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U.K. Defence Equipment Plan 2022-2032

30 November 2022

The following is the U.K. Ministry of Defence 2022 Defence Equipment Report released in November.

From the report

The 2022 Equipment Plan comes at a pivotal point in time for Defence, one where we are entering a new age of warfare and defensive planning. The Ministry of Defence has become increasingly in the spotlight over the last year, as have our spending plans and capability investments been scrutinised in the wake of the Ukraine Russia conflict.

The events of the last few months have...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/30/u-k-defence-equipment-plan-2022-2032

Limited Coordination Between U.S., NATO Allies in Getting Afghanistan Evacuees to Airport

20 August 2021

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) search luggage during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 18, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

Troops from NATO member states, including the U.S., U.K. and France, are all working in Kabul to remove citizens and Afghans eligible for resettlement out of the country. But there isn’t a coordinated effort between the allies to communicate with the Taliban or ensure people get to the Hamid Karzai...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/20/limited-coordination-between-u-s-nato-allies-in-getting-afghanistan-evacuees-to-airport

UK aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth launches first ever combat missions

24 June 2021

The UK Carrier Strike Group has launched the first combat missions ever to be flown off the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the UK Ministry of Defence ( ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/uk-aircraft-carrier-queen-elizabeth-launches-first-ever-combat-missions/

Pentagon Report on P-8A Readiness for Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission

25 May 2021

The following is the May 19, 2021 Department of Defense Inspector General investigation, Evaluation of the Readiness of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Meet the U.S. European Command’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Requirements.

From the Report

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon fleet met the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) requirements of the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM).

Background

The P-8A Poseidon is a multi-mission...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/25/pentagon-report-on-p-8a-readiness-for-anti-submarine-warfare-mission