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Make of it what you will... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urD_vuA6syE

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9jn1ydx9lo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql0n9dp7xwo https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/britains-lindsey-oil-refinery-close-after-no-buyer-found-2025-07-21/ https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2025/07/lindsey-oil-refinery-joins-grangemouth-on-scrapheap/

UK’S PIONEERING COMBAT AIR FLYING DEMONSTRATOR REVEALED Industry partners, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and MBDA UK, together with the Ministry of Defence, have revealed the design of the UK’s flagship Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, as the aircraft reaches a major milestone, with two thirds of its...

If that happens and the unit price drops enough do you think the RAF might purchase enough B-21s for a squadron or two?

Since the Global Military Spending thread is currently locked for some reason, I'll put this here for now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/12/france-blocking-britain-from-eu-massive-defence-fund/ So much for the reset...

Updates on link below. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/12/air-india-flight-ai171-plane-crash-ahmedabad-india-latest-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 2nd for the new shiplift at the BAE Jacksonville Ship Repair facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Built by Pearlson Shiplift Corporation, it is capable of lifting 25,000 ton ships. This is one of the 10 largest shiplifts in the world. The new shiplift...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d180yl48po ORIGINAL CAPTION: The hidden and forgotten shelter was filled with water

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2057222/falkland-islands-fishing-row-argentina

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/that-big-boeing-plane-order-british-airways-operator-iag-has-ordered-32-of-its-jets-739614b9

… https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/trump-announces-trade-framework-with-uk-lowering-barriers

One of the initial configurations of the Type 26, featured here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/royal-navy-type-26-frigate.10313/post-100792 https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/royal-navy-type-26-frigate.10313/post-137737 I found several additional photos of the model. The ship...

Probably the most important RAF news you will read this year - RAF pilots can now take Tunnock's teacakes into their cockpits once again after 60 years. The RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine has done exhaustive testing on this vital issue. Freezing them before take-off seems to be the answer (or...

I am not a fan of ATL./AH. scenarios but found this article in a 1946 issue of ATC. Gazette proposing a 'World Organisation' 'International Air Force' of interest. Who knows such an idea may have led to a UN. with teeth and negated the need for organisations such as NATO. etc. :)

Worth saying again that you’ll still see Smiths at all the big train stations, in the hospitals, at the airport, it’s not vanishing completely and it’s not going online only. It’s just shedding its high street arm. 85% of its profits come from the travel arm, the high street bit has been a drag...

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly24zvvwxlt https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/21/heathrow-airport-closed-latest-news-fire-power-outage/ A right old mess, as the saying goes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1z42pkj8o https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0318/1502596-hemingway/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/18/john-paddy-hemingway-last-pilot-battle-of-britain-dies-105/...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7vd63z2zpo

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/10/oil-tanker-cargo-ship-collide-north-sea/ https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t