UK arms industry 'same as striking coal miners' - Army head
We need Maggie back to deal with them, says general Interview Blighty's top general - hotly tipped as the next head of the armed forces - has hinted strongly that the British defence industry can no longer expect to rely on sweetheart deals from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). He adds that modern warfare has now left the tank behind as surely as it has the horse.…
Huge new airships for US Army: designed in Blighty
Hybrid dyno/hover vessels to make 3-week flights British engineers are to partner with a major US defence contractor to build a large "optionally manned" robot spy airship, intended to lurk for three weeks at a time in the skies above Afghanistan.…