UK military sees 30% decline in regular forces recruits
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Newly released figures show near-total reductions across the board for the UK military, as recruitment and retention rates fall amid a worsening economic climate.
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Deepening Indo-Pacific partnerships, US clears Chinooks for South Korea
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IISS 2022 Strategic Survey puts the US sale of new platforms to South Korea into context with broader strategic concerns in the Indo-Pacific.
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Lessons in lethality: Global Defence Technology 138
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Soldier modernisation trends in lethality, the UK-based training of Ukraine’s raw recruits, and the threats of undersea warfare.
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US Army gains tactical independence with V-280 selection
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In the battle between the co-axial and the tiltrotor for the US Army’s FLRAA programme, Bell Textron’s V-280 was given the nod.
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US won’t let China take Taiwan chip-makers ‘intact’
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While speculation continues over the fate of Taiwan’s semiconductor factories in the event of an invasion by Beijing, US Ambassador O’Brien emphasises the importance of denying China the chipmaking infrastructure.
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UK sells on more than 150 armoured vehicles in 2022, but to where?
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Platforms sold includes FV430 Bulldog armoured personnel carriers, although buyers are not disclosed amid questions over sales to Ukraine.
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Oman becoming lynchpin for UK global military hub network
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The Ras Madrakah training area will be routinely utilised by the British Army for two-thirds of the year.
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Environmental pressures are reshaping the defence industry
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The electrification of defence platforms is underpinning a global shift in environmental policy for defence.
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Operation Interflex: Ukrainian recruits prepare for war
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Thousands of Ukrainian recruits have passed through secretive UK training sites since the summer as part of a concerted effort to deliver infantry skills to aid Kyiv’s war effort.
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Charting the extent of Iran’s arms proliferation
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Iran’s support of proxies in the Middle East and allies such as Russia has extended to the provision of sophisticated weapons.
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