Articles for category: Defence, Politics

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Chagos Sovereignty Sparks Storm: UK Pays £3.4B For 99-Year Lease; Trump Calls Deal ‘Act Of Great Stupidity’

Diego Garcia & Chagos Islands Deal: Interactive Breakdown Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands: A Strategic Shift The UK and Mauritius agreement to transfer sovereignty while maintaining a critical military base reshapes geopolitics in the Indian Ocean On 22 May 2025, the UK and Mauritius signed a historic agreement transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago ...

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File photo of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson underway in the South China Sea on March 2, 2017, viewed at sea with aircraft on deck; image used for contextual reference, not depicting the current Nimitz incident.

USS Nimitz loses jet, helicopter 30 minutes apart as Trump cites “bad fuel” in South China Sea crashes

USS Nimitz Double Aircraft Incident – Interactive Analysis Double Aircraft Incident Analysis: USS Nimitz Operations in South China Sea On October 26, 2025, the U.S. Navy experienced two separate aircraft losses from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within a 30-minute window during routine operations in the South China Sea. An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter crashed ...

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UK Combat Air Demonstrator Reaches 66% Manufacturing Milestone with 3,500+ Personnel and Digital Manufacturing

The UK’s first supersonic combat aircraft project in four decades is moving from concept to reality. BAE Systems’ Lancashire facilities are now manufacturing two-thirds of the Combat Air Flying Demonstrator‘s structural weight, using digital techniques that mark a radical departure from traditional aerospace production. This demonstrator, set for first flight by 2027, will test technologies ...