JD Vance says Britain has been ‘failed by its leadership’
‘Something is very broken about British politics,’ said the US vice president
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UK, Italy And Japan Seal £4.6 Billion Contract With Edgewing To Advance GCAP Sixth‑Generation Fighter Jet
Britain, Italy, and Japan have awarded a £4.6 billion contract to Edgewing, a joint venture of BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement, to advance the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP).This milestone secures the next phase of development for a sixth‑generation stealth fighter, targeted for service entry in 2035, and strengthens trilateral defence cooperation while opening
Inside the 170-year-old teetotal cult quietly plotting to make British pints unaffordable
A Victorian temperance order that began with candles and aprons is now pulling strings at the WHO and could one day hit British pubgoers in the pocket.
Human remains found on US mountainside confirmed as missing Scottish man
The bones of John Gillies, from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, were found by forest workers near Sweetwater Gap, Wyoming, last year
Fears grow for British couple after almost two months on hunger strike in Iranian jail
Exclusive: Family and friends of Craig and Lindsay Foreman are appealing for them to end their ‘freedom fast’ before they suffer irreversible health complications
Rolls-Royce Targets $1 Billion India Sourcing Expansion To Strengthen Global Supply Chains
Rolls-Royce has announced a major sourcing initiative in Bangalore, Karnataka, aimed at increasing its local procurement from India to more than $1 billion within the next five years.This expansion is part of the company’s strategy to make India its third home market outside the United Kingdom, reinforcing the government’s “Make in India” vision and embedding Indian industry deeper into global
Drones, fighters, armored vehicles: Highlights from the UK’s Defence Investment Plan
Beyond top line spending, one of the leading takeaways from the DIP is the clear push to acquire and field autonomous systems, underpinned by a £5 billion investment in the technology, which includes plans for a “hybrid navy.”
UK Prime Minister pledges near $105B defense budget by 2029
Courtesy of a £8.6 billion investment in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan, the UK is also “renewing” a commitment to build sixth generation fighter jets, under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), in collaboration with Italy and J…
In Defence Investment Plan preview, Britain bets big on drones, ‘hybrid’ navy
The Ministry of Defence has said the plan will pursue at least six “hybrid” warships designed to work with unmanned systems in the air and at sea.
Parents demand answers after daughter, 20, found at bottom of pool
The French authorities did not conduct a full enough investigation into Holly Woodcock’s death, her family suggest.