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EXC: Japan sounds alarm over UK commitment to the GCAP joint fighter jet programme w/ Italy
Crucial development work is stalled due to UK MoD’s late Defence Investment Plan, repeatedly delayed since autumn
Via @Urbandirt @harrydemps @sylviapfeifer & me
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In case your’e wondering, the UK-has:
- no exo-atmospheric Anti-Ballistic Missile interceptor system
- No layered missile defence architecture
- No integrated national system protecting our cities or infrastructure.
Our best system is the T45 Destroyer with the Astor/Viper. But it’s primarily a fleet protection asset.
The fact is that we and Europe depend heavily on US detection, US interceptor missiles and platforms, and US command architecture.
The harsh reality is that capabilities amongst European states, incl. the UK, are very limited and patchy indeed.

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@ThePrestonParra It’s giving German Cold War sex fiend with those leather gloves
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Irish politics is really entertaining. My taxi driver in Dublin told me in the first 5 minutes we should nuke Tel Aviv then proceeded to tell me that Catherine Connolly is a lefty Trotsky that everyone in Ireland hates.
Ben Gilroy@BenGilroyIRL
It’s sad what we have become.
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Four aircraft carriers. FOUR. Now we struggle to rustle up a destroyer.
Empire Aesthetics@Empireaesth
British and Commonwealth show of strength in the South China Sea. HMS Eagle, HMS Bulwark, HMAS Melbourne and HMS Victorious in a naval patrol off the coast of Malaysia (3 March 1965)
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