JamesFennell MBE
@FennellJW
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Stabilisation Practitioner, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, MBE, Defence & History, Literature, Tech - work 130 warzones so far. Have dog.
Ukraine (for now)
Joined May 2023
And this scene, of course - "And this, sir, is the truth" https://t.co/zwVisb2l5Z via @YouTube
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943). Too many glories to number in this masterpiece, so strange and sinewy and sumptuous. Many lessons about war readily applicable to today’s conflicts, if only we would hear them.
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Get some.
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Thai king's historic state visit to China signals closer ties https://t.co/J5yS7ZikZY
reuters.com
When King Maha Vajiralongkorn arrives in Beijing on Thursday, he will become the first reigning Thai monarch to make a state visit to China, in what analysts say is a sign of the Asian giant's...
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First discussed in 2015... Builder confirmed November 2022... Contract Signed January 2023... First steel maybe cut by end of 2025... ISD 2031 (?) As with the renewal of the escort fleet and MCM force, the lack of urgency with this program is staggering...
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Royal Approval! Yesterday, the Princess of Wales led the nation in a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day. In conversation with RAF veteran and VJ Day hero Geoffrey Spencer, she revealed that Prince George loves building Airfix kits...
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FSS is on track. ☑️ The Critical Design Review for the Fleet Solid Support programme is now complete, which means the construction of the @RFAHeadquarters' most advanced fleet yet can begin. Full story 👉 https://t.co/hpnxh4NAIg
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The Critical Design Review for the Fleet Solid Support programme has been completed, DE&S announces. "This means the next stages of the build can commence." Let's see if December 2025 steel cut holds true, then.
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Places that want to win do things like this. If Britain wants to win, we should back them. https://t.co/YMXL2o9uMw
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"The new [EU intelligence] body would build on existing expertise, complementing the work of the Commission’s Security Directorate and coordinating closely with the European External Action Service. The cell will be small in scale and will focus on coordination"
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"You've just got to carry it on"🗣️ D-Day Veteran, Alan Kennett met the Princess of Wales after she led the Nation in commemorating Armistice Day at a service of Remembrance at the NMA His message to those serving was to "remember those that didn't get home"
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Reform is an arm of MAGA - plain and simple. The BBC attack was just the start, but they won’t be happy until we are a vassal of America. NATO remains a strong alliance, with or without the US. We do not need to be held to ransom for a security guarantee.
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Nigel Farage said Kent Council would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country. Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors https://t.co/iYQt90aXzq
bylinetimes.com
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
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Japan unveils modular long-range missile prototype https://t.co/VV0SECkp7b
defence-blog.com
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has revealed details of a new long-range anti-ship missile program designed to strengthen the country’s island defense capabilities. The...
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🇺🇦 The Ukrainian company Global Mark LLC presented a new multi-purpose UAV ARES P800 at the international exhibition Space Autonomy, Drone X, AGV and UMV Expo in London. It can perform both reconnaissance and strike missions. ARES P800 is designed for quick launch, operation in
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.@HMSDauntless conducts Replenishment at Sea with @RFATideforce in the Tyrrhenian Sea during exercise Falcon Strike. #CSG25
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Japan weighs nuclear submarines as new Defense Minister Koizumi signals break from postwar nuclear taboo 🇯🇵 ☢️ Story by @TakahashiKosuke
https://t.co/PK0NtbArXt
navalnews.com
Japan new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has publicly called for Tokyo to consider acquiring nuclear powered submarines (SSN)
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Every year, soldiers and civilians take the sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones of American soldiers to bring the names forward. They do this for all 9,386 American soldiers buried there.
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"In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, we will remember them"🌹 🇬🇧The Princess of Wales attended one of many events held across the country to mark Armistice Day Read more🔗 https://t.co/0mS0UdHnoi
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