Strategic Defence Review and spending plans for the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy will become a ‘hybrid navy’ with uncrewed vessels operating alongside traditional warships. What does this mean and how will it be funded?
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UK arms transfers to the Peshmerga in Iraqi Kurdistan (114KB PDF)
After rapid advances by the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS or ISIL) towards Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdish Region, the UK government has indicated that it may send arms to the Peshmerga, the Kurdish Regional Government’s security force.
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UK arms transfers to the Peshmerga in Iraqi Kurdistan (114KB PDF)
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