. #cdnpoli
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