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British personnel travel to Norway for Arctic Warfare exercise

Land February 28, 2020

Over 2,000 British personnel from Joint Helicopter Command have travelled to Norway to take part in major Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response. A task force made of HMS Sutherland, HMS Albion, RFA Lyme Bay, and HMS Echo set sail for Norway for Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response 2020. They will join ...

FireEye releases report examining the ransomware threat to industrial production

Land February 28, 2020

A new report from FireEye examines the ransomware threat being faced by industrial production IT and OT. The scale of ransomware threat is examined in a new report from FireEye: Ransomware’s Threat over Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Production, particularly IT and OT vulnerabilities. Since at least 2017, there has been a ...

British Senior Defence Advisor to the Middle East meets with Lebanese government

Land February 26, 2020

Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer met with senior members of the Lebanese government while visiting the country. General Larimer, Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa, met with members of the Lebanese government to discuss the current situation in Lebanon and urge stability and peacekeeping. He ended a one ...

Strategic Command vision explained during first RUSI Conference

Land February 24, 2020

Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey explained the government’s vision for Strategic Command at the first RUSI Conference. James Heappey, new Minister for the Armed Forces, outlined the vision for Strategic Command during his speech at the RUSI Conference (Royal United Service Institute) in London. The minister also outlined how ...