Trump changes tune on NATO, criticizes Putin
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Britain would fight to defend the United States but suggested he could not say the same for the European Union, a factor in his decision not to sign a trade deal with the bloc.
NATO’s mutual defence clause, known as Article 5, has only been invoked once following the attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001. British forces participated in the US-led response.
Britain is set to restore an air-delivered nuclear capability for the first time in decades. A new Memorandum from the Council on Geostrategy argues this move reflects shifting threats and deeper NATO integration.
According to an Argentine high-ranking military official quoted by Buenos Aires' La Política Online but left unnamed, the recent acquisition of US-built second-hand F-16 fighter jets from Denmark did not include certain features at the UK's request.
The UK faces a "rising" and unpredictable threat from Iran, according to a new report that highlights an increase in assassination attempts.
As Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron toured a NATO military base in north-west London on Thursday, they were shown a map of the dangers facing the alliance at sea. These maritime security challenges span four continents, and expose the threats posed from major superpowers all the way to pirates.
France and UK agree to improve joint conventional warfighting capabilities under Lancaster House 2.0
During a state visit to the United Kingdom on 10 July, French President Emmanuel Macron agreed with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to improve their countries'
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Several NATO militaries operate the Boeing P-8, a derivative of a civilian airliner, that can be used to track Russian submarines activity.
Delays, infrastructure gaps and personnel shortages to Britain's most advanced warplane programme are undermining the UK's warfighting capability, the public spending watchdog has said. The F-35 stealth jet used by the RAF is "significantly superior" to all previous UK aircraft, the National Audit Office (NAO) said.
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