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Norway deploys military to protect oil and gas installations

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on 28 September that the country will be deploying its military to protect its oil and gas installations against possible sabotage following the Nord Stream pipeline attacks. The...

Russia to launch large-scale cyber attacks on Ukraine, NATO

The Kremlin is planning to carry out massive cyber attacks on critical infrastructure within Ukraine and against its allies, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) warned today. The GUR stated that the attacks will be aimed...

Marshall Land Systems delivers EOD and ECM vehicles to UK MoD

UK-based Marshall Land Systems has delivered the first 10 of 120 specialist military vehicles to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The new Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and electronic countermeasure (ECM) vehicles will be based...

Royal Navy takes over monitoring English Channel

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on 14 April that from today the Royal Navy is taking over operational command from Border Force in the English Channel. He also stated that £50m will be...

Finland targeted in cyber attack, airspace breached

Finnish news agency YLE reported on 8 April that the websites of Finland's defence and foreign affairs ministries were out of service on Friday after being hit by a denial of service (DoS) attack. The...

UK armed forces gearing up for possible no-deal Brexit

As part of the UK Government planning for a possible no-deal Brexit, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has increased the readiness of UK armed forces. 3,500 personnel are currently on standby to help...

France to deploy troops to maintain security during Yellow Vest protests

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that soldiers will be deployed across the country to help maintain security during yellow vest protests planned this weekend the Associated Press reported 20 March. President Macron said that the...