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“John Healey quit as defence secretary earlier this month because the Dip was only due to provide £13.5billion extra investment in defence, far short of the £28billion over four years which officials had argued for.”
“£5bn worth of investment”
“approved 13 other individuals to join the board”
“Russian recruits can expect to last barely half an hour upon arriving on the frontline, an expert has said.”
“He estimated around 89 U.S. military installations in the greater Middle East region.”
“A dozen additional states have grace periods for ballots returning from overseas, like from military members.”
“stabs him about 5,000 times”
“On July 4th morning, the Navy will host the International Naval Review — a solemn ritual that presides over 53 US and foreign warships before they continue on their voyage up the Hudson River.”
“Kuwait’s army also said it intercepted two ballistic missiles.”
“Mortgage rates briefly looked as if they’d drop after the U.S. and Iran announced a ceasefire in June 2026, but overall have remained elevated.”
“Hugh Hammer and Ulf White, two of the dragonseeds that Rhaenyra recruited for her army”
“two-week-old ceasefire deal”
“the International Naval Review, which will see 50 U.S. warships joined by “gray‑hull” vessels from more than 130 invited navies and coast guards transit the waterway.”
“hit 10 Iranian military targets”
“Kit Conklin, a former Trump White House aide now at a lobbying firm, said the exodus picked up speed after the Pentagon added 65 new entities to the 1260H list on June 8.”
“The Prime Minister is to press ahead with publishing the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (Dip) ahead of the Nato leaders summit on July 7, after a dispute over funding earlier this month triggered the resignation of two ministers.”
“initially expected to be published in autumn 2025”
“who served as the 11th commander of U.S. Strategic Command”
“According to Russian military bloggers, an average fighter can expect to last somewhere between 10 days and three weeks from arriving at a training ground.”
“there really is no need for half of the frontline presence we have.”
“Security forces killed three attackers and arrested another assailant, whom the military identified as a wounded Afghan national.”
“The United States Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron will lead the International Aerial Review, which will feature more than 100 US and allied aircraft.”
“From July 8 to 10, ARMY MADANG at Outernet will feature immersive experiences”
“prompting US Central Command to hit 10 Iranian military targets”
“China retaliated against the Pentagon’s list by imposing trade curbs on 56 American firms”
“that the RAF facility at Linton-on-Ouse, in North Yorkshire, would be part of new plan to accommodate 3,750 asylum seekers at Ministry of Defence sites”
“7 July”
“after a 45-day review”
“eight Russians are being either killed or seriously injured for every Ukrainian”
“The Connecticut-born Continental Army officer who notoriously defected to the British in 1780 had the lowest net favorable rating, with a -38, while carrying the largest unfavorable rating—53 percent—among all eight major figures. Roughly …”
“U.S. Central Command says it struck missile and drone sites along Iran's territory bordering the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and Saturday, in response to Iran's attacks on two cargo ships, including one carrying more than 2 million barrels …”
“In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev.”
“twice over the last century”
“signed on 17 June”
“According to Bloomberg, Alibaba has lost five lobbying firms and Tencent has lost four since the Defense Department expanded its list of Chinese military companies earlier this month.”
“to house up to 1,500 asylum seekers at the disused site”
“at least six new modern 'hybrid' vessels”
“not more than 20 members”
“Russian recruits can expect to last barely half an hour upon arriving on the frontline”
“The nation's first president and Continental Army commander had a net favorable rating of +68, with 6 percent of those polled saying they hadn't heard enough about the man whose face is on the $1 bill to respond.”
“Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night, including over Russia, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.”
“Rosgvardia with 300k troops”
“Trump added that the 14,000 American soldiers resting eternally in Belgian soil remind "what it takes to preserve the freedom that we joyfully celebrate."”
“The updated list now names 188 companies that the Pentagon says support China’s military”
“Labour announced on Thursday night that the RAF facility at Linton-on-Ouse, in North Yorkshire, would be part of new plan to accommodate 3,750 asylum seekers at Ministry of Defence sites.”
“3.5% of GDP by 2035”
“between one and four years”
“More than 30,000 Russian soldiers have lost their lives this year”
“100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built.””
“Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down, the air force said.”
“50 U.S. warships”
“US helicopters ferried in aid, and 230 more US military personnel were arriving to help expand airport capacity and reopen a key seaport to boost relief efforts, the US Southern Command said Sunday.”
“China retaliated against the Pentagon’s list by imposing trade curbs on 56 American firms, including rare-earth miners and drone makers”
“scrapped proposals to house up to 1,500 asylum seekers at the disused site”
“The £580 million investment will create the facilities needed at Porton Down to expand their vital work, delivering for our armed forces and our national security.”
“Upwards of 20,000 spectators, including every military brigade not on vital duty, stood in stunned silence.”
“More than 30,000 Russian soldiers have lost their lives this year.”
“100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built”
“The United States, which captured Venezuela's former president Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Caracas in January, had already sent a 250-strong disaster response team.”
“the exodus picked up speed after the Pentagon added 65 new entities to the 1260H list on June 8”
“This comes four years after there were celebrations in the Yorkshire village when the then-Defence Secretary Ben Wallace scrapped proposals to house up to 1,500 asylum seekers at the disused site, following a high-profile local campaign ag…”
“Britain's six Type 45 destroyers, designed for air defence, will no longer be replaced by the planned Type 83 versions.”
“On July 4, festivities on the Washington Mall will start at 1 p.m., with musical performances and military flyovers planned throughout the day.”
“It has now been more than 50 months since the Russian president launched his ‘special military operation’”
“the Pentagon added 65 new entities to the 1260H list on June 8”
“The US is not confident Britain will honour a commitment to allocate five per cent of GDP on defence”
“The Royal Marines, part of the Royal Navy, are also being allocated around £500m for fast Commando Insertion Craft and strike drones, part of a Rapid Response Force.”
“Gallego had set up a legal defense fund last month”
“The updated list now names 188 companies”
“The US is not confident Britain will honour a commitment to allocate five per cent of GDP on defence - with insiders revealing how Washington believes the UK and other European nations have offered a "false promise" on Nato. ... shortly be…”
“Since 18 May 2024, British nationals who join the International Legion or Ukraine Armed Forces have to serve at least six months and are not allowed to leave Ukraine during this period.”
“176 ICBMs armed with 1,240 nuclear warheads, 44 strategic bombers armed with 1,081 nuclear‑tipped cruise missiles, and 2,833 tactical nuclear weapons.”
“Section 851 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act”
“The US ... will skip the July 7 Nato summit in Ankara altogether”
“According to the Home Office, migrants at MDP [Ministry of Defence Police] Wethersfield were being provided with a shuttle bus three times a day to Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford.”
“Some 950,000 troops from 39 allied nations were deployed to tiny Kuwait decades ago.”
“Russia's Ministry of Defence revealing it intercepted 213 drones during the latest round of Ukrainian strikes.”
“According to the Home Office, migrants at MDP [Ministry of Defence Police] Wethersfield were being provided with a shuttle bus three times a day to Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford”
“broke the 60‑day ceasefire”
“The Slavyansk oil refinery in the Krasnodar region was hit – about 300km (190 miles) from the frontline.”
“It's happened in all three games - we were poor defensively in the first half against Croatia and conceded twice, but we got away with it against Ghana and Panama despite being shaky and giving them chances.”
“an Iranian drone strike on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday”
“intercepted 213 drones”
“Former soldier Nobby Clarke, 65, said he became a crossing patrol officer outside Christ Church & St Peter's CofE Primary School in Mountsorrel, near Loughborough, three years ago.”
“The IRGC Navy stated on June 27 that U.S. strikes on Iran violated the ceasefire and will result in the complete halt of all diplomatic processes.”
“about 300km (190 miles) from the frontline”
“On Sunday, two days after the agreement was signed, the Israeli army said it had struck a 200m-long tunnel used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon”
“10-year drone defense agreements the country signed with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates during the war in Iran.”
“At least 28 civilians were killed after Pakistan launched air strikes and sent ground troops into Afghan provinces along its border on Sunday, the United Nations Afghan mission has said. A further 49 were injured and women and children wer…”
“the Trump administration announced a six-month review of U.S. troop deployments to Europe, the president’s latest effort to cajole his European peers into pouring 5% of their respective gross domestic products toward military spending.”
“The attacks come a day after three members of the Sindh Rangers, a Pakistani paramilitary force, were killed at their headquarters in Karachi, according to Pakistan's military.”
“authorized 175 new weapons and military equipment models for operational use.”
“Earlier in June, Pakistan launched deadly air strikes that killed 26 militants.”
“nearly 93%”
“a multi-billion funding increase”
“in May of this year alone, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense “authorized 175 new weapons and military equipment models for operational use.””
“increasing defence investment to 3.5% of GDP by 2035”
“nearly 93% of the new systems were wholly developed and manufactured by Ukrainian defense companies.”
“three senior Trump administration officials told the Washington Examiner that Ukraine’s near‑overnight buildup of its own military industrial complex has certainly caught the attention of the American government”
“the president’s latest effort to cajole his European peers into pouring 5% of their respective gross domestic products toward military spending.”
