Siły zbrojne

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and its F-35 fighter jets have been placed under NATO command, the British Ministry of Defence announced yesterday. The ministry emphasised that this would ‘strengthen European security ties’.more

The British Army is using Chinese portable 3D printers to manufacture drones used for assault missions, according to 'The Telegraph'. Experts say that this move gives China ‘the key to the back door of the security system’.more

Norway has invited the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to participate in the Camp Jomsborg training mission in Poland, intended for Ukrainian soldiers. The Norwegian side made this proposal during last week's meeting of the Northern European Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) initiative.more

The UK has rejected the European Commission's demand to contribute €6 billion to the EU's €150 billion SAFE arms programme, the Telegraph reported, citing British officials.more

The British daily 'The Times' has recorded 87 provocative or suspicious violations of European airspace since September, when Russian drones entered Polish airspace and NATO's Article 4 was invoked.more

Britain is providing military support to Belgium after a series of suspected Russian drone incursions into its airspace, the new chief of the defence staff has said. Sir Richard Knighton told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that his Belgian counterpart had asked for assistance earlier this week and that equipment and personnel were now on the way.more

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on Thursday in 'The Guardian' for the creation of a Ukrainian air shield on NATO territory. In his opinion, if these countries, including Poland, agree to such a solution, Russia will understand that an attack on Ukraine is an attack on the entire North Atlantic Alliance.more

Training Apache attack helicopter personnel and cooperation in the implementation of F-35 aircraft were the topics discussed during yesterday's meeting between the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła, and the Chief of Defence of the United Kingdom, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton.more

Russia is increasingly enlisting soldiers with disabilities and chronic illnesses in combat, a move Ukrainian officials say shows the Kremlin’s growing reliance on any human resources to wage war in eastern Ukraine.more

The "Ready" universal defense training program will begin on November 22nd, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced today. He emphasized that the program is open to all interested Polish citizens.more

The British government has replenished Ukraine's stockpile of Storm Shadow cruise missiles, which can strike deep inside Russia. London fears that the Kremlin will intensify its attacks on Ukrainian civilians in the winter, Bloomberg reported yesterday.more

A British parliamentary committee today revealed serious delays in the implementation of the F-35 fighter jet programme, which is capable of carrying American nuclear weapons. Among other things, it pointed to a lack of long-range weapons and a shortage of pilots and engineers, which limits the frequency of flights by these aircraft.more

General Gwyn Jenkins, commander of the Royal Navy, announced in Thursday's Forsvarets Forum that the two navies will form a joint fleet of thirteen frigates to protect the northern Atlantic. Eight vessels will be supplied by the British and five by the Norwegians.more

Hundreds of women who served in the British Army have come forward and alleged they were sexually abused while undergoing medical examinations during recruitment. Wiltshire Police is carrying out a nationwide investigation relating to medical checks carried out between the 1970s and 2016, which the Ministry of Defence says it is supporting fully.more

Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced yesterday that tests had been carried out on the Poseidon nuclear torpedo. He also commented on the design of the Burevestnik missile.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced yesterday that Turkey has purchased 20 British Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft worth £8 billion. The first fighter jets are to be delivered to the Turkish army in 2030.more

If Russian tanks were to enter Poland and Lithuania, the modernised Via Baltica motorway would play a key role in protecting NATO countries, according to ‘The Telegraph’. The E67 route, over 1,600 km long, runs from Warsaw to Tallinn.more

The Royal Navy are set to spend £150million on underwater drones amid the growing threat from Vladimir Putin. It is understood the drones will be used to find mines in conflict zones abroad as well as any suspicious activity in UK waters.more

Defence Secretary John Healey has a message for Russian President Vladimir Putin: "We're hunting your submarines." There has been a "30% rise in Russian vessels threatening UK waters", he says.more

Two Russian military aircraft briefly violated the airspace of Lithuania, a NATO member, yesterday, according to the Lithuanian Armed Forces. In response, Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission were scrambled.more

The United Kingdom is prepared to spend ‘well over’ £100 million on deploying troops as part of an international force in Ukraine if US President Donald Trump brings about peace between that country and Russia, British Defence Secretary John Healey has declared.more

British soldiers will be granted new powers to shoot down drones threatening military bases. The plans, to be unveiled by Defence Secretary John Healey in a speech on Monday, are intended to allow troops to take faster, more decisive action.more

The anti-drone shield on the eastern flank is to be a key EU defence project. The barrier is to be operational by the end of next year, according to a European Commission document obtained by ‘Wyborcza’, as reported in today’s edition.more

If the war in Ukraine does not end, the US and its allies will take the necessary steps to make Russia pay the costs, US Minister of War Pete Hegseth said yesterday. This is not a war that began under Donald Trump's presidency, but it will end during his term, he announced.more

The Royal Air Force's (RAF) participation in NATO's Eastern Sentry mission will be extended until the end of 2025, British Defense Secretary John Healey announced yesterday. Typhoon fighter jets have been patrolling Polish airspace in recent weeks following the Russian drone invasion.more