F-35 Lightning II: The Fighter That Keeps Getting More Powerful, More Important and More Expensive
The world’s most ambitious fighter programme enters another crucial phase The F-35 Lightning II has never been simply another combat aircraft. Conceived as a stealth fighter that could be produced in different versions for conventional airfields, aircraft carriers and short take-off operations, it has developed into one of the central Continue Reading
The F-35 Exception: Report Challenges Britain’s Arms-Export Safeguards
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) highlights a disparity between Britain’s arms-export policies and its legal obligations, particularly regarding the F-35 program linked to humanitarian risks in Gaza and Yemen. A forthcoming report challenges the government’s justification for continuing arms exports despite identified risks of violations of international law, emphasizing the necessity for parliamentary oversight.
Royal Marines Board Tanker in Anti-Russia Operation
FROM SHADOWING TO SEIZING: BRITAIN DRAWS A NEW LINE AGAINST RUSSIA’S SHADOW FLEET Posted on 15 June 2026 by Cicero’s The waters of the English Channel have long been a stage for naval diplomacy, intelligence gathering, and quiet observation. This weekend, however, Britain demonstrated that it is prepared to do Continue Reading
ARMY CAPTAIN KILLED DURING TRAINING
A 25-year-old British Army officer has died after an incident during live-fire training, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney was fatally injured on Sunday at an army training facility in Northumberland. His death was formally announced by the MoD on Tuesday, which said its thoughts were Continue Reading
UK Outrage After Trump Says NATO Forces ‘Stayed a Little Back’ in Afghanistan
London — British politicians, veterans and bereaved families erupted in anger this week after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the combat role of NATO allies during the Afghanistan war, suggesting allied forces “stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.” The comments, made in an interview in Davos, Continue Reading
DRAGONFIRE : THE DEADLY LASER
DragonFire is the UK’s new high-power laser weapon system, intended for Royal Navy ships from 2027. It is being developed by a British consortium that includes MBDA UK, Leonardo UK, QinetiQ and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. DragonFire is designed to track and destroy fast threats such as drones Continue Reading
