The Netherlands has become one of the first nations to announce their intention to sail alongside the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in her first deployment in 2021. A Dutch warship will participate in the Carrier Strike Group, which will be one of the cornerstones of NATO defence capability in the years ...
As much of the country braces for Brexit, the UK government has unveiled a £92 million investment package to develop a state-of-the-art alternative to the European Union’s Galileo satellite system. The investment package, which comes courtesy of the £3 billion Brexit readiness fund announced last year, is to be rolled out over the coming months. Satellite navigation systems like GPS have a myriad military and commercial applications, from shepherding aircraft, ships and emergency ...
As Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson requests additional funds for defence, and the commons defence committee says the defence budget should rise, Dr Catarina Thomson, a strategy and security expert from the University of Exeter, has compiled a report which indicates an increase spending on defence is likely to be more ...
The European Union has announced plans that will see its member states will jointly implement and fund future military projects. All of the EU member states except Denmark, Malta and Britain, signed the permanent structured cooperation on defence (PESCO) agreement. EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said: “We decided to change things ...