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UK Scraps Plans To Replace Destroyers With Focus On Drone Warships

Reporting by Michael Holden Reuters June 28, 2026

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – Britain will scrap plans to replace its aging destroyers and will instead procure at least six “Common Combat Vessels” to serve as control hubs for uncrewed systems, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.

The Royal Navy’s six Type 45 destroyers are due to be retired by the end of 2038, and original plans envisioned them being replaced by a next-generation Type 83 class.

However, under the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan, the warships will now be replaced by hybrid Common Combat Vessels (CCV), reflecting a broader shift towards drone warfare and frontline capabilities.

“These Common Combat Vessels will provide our dedicated sailors with hybrid ships that are designed and built for the increasing threats we face,” Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis said in a statement.

“Developed with exceptional British innovators, the new ships will be British-built, supporting jobs across the nation and giving the Royal Navy a capability built for modern warfare.”

The ministry said the CCVs would coordinate uncrewed systems in the air, on the surface and under the sea.

Delivery was expected from the early 2030s and when in service the vessels would work alongside crewed frigates as well as other planned autonomous vessels.

Earlier this month, former defense minister John Healey stepped down after disagreements over the Defence Investment Plan, which will ?lay out the funding for military equipment and services. He said the government had failed to commit the resources needed to keep Britain safe.

Since taking over, Jarvis has sought to refocus the plan on near-term priorities, including new high-speed boats for commandos and advanced strike drones.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed said on Sunday that the long-awaited strategy would be unveiled within days.

“We have to be ready for any future war and what that will be like, not whatever the last war was like,” Reed told Sky News.

https://gcaptain.com/uk-scraps-plans-to-replace-destroyers-with-focus-on-drone-warships/

HMS Dragon Breaks Down Days After Cyprus Arrival as Cascade of Problems Exposes Royal Navy's Critical State

Defense Express April 9, 2026

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/hms_dragon_breaks_down_days_after_cyprus_arrival_as_cascade_of_problems_exposes_royal_navys_critical_state-18110.html

>>24741700

>BBC Flagship Soap Being Used To Push Pro-Migrant Propaganda By Activist Infiltrators

Infiltrated? the whole lot is there for a purpose, to destroy Britain. The BBC needs dismantling.

Still zero arrests.

>>24840687

Glad u sorted your issue.

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Mixed Messages for Maritime in the Refreshed UK Government

Published Jul 22, 2026 8:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

There are mixed messages for the maritime community in the appointment of ministers to the government of the UK’s latest Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Prime Minister Burnham has been described by President Trump as an "extremely liberal" mayor of a town. But it would also be fair to describe him as a pragmatic and experienced minister and politician, albeit with little exposure to defense, foreign affairs or trade matters. Hence his appointment of ministers in these areas is an indication of the direction of travel he is likely to take.

Starting with the most important appointment, John Healey - the Defence Secretary who resigned because of the inadequate funding of last month’s Defence Investment Plan - has been brought back into government and appointed as Chancellor of Exchequer. Given that Healey resigned because he thought the defense funding deficit jeopardized national security, he will be keen to find extra money to fill immediate needs.

Additionally, the new Burnham government - once settled in - can be expected to set out funding allocations to meet NATO short to medium commitments. But potentially the new Chancellor of Exchequer could go further. When he resigned, John Healey complained that the Defence Investment Plan fell ‘well short of what is required for defence at this dangerous time’, as had been set out in the Strategic Defence Review. The Defence Investment Plan balked at fully funding the Strategic Defence Review, and the Chancellor will be inclined to find the money to fund it fully.

Increased defense spending is likely to be accompanied by a desire to focus on deals which benefit UK companies such as shipbuilders and missile manufacturers, and on bilateral projects with European NATO partners. Thanks to AUKUS and the continuing close cooperation on nuclear and intelligence matters, there will still be heavy emphasis on US-UK projects. But the balance in defense spending is likely to shift subtly over time towards UK and European contractors as the inevitable consequences of America First policies take root.

At variance with this, Prime Minister Burnham has made some contrarian cabinet selections in order to keep senior figures in government who might be politically dangerous if pushed out of government, most obviously in the appointment of left-of-center Ed Milliband as Foreign Secretary. Based on his previous voting record and a deep back-history of dislike for President Trump, Milliband will not be keen to join American war-fighting efforts in the Middle East, and was apparently one of the strongest critics of American action in the Gulf under the Starmer government.

Replacement of the well-respected Dan Jarvis by Wes Streeting as Defence Minister was also a particularly curious choice. Unlike Jarvis, late of the Parachute Regiment, Streeting has acknowledged he has no background in defense; he might also be considered sympathetic to recognizing the greater importance of government spending on health and welfare. He is a competent minister, but perhaps has been positioned to dilute the clamor for more defense spending.

The new government is pledged to honor the Labour Party 2024 manifesto commitments. But it will tack in different ways in other policy areas relating to the maritime arena, when compared with the previous government under Prime Minister Starmer.

The new prime minister has dispensed with the services of Attorney General Richard Hermer, whose devotion to his particular interpretation of international law drove the last government to press forward with the now-abandoned transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The new government may or may not revive the deal; the question remains open.

Hermer-inspired legal restraints, underwritten by Ed Milliband, were also behind the Starmer government’s initial restrictions on the use of US bases on UK soil, and also delayed for years the launching of seizure operations against Russian dark fleet tankers.

With Ed Milliband moved on from the role where he oversaw – and prevented – further oil and gas field development, there is likely to be a revival of the offshore North Sea oil industry. But it looks likely this may only be temporary, giving the green-light to projects already under way or which can be tied into existing infrastructure. Exploitation of the still considerable development potential of North Sea oil and gas probably needs to wait for a general election - providing it delivers a new party in government.

https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/mixed-messages-for-maritime-in-the-refreshed-uk-government

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General Research #30427

UK Social Media Police Task Force Has Referred over 100 Online Posts for Arrest

by Kurt Zindulka 10 August 2026

A shadowy specialist police task force in Britain tasked with monitoring anti-immigration sentiment online has reportedly referred over a hundred social media posts to local police for potential arrests.

According to data released following Freedom of Information requests, the National Internet Intelligence Investigations unit has notified local police forces about 106 social media posts, The Daily Telegraph reported.

This included 50 posts in June in the wake of the disclosures surrounding the murder of teen Henry Nowak, who was stabbed to death by Sikh man Vikrum Digwa and had his pleas for help ignored by police officers, who refused to believe the dying student because his killer claimed to have been a victim of racism.

Footage of Nowak’s final moments sparked protests and riots in Southampton and drew accusations of two-tier policing on social media, with critics claiming that Nowak was treated differently from Digwa because he was white.

The National Internet Intelligence Investigations task force was established in the wake of the Southport riots, which erupted after Rwandan-heritage teen Axel Rudakubana killed three young girls and injured 10 others in a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swith dance party.

Rather than addressing the anger of the public and the role that immigration played in the tragedy, the left-wing Labour government of then-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer branded the backlash as “far-right” and began a mass jailing campaign, arresting over 1,876 people, including some who merely posted on social media.

Police chiefs said they would not comment on the type of offending posts the National Internet Intelligence Investigations unit has flagged for arrest, claiming that doing so would jeopardise ongoing investigations.

Regardless, they said that the initiative was “still in the early stages of being established”, implying that many more posts will likely be flagged in the future.

Even without the task force at full tilt, the UK is already among the leaders in the Western world for arrests over internet posts, with the Times of London previously estimating that last year police arrested 33 people per day as of 2023 for supposedly offensive online content, or 12,183 in total for the year.

The National Police Coordination Centre, which coordinated the UK policing response during the COVID-19 lockdowns, claimed that its task force “supports policing’s understanding of protest-related activity in the online environment by developing a broader picture of emerging, potential risks”.

“Looking across force boundaries enables the identification of issues that may not be evident from information held within individual force areas alone,” it said.

Before focusing on backlash against immigration, the British government previously targetedopposition to the draconian lockdowns imposed during the Chinese coronavirus crisis. The government went so far as to deploy its specialist “information warfare” 77 Brigade of the British Army to influence public opinion and monitor high-profile figures, including journalists and politicians.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/08/10/uk-social-media-police-task-force-has-referred-over-100-people-for-arrest-for-online-posts/

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General Research #30444

Embattled and Disgraced DEI Cambridge Professor Found Dead in London – Suicide Suspected

August 14, 2026 | sundance |

The story of Jason Arday is one of the strangest and yet embarrassingly sad representations of political correctness, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion running amok.

After one of the most ridiculous and absurd life stories was seemingly accepted by the Cambridge University academic community, they raised Jason Arday to a professorship of sociology and education in 2023. Then slowly it surfaced that the guy was a professional plagiarist and was passing off the academic work of others as his own.

Everything unraveled as those outside the university system started looking at Arday’s scholarship and life claims. The absurdity of it all ended up with massive embarrassment for the university and those within it.

Arday resigned in disgrace; but prior to the discovery of his fictitious life story being sold as real, he signed a book deal which was scheduled to launch this week. I suspect the publisher did some serious hindsight research and discovered the material in the book was entirely made up. Something happened, and today Mr Arday was found dead.

Daily Mail – […] Professor Jason Arday was found unresponsive at a London address shortly after 3pm on Friday.

It comes after a tumultuous few weeks in which fellow dons had questioned if the 41-year-old academic’s work was original.

[…] The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: ‘Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12pm on Friday, August 14, following a report that a man had been found unresponsive inside a property.

‘Sadly, a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.

‘At this time his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious.’

The statement added: ‘The case is being investigated by officers from the Met’s Central South Command Unit. A file will be prepared for the coroner.’ (read more)

…”When Arday resigned from his professorship and his fellowship, he said that this should not be ‘mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me’. He cited the ‘personal cost’ of the furore which he said had been ‘too great’. He also cancelled a series of events to promote his new memoir, Great And Unfortunate Things, which was released in the US this week.”…

More:

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/08/14/embattled-and-disgraced-dei-cambridge-professor-found-dead-in-london-suicide-suspected/