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Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth smiling and shaking hands with a member of the RAF Regiment.
RAF on ‘high alert’ to defend Falklands, says air staff chief

Sir Harv Smyth calls control of the islands’ airspace ‘non-negotiable’ after the US suggested it could back Argentina’s claims to the islands


Prime Minister Keir Starmer entering a Vanguard-class submarine.
Defence spending ‘falls under Labour’ despite promises to raise it

Lord George Robertson, former chief of NATO, seated at his office desk in Westminster.
Prioritise defence spending over welfare, former Nato chief says

Argentina's President Javier Milei and Vice-President Victoria Villarruel arriving at the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Argentina's President Javier Milei and Vice-President Victoria Villarruel arriving at the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Argentina’s vice-president tells Falkland Islanders: Go back to England

Lord George Robertson, former chief of NATO, seated at his office desk in Westminster.
Lord George Robertson, former chief of NATO, seated at his office desk in Westminster.
Prioritise defence spending over welfare, former Nato chief says







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Apr 24, 2026
The nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard with crew on deck arriving at HMNB Clyde in Scotland, accompanied by two smaller vessels, with snowy hills in the background.
No contact, no fresh air: 206 days aboard a nuclear submarine

For a record six and a half months, sailors on the Vanguard-class vessel could not see daylight or tell loved ones they were alive. At least there was mini golf

The Sunday Times

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