Top 5 highlights from the US National Defense Strategy
The new US National Defense Strategy has set out the geopolitical aims of the United States in the years ahead…
All articles by Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
Richard is editor-in-chief for defence and transport at GlobalData. He has worked the UK defence beat since 2014, and previously the defence and diplomatic beats in Muscat, Oman, from 2008-2013.
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US DoD awards contract to support strategic Diego Garcia base
The Diego Garcia air and naval base is jointly maintained by the UK and US, although the US military are…
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UK public in the dark on F-35A timelines as MoD data dries up
The UK has received 44 F-35B aircraft, with 43 being serviceable following the loss of BK18 in 2021 The next…
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What US aircraft were used in Operation Absolute Resolve?
As starts to the New Year have gone, the US decision to enforce regime change in Venezuela and the capture…
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Top 10 defence news stories of 2025
The global defence sector has seen a year of considerable change as the war in Ukraine continues through a fourth…
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Shouldering the burden: Global Defence Technology 156
This latest issue of Global Defence Technology once more brings you all the insight and analysis into the technologies, policies,…
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UK: access to EU’s SAFE defence fund not ‘value for money’
UK won’t seek to join EU SAFE defence programme in 2026, with ministers citing value-for-money concerns despite SAFE’s role in EU’s €800bn ReArm…
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FY26 NDAA: facts, figures, and the reasons why
FY26 NDAA passes US House, moving closer to Senate vote and Trump signature Record $900.6bn defence budget prioritises operations, personnel,…
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Security breaches on the rise at RAF bases
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) bases have been broken into on eight separate occasions so far in 2025, an increase…
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UK MoD confirms Shadow Mk2 upgrade axed due to delivery delays
The RAF’s Shadow fleet plays a key, but hugely secretive, role in the gathering of electronic intelligence It was planned…