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New missiles for the Queen’s fighters. Britain spends half a billion on them

The British F-35B will soon be equipped with a new batch of air-to-surface missiles worth a total of about half a billion British pounds, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The British military is getting ready to transport vaccines against coronavirus

There is a contingency scenario in Great Britain in case of problems with the supply of vaccines against coronavirus, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defence24.

Britain targets Turkish fighter jets of the future

Russia's oldest geopolitical rival, Great Britain, has found a new way to defend its interests with someone else's hands. The conclusion has drawn from many aspects of military-technological cooperation between London and Ankara.

London buys ammunition for billions by an agreement for the next 15 years

BAE Systems has announced that it has obtained a long-term contract from the British Ministry of Defense for the supply of various types of ammunition to the British armed forces.

Robot soldiers will join the British army, said General Sir Nick Carter

According to him, quoted by the British newspaper Guardian, in the coming years and in the near future, unmanned aerial vehicles and robot soldiers will become an integral part of Her Majesty's forces.

Russian submarines are playing a Cold War game in the Atlantic, warns Britain

Alarming signals and conclusions are coming from the westernmost point of Europe - Great Britain, which is alarming about the growing number of Russian submarines in the waters of the North Atlantic.

Did the British scan the frequencies of S-400 systems? Russia thinks they are close

The British Air Force has begun jamming the radar systems of Russia's S-300 and S-400 air defense systems, which are located near Crimea, BulgarianMilitary.com has learned, citing Russia's Avia.pro news agency.

Europe will cut orders for US F-35s to invest in its Tempest fighter project

The cuts to the Defense budget determined by the impact of the Covd-19 epidemic and the need to support the economy could make the choice of the British government, inevitable, to cut the order of the F-35B fighter-bombers

Should Russia abandoned tanks, as Britain intends to do?

Russia is considering new options for the "tank of the future", and Britain at the same time is wondering whether to abandon this type of military equipment altogether. Who is more correct in predicting a promising weapon?

Britain is developing a new hybrid drive system for electrical armored vehicles

As reported by the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom, trials are currently underway on a new hybrid drive system on Jackal wheeled reconnaissance cars and MRAP Ocelot armored vehicles belonging to the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards regiment.

Belgium and UK will cooperate in the use of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAVs

The United Kingdom and Belgium indicate the need for cooperation in the use by both countries of MQ-9B (RPAS) SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defence24 .

Top 5 best submarines in the world

One of the deadliest weapons in a country's arsenal is submarines. In the past, they played a significant role during World War II and during the Cold War.

British Army received the first batch of Ares armored personnel carriers

The British Army has announced the delivery of the first six Ares armored personnel carriers to a cavalry regiment stationed in Belfort, Wiltshire. This regiment became the first combat unit to be equipped with the Ajax family equipment.

The Royal Air Force of UK ‘showed’ a sixth generation fighter jet

In the caption to the video, it is noted that in addition to the previously announced seven new companies will participate in the development of the aircraft, dubbed Tempest ("The Tempest").

SA80 assault rifles – one of the most unsuccessful arms systems of the British army

The originality of the design proposed by the British was that it made it possible to create weapons of increased compactness. To reduce its length, and therefore to facilitate use in a confined space, the automation parts and the trigger mechanism.

Dogfight! Russian Su-35 fighter jet vs.British Eurofighter Typhoon

Experts of the American publication The National Interest compared the Russian Su-35 fighter and the Eurofighter Typhoon, which is in service with NATO countries (Germany, Spain, Austria, Great Britain).

Missing in the English Channel: the British lost the Russian submarine

The alliance lost the Russian submarine Krasnodar off the coast of England in the English Channel. Recently, Western media often write about the "threat of Russian submarines", which have become noticeably more often patrolling the North Atlantic.

Germany unveiled the upgraded British main battle tank Challenger 2 [video]

The network has a video of a new version of the British main tank Challenger 2, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according the YouTube channel of the German concern Rheinmetall Defense.

Britain needs radical military reform with the latest technology

The British general and former head of the Interspecific Command of the United Kingdom, Richard Barrons, said that the British armed forces are still “fighting yesterday” and are unable to defend the country or adequately meet the challenges of the 21st century

Unsafe Brexit: how Britain’s exit will affect EU defense?

January 31, 2020 Brexit became a fait accompli. Now, a special transition period has come in relations between the EU and London, during which the parties are preparing for a new reality.

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