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Yesterday was a tough day at the office for American airpower, and it added losses to a small but growing number. It sounds like at least 2 x A-10, an F-15E and a Reaper drone were lost on (not so Good) Friday, and a number of aircraft damaged. What lessons can we glean? 🧵1/13
There have been quite a few politicians calling for the UK to join strikes against Iran, particularly against those systems posing any threat to UK bases and personnel. Let me explain some of the challenges with taking that approach. Let’s start with the threat. 🧵1/10
British military bases in Cyprus. This is what Ukraine’s security proposal could look like – our experts would place interception teams, and set up radars and acoustic coverage, and this would all work. If Iran launched a large-scale attack – similar to Russian attacks – we would
scoop: The UK drone interceptor start-up Cambridge Aerospace, founded in 2024, is in funding talks at $1bn-plus valuation.
Full details:
UK drone interceptor start-up in funding talks at $1bn-plus valuation
Cambridge Aerospace is focused on developing cheaper air defence systems
www.ft.com
Trump is desperately seeking an off ramp in Iran, where he can both claim victory and reduce US effort. He has decimated Iran’s missiles and Navy, but other objectives, such as Iran’s nuclear capability, remain elusive. But the
Oil situation is now forcing his hand.🧵1/10
Tune in to our latest High Ground podcast with @gregbagwell and @BellusUK as they discuss the conduct of the war in Iran, how it started and why, where the UK fits in and how it ends. Our thanks to the @RoyalAirForce for the loan of an aircraft!
https://airspacepower.com/the-high-ground-an-aspa-podcast/
Also available on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8pnN_Cs48OA and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/75UZIjwiZhsBUBkqefF7HQ?si=IEizdXKJQLCDOOfBe-LXBw&pi=0S0BGn-eQMKoi&t=18
Our latest High Ground podcast is out now. Sean @BellusUK and I discuss the first 2 weeks of the War on Iran and how it might finish: https://airspacepower.com/the-high-ground-an-aspa-podcast/?playlist=191eb9d&video=9d2e0ef. Our thanks to the @RoyalAirForce for the loan of a C17! However, the views expressed are entirely ours, not theirs.
Sean @BellusUK and I have been at RAF Brize Norton the last few days with our small podcast team. We witnessed the @RoyalAirForce’s annual Air & Space Combat Power “exhibition”, and will soon be posting a series of podcasts covering the capabilities and themes on show. 🧵1/3
With calls growing for @Keir_Starmer to accelerate plans to rebuild the UK’s armed forces, we tracked our military shrinkage from 1983 (a year after UK forces seized back the Falklands from Argentina) to now. Personnel numbers are down by almost two thirds
Spend more on defence or risk being vulnerable to missile and drone attacks, UK warned
The UK is at risk of being vulnerable to the kind of missile and drone attacks seen across the Gulf, the aut...
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Nous devons penser notre stratégie de dissuasion dans la profondeur du continent européen, dans le plein respect de notre souveraineté, avec la mise en place progressive de ce que j’appellerai une dissuasion avancée.
Tune into our High Ground podcast with @gregbagwell and @BellusUK as they examine the build-up to the US air and missile strikes on Iran, launched today, their legality, what the UK might do, and what the consequences might be. https://airspacepower.com/the-high-ground-an-aspa-podcast/?playlist=191eb9d&video=9d2e0ef
The @ChiefofAirStaff Global Air & Space Chiefs’ Conference is now less than two months away! In this video, RAF Deputy Commander Operations, Air Marshal @HarvSmyth, tells us more about the topics we can expect to hear about.
Find out more: http://ow.ly/MkS050Oznu5
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