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              Defence

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              Projectiles are packed at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania. Getty Images

              Iran war blockade squeezes US supply of vital ingredient for making missiles

              MENAMay 07, 2026
              Lt Gen Ibrahim Al Alawi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, with Nasser Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of Tawazun Council, at the Make it in the Emirates event. Photo: Tawazun

              New defence free zone in Abu Dhabi set to expand UAE industrial base

              EconomyMay 06, 2026
              The four-engine Yildirimhan missile could hit targets in much of Europe, Asia and Africa from Turkey. Photo: Turkish Ministry of National Defence / X

              Turkey unveils 6,000km-range ballistic missile at defence show

              MENAMay 05, 2026
              The UAE defence conglomerate Edge Group stand at Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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              More than 85% of Iran's drone strikes on UAE thwarted by Edge defence systems

              EconomyMay 05, 2026
              British Army guardsmen in London. A leading Conservative has decried the 'ill-prepared' state of today's UK armed forces. Getty Images

              IRGC's decades-long efforts to prove British military unfit for modern warfare

              UKApril 30, 2026
              US Space Command Gen Stephen Whiting speaks at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Photo: US Space Command

              No one can hear you screen: US Space Command keeps watch on Iran's missile launches

              TechnologyApril 21, 2026
              The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford is expected to be part of a carrier group blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Getty Images

              Three US aircraft carrier groups and 10 destroyers blockade Strait of Hormuz

              MENAApril 15, 2026
              British paratroopers on exercise. Gen Sir Richard Barrons has warned the UK armed forces are in dire need of a vast increase in spending, or they will be left behind. Getty Images

              UK defence spending tips 'backwards' despite rising threats

              UKApril 14, 2026
              US damaged aircraft illustration shorthand Roy 'Stan' Cooper / The National

              A $30bn bill: The cost of America's war on Iran

              USApril 14, 2026
              RFA Lyme Bay in the Mediterranean. The vessel is being adapted to carry and support autonomous mine-hunting systems. Photo: Royal Navy

              UK ship carrying mine-sweeping drones to be based in Oman

              UKApril 13, 2026
              Type-45 Daring class guided missile destroyer HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth in southern England on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean. PA

              Defence spending boost 'to lift UK economy'

              UKApril 07, 2026
              The proposed budget would see the Pentagon get an additional $500 billion in funding. AFP

              Trump proposes $1.5tn budget for the Pentagon

              USApril 03, 2026
              A US F-15. The fighter jets typically fly with two pilots. Photo: USAF
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              US crew member rescued after F-15 warplane shot down in Iran

              USApril 03, 2026
              US President Donald Trump, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a Nato Summit in The Hague last year. EPA

              Nato needs to brace for Trump's next move

              CommentMarch 31, 2026
              A US Navy taskforce of the kind that Gen Richards has suggested is needed with multinational support to open the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

              Only might on Nato scale can reopen Strait of Hormuz, says former UK military chief

              MENAMarch 31, 2026
              Assault hovercraft could be used for an operation to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: US Navy

              Pentagon has options for Kharg Island and unlocking the Strait of Hormuz

              MENAMarch 31, 2026
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