A powerful laser weapon will be added to the #RoyalNavy ’s arsenal...

The cutting-edge DragonFire laser will be installed on a warship by 2027, adding to an already potent array of air defence weapons countering growing drone and missile threats.

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It might sound impossible but the UK will very soon have lasers that shoot down missiles & drones at the speed of light.

How? Because we’ve reformed military procurement to speed up projects that could’ve taken decades, to urgently get the new weapons we need to defend Britain.

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👉The UK and 12 partner nations stand as one to support Ukraine in the training of recruits.

🤝Operation Interflex, based in the UK, has trained over 34,000 Ukrainian recruits with the help of our partners.

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The illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is continuing.

The map below is the latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 12 April 2024.

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The cutting-edge DragonFire laser will be installed on Royal Navy warships from 2027.

✅ New way of shooting down drones and missiles.
✅ Costs around £10 per shot
✅ New procurement reforms mean it will be operational five years earlier

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Earlier this year two minehunter ships were transferred from the Royal Navy to Ukraine’s Navy.

Now named Cherkasy and Chernihiv, the two ships arrived in Portsmouth today ahead of a series of multi-national naval exercises.

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The Kremlin’s war continues to have a profound effect on Russia domestically, including in the provision of healthcare.

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🇬🇧 is supporting international efforts to ensure more aid can reach Gaza by sea, with @rfacardiganbay sailing to the eastern Mediterranean to assist.

HMS Diamond provided an escort through the Red Sea, where she remains to defend against Houthi attacks on civilian shipping.

Ukrainian Armed Forces Recruit, ‘The Italian’, relives the first 24 hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Follow more Ukrainians training to defend their country by watching ‘Britain x Ukraine | Access All Areas on Operation Interflex’ now.

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The UK continues to urgently deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, taking part in the largest international airdrop of aid yesterday.

Today, a further Royal Air Force flight airdropped 11 tonnes of aid, bringing the total amount of 🇬🇧 aid delivered by air so far to 64 tonnes.

The importance of NATO and the 🇬🇧’s role within it has never been greater.

Yesterday in London, Defence Minister James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 and #NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana met to discuss:

👉Multi-nation Procurement
👉Integrated Missile Defence
👉Support for Ukraine

The Armed Forces can’t and won’t be intimidated.

Those inside Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 stand up to dictators & terrorists every day - patriots, many of whom put their lives at risk to protect us all.

Those targeting us today are the opposite, cowardly criminals who I’m glad to see arrested.

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With Department for Business and Trade and 30 UK defence companies, we’ve concluded the largest 🇬🇧 trade mission to 🇺🇦 to date, signing a significant defence partnership to help Ukraine push back against Russian aggression.

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Ukrainian surgeons have worked with UK military surgeons to ensure better outcomes for casualties.

Defence Medical Services and The Royal College of Surgeons of England invited 🇺🇦 surgeons to attend a medical training course. They gained insight into 🇬🇧 training & shared their combat surgery expertise.

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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 10 April 2024.

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Today, the Royal Air Force participated in the largest international airdrop of aid into Gaza since the conflict began.

The UK has dropped over 53 tonnes of aid into Gaza, as we ramp up deliveries by land, sea and air.

A £10 million investment in new snowmobiles for the @royalnavy will see the Royal Marines able to strike faster and further across the Arctic snow, using up to 159 new Lynx Brutal Over Snow Reconnaissance Vehicles.

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📸F-35B Lightning jets of 617 Squadron disembarked HMS Prince of Wales following Exercise Steadfast Defender to return to RAF Marham in Norfolk.

👉Exercise Steadfast Defender is the largest NATO exercise for over a decade and takes places across several months

💬 If we as a country, and our allies, are to compete in the future... we have no choice but to reform procurement.

Defence Minister James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 spoke to industry partners on the launch day of the new defence Integrated Procurement Model.

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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 09 April 2024.

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