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Our tour guide for the Defence Industries Limited walking tour. She dressed up much like what the actual "bomb girls" would have worn to work.
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Secetary of state Dr John Reid hosted a meeting of EU defece ministers at RAF Lyneham 13 Oct 2005. The ministers were given a demonstration of the UK's defence capabilites during their visit.
27/05/2026. Washington DC, United States. 2026 Defence Reception hosted by the British Ambassador Christian Turner and BDSUS. Picture by Rebecca Lessner.
Soldiers of Israel Defence Forces taking part in the ongoing operations in Gaza.
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27/05/2026. Washington DC, United States. 2026 Defence Reception hosted by the British Ambassador Christian Turner and BDSUS. Picture by Rebecca Lessner.
Another tragic garbage can get knocked over. He asked me for a quarter, but then the light turned green so I had to go. I wasn't going to give him a quarter anyway.
15 Oct 15 - Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Rugby. International Defence Rugby Cup (Military Rugby World Cup). Royal Navy v Japan Self Defence Forces. Win for Royal Navy 64-11..
After reports of heavy siege equipment and chariots being positioned for an attack on Eastgate, the city council has commissioned new defences.
Weary from the long siege and the conflict between the now reunited brothers Dugal and Petera, the citizens, craftsmen, and soldiers have flocked to help keep the new enemy at bay.
To further deter assaults, a poleturner is sharpening logs to be placed at the defensive end of the ditch, holding off any cavalry or chariots brave (or stupid) enough to jump the ditch.
A cantilevered pillbox on the former airfield of RAF Oakington, presumably intended for airfield defence (though it's not clear what from - again, had the Germans invaded and got this far, a few pillboxes wouldn't have presented a major problem). There are a string of these along the northern edge of the airfield, which is now being redeveloped as the new town of Northstowe. The security fencing is presumably to keep any disaffected local youth out of the building.
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The EU is facing a dramatically aggravated security environment in the East and South of its borders. At the same time, the financial crisis has led to drastic uncoordinated cuts in the defence budgets of the EU Member States. The EU's ability to project power into its neighbourhood is weak, most of its CSDP (Common Security and Defence Policy) operations are just too little, too late. While territorial defence of Western Europe continues to depend heavily on the US, several consecutive American administrations have been urging Europeans to take more responsibility for their own security within NATO.
The European Council has so far taken only small steps to encourage greater cooperation among Member States – clearly insufficient, if one looks at the alarming and deteriorating circumstances.
On the eve of the European Council on Defence of 25th June, ALDE will present its 'Roadmap towards an Integrated EU Military' to show the way how to achieve more European defence for less money, essentially by building an integrated European pillar of NATO.
The event will see a presentation of the roadmap by ALDE President Guy Verhofstadt, followed by keynote speeches by two ALDE Ministers of Defence and their former Finnish counterpart.