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In a discovery that underscores the intensifying undersea intelligence conflict between major powers, British military forces have recovered covert Russian surveillance devices hidden within UK territorial waters — a potential indication of Moscow’s growing appetite to penetrate Britain’s most sensitive nuclear deterrent capabilities.
British nuclear submarine engineers have reportedly used software developed in Russia and Belarus, a violation of Ministry of Defence regulations, exposing the country to a significant security threat.
Britain still does not permit the air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) “Storm Shadow” it supplies to Ukraine to be used for attacks on Russian territories.
HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales are the two largest aircraft carriers ever built for the British Royal Navy, representing significant naval investments totaling approximately US$8 billion (RM37.7 billion).
Britain has been warned about its severely limited air defense system, to the extent that it is deemed “negligible,” as the country’s Ministry of Defense issues a warning that the risk of aerial attacks on the country is the highest in 30 years.
A British Parliamentary report concludes that the country’s air force has a “too small” number of combat aircraft, leaving it with no chance in case of a conflict with Russia.
The United Kingdom is currently grappling with a significant defense budget crisis that has put a strain on its military forces, to the extent that national media outlets are reporting that the country’s second aircraft carrier, the 65,000-ton HMS Prince of Wales, may be sold at a “fire-sale” price to interested ally nations.
The Royal Navy has been forced to decommission two of its Type 23 frigates, HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster, citing a shortage of personnel to operate these warships.
Turkey will not let two minehunter vessels donated by Britain to Ukraine to pass through its waters en route to the Black Sea in line with the Montreux Convention, which allows the country to cut off any vessel transit between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean during wartime.
In its efforts to assist Israel, Britain will send reconnaissance aircraft and two support ships, RFA Lyme Bay and RFA Argus, along with 100 Royal Marines personnel to the waters of the country.