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Russia is a threat to the UK and our sons and daughters must be ready to fight, armed forces chief warns

Chief of defence staff Richard Knighton warned the situation is ‘more dangerous than I have known during my career’

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin hits out at long-running reports of rift between Putin and Lavrov

Top diplomat insists peace cannot be achieved without ‘taking Russian interests into account’

The Independent UK

UK deploys anti-drone specialists to Belgium after string of incursions

British Armed Forces Chief Richard Knighton announced that London will help Brussels counter drone incursions on airports and military bases in Belgium, after several sightings of unidentified drones in recent weeks.

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Armed forces chief ‘confident’ they are safe places for women to serve

His comments came after soldier Jaysley Beck, 19, took her own life in her barracks after she was sexually assaulted by a sergeant.

Evening Standard

UK sending military support to Belgium following drone airspace incursions

Drones have been spotted above Belgian airports and military bases in the last week

Evening Standard

UK military to help Belgium combat suspected Russian drone flights

New chief of Britain’s armed forces announces specialists and equipment are on the way after Belgian counterpart asked for help

The Independent UK

Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones

Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culprit

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UK to provide military support to Belgium after drone incursions

Devices suspected to be operated by Russia have been spotted above Brussels and Leige.

Evening Standard

UK sends military experts and equipment to Belgium after drone sightings near airports

Britain is sending equipment and personnel to Belgium after a series of drone sightings near airports

The Independent UK

Armed forces head says UK security ‘not responsibility of military alone’

Sir Richard Knighton took over as Chief of the Defence Staff in September.

Evening Standard

RAF chief chosen to lead British armed forces

Sir Keir Starmer said Sir Richard Knighton had championed ‘a culture of innovation and excellence’ while head of the RAF.

Evening Standard

The career engineer named the new chief of defence

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The Independent UK

Starmer chooses RAF chief Sir Richard Knighton to lead armed forces

Prime minister is understood to have made chief of the defence staff appointment amid what has been billed as the most transformative period for the MoD in decades

The Independent UK

UK will not have air supremacy over enemies in future wars, RAF chief warns

Chief of the Air Staff Sir Richard Knighton says the UK faces the most significant sets of hostile states in decades

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RAF ‘considered stripping Carol Vorderman of honorary title’ after anti-government tweets

Carol Vorderman branded the Tory party as a “lying bunch of greedy, corrupt, destructive, hateful, divisive, gaslighting crooks.”

The Independent UK

Nato ‘can blunt Russian attack’, senior military officer insists

The deputy chief of the defence staff dismissed claims that the UK and Nato were unprepared for a full-scale war with Russia.

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