Russia, Air Bases and Ukrainian
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Russia has warned the UK’s new developments into cyber warfare may trigger “unpredictable consequences” for the country. The government has just set out its plans to boost military spending in the upcoming years in its new Strategic Defence Review.
Ukraine launched Operation Spiderweb, a daring drone offensive deep into Russian territory, disabling over 40 high-value military aircraft. Using cheap, first-person-view (FPV) drones smuggled into Russia and launched from hidden truck compartments,
The SDR, carried out by former Labour Defence Sectary Lord Robertson, found the UK's armed forces are "not currently equipped" to fight opponents like Russia or China, with inadequate stockpiles of weapons, poor recruitment and crumbling morale.
US military commentators praised Ukraine's "remarkable" Trojan Horse-like use of wooden sheds as it bombed as deep into Russia as Siberia.
According to the U.S. Air Force, the F-35A Lightning possesses a range of more than 1,350 miles and is capable of carrying payloads of up to 18,000 pounds. Variants of the F-35 have already been certified to carry B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs, a type of low-yield nuclear munitions.
The British military is boosting its own offensive capabilities to conduct cyber attacks against hostile states like Russia.