744 source-backed defence & security facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 3 of 8.
“230 more US military personnel were arriving”
“A tape recording a 1952 conversation between Air Force officials and scientists on unidentified flying objects is soon to be released”
“at least six new modern "hybrid" vessels”
“The White House is not confident Britain will honour a commitment to allocate five per cent of GDP to military spending”
“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.”
“The United States has invested enormous military, diplomatic, and financial resources in Iraq over the past two decades.”
“The US has responded by reportedly having US fighter jets conduct strikes on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait”
“The first meeting happened nine months into his 13-month sentence, when Ferguson asked to come for a “quick cup of tea” to chat about her Mother’s Army charity.”
“Kuwait’s army said it intercepted two ballistic missiles and reported no damage or casualties.”
“Honouring Service and Sacrifice,” a Saturday, June 27, upload on Kate’s official Instagram page read.”
“78 vessels transited the strait”
“John Healey, who argued the draft proposals fell “well short” of the three per cent GDP 2030 target he felt necessary.”
“I'm a Kobe guy, so he played both sides of the ball. That's my idol, so I'm trying to lock down on defense.”
“over the last fortnight since Healey's resignation”
“Sir Keir is expected to announce a £15billion uplift in military spending through the Dip this coming week”
“Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night”
“Harry was due to attend celebrations launching the build-up to the event and visit two charities he supports – WellChild and Scotty’s Little Soldiers.”
“the US attacked five coastal posts in Iran under ‘the pretext of the IRGC Navy confronting the offending ship’”
“President Donald Trump on Friday morning accused Tehran of breaching the ceasefire, writing on Truth Social that Iran had launched four one-way drones at ships in the Strait, three of which the U.S. successfully shot down, while the fourth…”
“In a speech before MPs, Healey blamed officials for failing to set out how the UK would lift defence spending from 2.6 per cent of GDP next year to three per cent by 2030 and the Nato target of 3.5 per cent by 2035.”
“launching strikes at 10 targets”
“The town is holding its own Armed Forces Day at the Defence School of Logistics, DST Leconfield, on Saturday 4 July”
“the document will omit any specific date for reaching the 3 per cent threshold defence chiefs have requested”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev.”
“Like Dwight D. Eisenhower, another soldier who occupied the Oval Office more than a century later, the country was blessed with eight years of peace, growth, and comparative tranquility.”
“launched ballistic missiles and drones at ‘eight key pieces of infrastructure’ at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and the Fifth Naval Fleet in Port Salman, Bahrain, ‘destroying them’”
“At the start of the year, Starmer condemned Trump's false claims that non-American NATO troops “stayed a little back” from the front line during the war in Afghanistan.”
“He blamed the Treasury for only giving the defence budget a rise of 0.08 per cent in funding by 2030”
“conducted strikes tonight on 10 Iranian military targets”
“In Cleethorpes, events took place on the seafront over three days, from Friday to Sunday”
“John Healey, who stepped down as defence secretary on June 11”
“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”
“For the entire first five years of his early adulthood, he was a soldier.”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is seeking roughly $80 billion in additional funding for defense supplies and other non-war related costs”
“killed one person and injured another”
“while one was held in Queen Victoria Square in Hull on Saturday”
“Britain has achieved the initial 2 per cent target demanded by Mr Trump”
“the government still considering ways to lift the spending boost above £13.5 billion.”
“two modern aircraft carriers”
“the Pentagon had initially estimated the war to only cost around $11 billion during its first week”
“shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night”
“A key strength is DR Congo's defence - the team have 29 clean sheets, meaning they've not let in any goals over 57 games under manager Sébastien Desabre.”
“the UK's proportional defence spending now ranking below that of 13 fellow Nato members”
“the government still considering ways to lift the spending boost above £13.5 billion.”
“President Donald Trump would be justified in striking a $700 million deal to sell jet aircraft engines to the Turkish air force.”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is seeking roughly $80 billion in additional funding for defense supplies and other non-war related costs, which lawmakers are expected to balk at.”
“with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight”
“the error-strewn defence were embarrassed three times in total”
“Mr Trump is anticipated to travel to Ankara on July 7 for the annual Nato summit”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, its acting Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported on Sunday.”
“in late 2017”
“While the Pentagon had initially estimated the war to only cost around $11 billion during its first week...”
“125 drones and seven missiles were struck down”
“The crash is the deadliest private plane accident in French history, excluding military and commercial flights, news agency AFP reports, citing the country's BEA aviation safety agency.”
“Mr Rutte's anticipated progress report at the summit is expected to show European allies and Canada have collectively raised their defence budgets by 20 per cent, equivalent to $100billion”
“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.”
“The US has responded by reportedly having US fighter jets conduct strikes on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait.”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is seeking roughly $80 billion in additional funding for defense supplies and other non‑war related costs.”
“The work will also include bore and trial holes being dug between Monday 6 to Friday 10 July”
“John Healey, who stepped down as defence secretary on June 11, had advocated for a 2030 deadline”
“Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.”
“According to the IRGC’s statement, the US attacked five coastal posts in Iran under ‘the pretext of the IRGC Navy confronting the offending ship’.”
“While the Pentagon had initially estimated the war to only cost around $11 billion during its first week, the war may have already cost about $40 billion, according to the D.C.-based thinktank Center for Strategic and International Studies.”
“There have been reports that the Ministry of Defence is asking for an extra £28bn between now and the end of the decade, but had only been offered an additional £10bn.”
“Instead, the Navy will buy at least six so-called "common combat vessels" (CCVs), which will act as "command hubs" for uncrewed systems.”
“Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down, the air force said.”
“After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this morning…”
“the two-child benefit cap, we would be cutting that welfare bill - at the moment the defence budget is a fifth of what we spend on welfare.”
“Former Defence Secretary John Healey shockingly resigned earlier this month after he discovered the Dip would deliver just £13.5billion in additional military investment, which he described as falling "well short" of requirements.”
“Elsewhere, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, its acting Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported on Sunday.”
“The announcement comes one day after the U.S. struck Iran in response to Tehran launching drone attacks against four commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz despite a signed ceasefire agreement.”
“The government is expected to reveal its Defence Investment Plan ahead of a Nato summit on 7 July, despite the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer.”
“The Government maintains it is delivering a generational boost to defence spending, with £270billion in additional funding across this parliament.”
“injured another”
“On March 5, 1770, a confrontation between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers turned deadly when troops fired into a crowd, killing five colonists, including Crispus Attucks.”
“at the moment the defence budget is a fifth of what we spend on welfare.”
“shot down 213 Ukrainian drones”
“As Massachusetts’s governor, Gage was also in charge of over 3000 British troops.”
“We've already committed to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 on defence spending which is incredibly important.”
“142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles”
“The battle lasted for ten hours, with the American colonists ultimately turning back the British navy.”
“We've already committed to [spending] 3.5% [of GDP] by 2035 on defence spending which is incredibly important, we pull our weight on the world's stage and we see that as a floor not a ceiling.”
“125 drones and seven missiles were struck down”
“third and final group game, which kicks off at 11pm UK time tonight.”
“it was a 26-year wait for the older members of the battalion.”
“Kuwait, which hosts a major U.S. Army base, said it had detected and intercepted two ballistic missiles and there were no reports of injuries or damage.”
“26-year wait”
““After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this mornin…”
“US fighter jets conducted strikes on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.”
“On Saturday, Iran launched drones at Bahrain, which is home to a U.S. Navy base.”
“Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have killed one person, the country's health ministry said”
“After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this morning…”
“Later on Saturday Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces had been ordered to "prepare for an extended stay in the security zone" - referring to an area up to 10km (six miles) inside Lebanese territory.”
“Israel say 36 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed on both sides of the border.”
“with at least two more people wounded”
“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces had been ordered to "prepare for an extended stay in the security zone" - referring to an area up to 10km (six miles) inside Lebanese territory.”
“Israel say 36 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed on both sides of the border”
“He said that whoever becomes prime minister must fulfil the pledge to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035”
“the government has committed to releasing it before the Nato summit in Turkey on 7 July.”
“the government has pledged, along with most other Nato allies, to continue doing so to an eventual ambition of 3.5% of GDP by 2035.”
