Our defence ambitions are bold but we can’t afford everything we want
The consequences of the Defence White Paper will provide much food for thought fuelled by hi-tech data analysis
12 March 2021 • 8:00pm
An F-35B Lightning jet lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth as she sails closely with tanker RFA Tideforce and Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland
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The 100 pages of “Global Britain in a Competitive Age” sets out an ambitious agenda for post-Brexit United Kingdom. The Prime Minister’s desire to make Britain a “science superpower”, underpinned by an additional £1.5 billion for military research and development, paves the way for a new RAF Space Command and a National Cyber Force, amongst other initiatives.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - The 70-year security alliance between the United States and South Korea is under fresh focus as the allies reached an agreement on Sunday under which Seoul will pay higher costs for hosting American troops as deterrence against North Korea.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. and South Korean soldiers attend the 5th ROK-U.S. alliance dinner in Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
The following is details of their security arrangement, military cost-sharing talks and the U.S. troop presence in South Korea.
DECADES OF ALLIANCE
At the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War, the United States and South Korea signed a treaty of mutual defence, where the two countries agreed to collective self-defence should either be threatened in the Pacific region. The deal provided the basis for the stationing of U.S. forces in South Korea.
Malaysia prepares new defence industry policy
04 March 2021
by Jon Grevatt
Malaysia is preparing to launch a national defence industry policy to boost efforts towards self-reliance, the country’s defence minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has stated.
The new ‘National Defence and Security Industry Policy’ is currently being drawn up, he said, to position Malaysia as producer of military platforms, with the aim to reduce reliance on imports and spur the national economy.
However, the minister indicated that the plan is reliant on partnerships with foreign industry, who would be expected to transfer technologies and knowhow.
Ismail said that the new policy would look to support developments similar to those achieved by India and Indonesia, which have both advanced domestic industrial capability by leveraging partnerships with international defence firms.
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