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Britain pushed ahead with plans for its first fighter drone on Monday, signing a 30 million pound ($41 million) design and manufacture contract for the unmanned aircraft to have a trial flight in the next three years.more

Soldiers took up positions in the U.S. Capitol in a scene reminiscent of Civil War deployments as Washington braced for the inauguration of a new president and a vote to impeach the current one.more

From submerging themselves into cold lakes to survival missions without a tent or sleeping bag, Norfolk troops have tested their skills while deployed in Poland.more

In 2020, they were added to the Russian army, incl. new ships, missile systems and modernized tanks. New weapons are being deployed in strategic regions of the country. Work is underway on the promising weapons announced by President Vladimir Putin.more

A further 800 British military personnel have been sent to Kent to help ... traffic can begin to move at a closer to normal pace through Dover. more

A Swedish parliamentary majority in favour of readiness to join NATO as a possible security policy option has emerged for the first time after the far-right Sweden Democrats party shifted position on the military alliance.more

Trade talks between the UK and European Union are continuing in Brussels with one day to go until a deadline imposed by the two sides. The leaders of both parties have warned they are unlikely to reach a post-Brexit trade deal by Sunday.more

The Army could be used to help transport further stocks of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from Belgium to the UK, a Foreign Office minister says.more

Both houses of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) agreed on a joint text on the New Defense Budget Act (NDAA). The project changes, among others plans for the withdrawal of some US troops from Germany, which may have a negative impact on military cooperation with Poland.more

The United States officially pulled out of another arms control pact with Russia on Sunday, marking the end of a six-month notification process informing Moscow, U.S. officials told Fox News.more

The UK military is to receive an extra £4bn a year over the next four years, the government has said.more

Średni wiek zgłaszających się kandydatów do służby w wojsku przez Resortowy Portal Rekrutacyjny to 28 lat. Cztery piąte to mężczyźni, blisko jedna czwarta ma wykształcenie wyższe – poinformowało Biuro ds. Programu Zostań Żołnierzem.more

Coronavirus has made the prospect of World War Three a real risk, the UK’s most senior military commander has warned.more

People in Liverpool will be offered regular Covid-19 tests under the first trial of whole city testing in England.more

Boris Johnson has called in the army to help deliver new "rapid" coronavirus testing ‘of whole UK towns and cities’.more

The United Kingdom has notified the European Union of its intention to withdraw from all EU joint military operations by the end of this year, the Reuters agency informed, citing diplomatic sources.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cooperation to counter Russia's "harmful influence" and offered British support for Ukraine's defense and security.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pays tribute to the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee’s new film in response of the film ‘The Polish Air Force in the Battle of Britain - An 80th Anniversary Tribute’.more

Germany is considering introducing feminine forms for military ranks, according to reports, 20 years after women gained the right to join the Bundeswehr.more

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed a cooperation agreement with the Hungarian Armed Forces on the training of pilots and flight attendants.more

Germany and France want to continue cooperation in the construction of a new European combat aircraft, as well as a reconnaissance drone, said the heads of defense ministries of both countries during a visit to Airbus plants in Manching, Bavaria.more

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak wants to redirect a significant amount of money spent on foreign aid to increase intelligence spending and improve the country's defense capabilities, The Times reported today.more

The lingering belief that Poland was easily and quickly defeated by Germany in September 1939 is incorrect, but this does not mean that the clash could have ended with a result other than its defeat - assesses the British historian Roger Moorhouse today. He adds that the Germans were often impressed by the Polish defense.more

Six US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew yesterday over all 30 NATO allies, training together with Allied aviation, the Alliance announced. Its secretary general emphasized that the event illustrated the US commitment to NATO.more

Britain's tanks could be axed under radical proposals by military chiefs to modernise the armed forces. more