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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK military unprepared for ‘conflict of any scale’, warns ex-defence official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s armed forces would be unable to defend the country in the event of a serious threat, ex-MoD official warns]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8251f12b-0296-47f0-a774-3b7c99b9e53d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8251f12b-0296-47f0-a774-3b7c99b9e53d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoD accused of wasting £174mn on advice for army’s new battlefield radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘External assistance’ has added to costs of a communications system mired in delays]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/28fd7066-9e86-4675-8fe7-c1abc2028d55</link><guid isPermaLink="false">28fd7066-9e86-4675-8fe7-c1abc2028d55</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:00:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemring predicts decade of rearmament as conflicts drive record 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak expected to unveil new UK warship programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier set to approve plans to replace current amphibious fleet with multi-purpose support ships]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/7f30e1e0-d278-4c09-8463-f3afcd6431d4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7f30e1e0-d278-4c09-8463-f3afcd6431d4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 04:00:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Export potential of new equipment key for MoD procurement shake-up, says minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change is part of reforms aimed at improving UK’s disastrous record in buying kit and weapons ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/348df660-0ce4-4d1a-b350-445c419eeff2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">348df660-0ce4-4d1a-b350-445c419eeff2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 23:02:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK faces difficult and expensive choice over ‘essential’ nuclear 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrier HMS Prince of Wales makes delayed departure for Nato exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vessel set sail on Monday just over a week after sister ship was withdrawn with mechanical problems]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/cadf8dec-8642-4bc4-a89e-a6158f98830b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cadf8dec-8642-4bc4-a89e-a6158f98830b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:52:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>