Sam Cranny-Evans
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@Sam_Cranny
Editor and owner of @CalibreDefence, RUSI associate fellow.
Denmark boosts its defence budget by EUR6bn. “Within two years, Russia could pose a credible threat to one or several NATO-countries if NATO does not build up its own military power,” the Danish Defence Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen said. #Falklands calibredefence.co.uk/denmark-alloca…
The British Army is forming Find and Strike Squadrons - units within its armoured regiments designed to integrate drones. All without reducing the number of tanks, which is a good thing for lots of reasons. The Queens Royal Hussars have the first unit and recently tested it at Sennelager (🔗below). Notably, a few units like this are showing up, the Paras also have the Phantom Platoon, designed to give them some CEMA capability.
This satellite image is of Russian naval base Olenya in the High North, along with their spy ship Yantar and specialist GUGI submarines before they departed port for UK waters. These vessels are designed to survey underwater critical infrastructure during peacetime, then sabotage in conflict. In response to nefarious activity by Russian GUGI submarines and an Akula Class submarine, the Defence Secretary @JohnHealey_MP deployed our Armed Forces to track and deter any malign activity by these vessels. We worked in partnership with Norway and other allies responding to increased Russian activity in the Atlantic, north of the UK. A @RoyalNavy warship and @RoyalAirForce P-8 aircraft ensured the Russian submarines were monitored 24/7. The Akula Submarine subsequently retreated home having been closely tracked throughout and we continued to monitor the two GUGI submarines, in and around wider UK waters. Our Armed Forces left them with no doubt that they were being monitored, that their movements were not covert as Putin planned and that their attempted secret operations had been exposed.
Soldiers have parachuted onto Salisbury Plain as part of a training exercise, and are now defending the DZ. @16AirAssltBCT @ForcesNews
US forces are trying to find ways to fight in the Indo-Pacific. Knowing that air power will be constrained – and very busy – they are exploring expeditionary capabilities. One of them is the Grizzly missile launcher from Lockheed Martin, which recently conducted live test firings
