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At Least 15 Casualties in Mass Poisoning Incident, HMP Lewes Prison, UK
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Update (0400 EST, 29 MAR): The Ministry of Prisons has confirmed that this incident was a mass food poisoning event caused by curry. 3 staff members and 3 prisoners have been hospitalized following the meal after a service in the prison chapel.
Update (1046 EST): Prisoners are now being transferred to Eastbourne Prison as Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)...
Ukrainian Pilots Graduate from RAF Elementary Flying Training
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Update (0830 EST): The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has confirmed that these pilots will complete their F-16 certification in France.
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1771145192180982168
Thee United Kingdom's Royal Air Force has announced that ten Ukrainian pilots have graduated from Elementary Flying Training, qualifying them for the F-16 training which is to be provided by the French Air Force. This is the first batch...
BAE Selected to Build AUKUS Pillar II Subs for Australia
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On September 15th, 2021, the United Staes, Australia, and the United Kingdom announced that the trilateral security agreement, dubbed AUKUS would spell out the strategic shift to the Indo-pacific. AUKUS is divided into two pillars: Submarines and Technology (radar, hypersonics, computers, and cyber). Pillar I was the most controversial due to Australia abandoning, without notice, negotiations with French Naval...
UK Releases Footage, Photos of “DragonFire” LDEW Weapon Effects
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The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has released recently declassified footage and photos showing the firing and effect of its “DragonFire” laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) against aerial targets.
https://twitter.com/grantshapps/status/1767260295313887570
While the exact range remains classified, the Ministry stated it is a line-of-sight weapon that has the accuracy to hit a coin sized object from a kilometer away. Likewise, the system...
Australian MP’s Pass Motion in Support of the Release and Repatriation of Julian Assange
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Last week, members of Australia’s Parliament voted to pass a motion calling for the repatriation of controversial journalist and founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who is an Australian Citizen.
52-year old Assange has been in British custody for nearly five years, accused of breaching the Bail Act of 1976, Assange was arrested by British Police inside...
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