All news on the topic: Military

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Russian missile strike kills 41 people in Ukraine’s Poltava
At least 41 people were killed and more than 180 wounded on Tuesday when Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in one of the deadliest single strikes of the war.
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Nato base security raised over ‘threat of Russian drone attack’
The German military has received a tip off one of their bases is at risk of a Russian drone attack.
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Starmer cancels the appointment of Gwyn Jenkins as national security adviser
PM’s decision seen by some in Whitehall as precursor for role going to more politically loyal candidate
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UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite
Satellite named Tyche to support armed forces operations as well as monitor natural disasters and impact of climate change
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British Army employing AI robodogs that ’smell fear’ to detect enemies
The military is using AI-powered robodogs that can sniff out enemies - once programmed they can also detect bombs, attack targets or become agitated and run away
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US soldier pleads guilty to selling secrets to China
A US Army analyst has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sell military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has said.
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Inquiry chief alarmed by MI5’s posthumous discovery of Stakeknife files
Release of intelligence year after death ‘casts doubt’ on security service’s previous claims about British spy in IRA accused of murders
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A French general wants to slash red tape to move troops faster across Europe
A French general criticized the bureaucratic red tape involved in moving equipment and weapons to allied troops in Europe.
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Treasure Island? Any Chinese attempt to capture Taiwan would be a high stakes gamble
China is conducting another round of military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, and analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggest that, in theory, by blockading sea routes the PRC could capture the island right now without firing a single shot.
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Horrified Russian pilot dobs in 30 fellow bombers after strike on children’s hospital
Shortly after the bombing in Kyiv this week - which sent terrified children attached to drips fleeing for their lives - the mystery flier secretly contacted Ukraine’s security service
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Canadian and U.S. residents plead guilty to selling military components to Russia
A Canadian national and a U.S. resident pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally exporting millions of dollars worth of military components to sanctioned Russian companies with military contracts.
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Labour will not increase military spending without economic growth, says minister
Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spending
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A married general has become the first special operations chief to be charged with sexual assault in military history
Major General James Roddis, who is a father of three, was awarded an MBE in 2009
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Military horses have run loose again in central London
Military horses have broken free and run loose through central London for the second time since April.
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Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, shaking Netanyahu’s government
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza.
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How China could take Taiwan without even needing to invade
China’s military could isolate Taiwan, cripple its economy, and make the democratic island succumb to the will of Beijing’s ruling Communist Party without ever firing a shot, a prominent think tank warns.
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Putin’s ‘most modern’ £28,000,000 war toy hit deep inside Russia
Vladimir Putin’s most advanced military jet designed to rival US counterparts has been hit.
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’My 17-year-old was brutally killed, but I’m glad she fought for freedom’
An abandoned Myanmar military camp sits atop a wooded hill, overlooking a picturesque lake which is well known in these parts because of its unique heart-like shape.
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"A life in prison is better than death in the trenches": How Russian soldiers desert
Almost every new day of Russia’s war in Ukraine brings with it fresh stories of “meat grinder” assaults – Russian attacks in which large numbers of poorly trained, mobilized troops are sacrificed in the pursuit of questionable military objectives.