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The Download | 20 October
UK soldiers to get new powers to shoot down drones at military bases, Royal Navy's latest supersonic missile completes trials, MOD probes claims Russian hackers have stolen military files – all this and more on The Download.
CDS says UK's sons and daughters must be ready to fight
The growing threat posed by Russia means the UK's sons and daughters need to be ready to fight if needed, Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, the Chief of the Defence Staff, has warned.
Ukraine Battlefield Brief | 16 December
Russian Shahed drones have attacked ships in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, including a Turkish car ferry, although one of the Iranian-designed Shaheds was shot down by the defenders
Germany vs India
FGS Sachsen is the lead ship of its Sachsen-class air defence frigates, and it was last seen in UK waters during DSEI 2025 in London; by contrast, INS Vikrant is India's first homemade aircraft carrier.
Norway vs New Zealand
HNoMS Roald Amundsen, a frigate, is part of the Royal Norwegian Navy and was another vessel involved in the UK Carrier Strike Group 25; on the other hand, HMNZS Aotearoa is a sustainable vessel in the Royal New Zealand Navy.
USA vs China
USS Gerald R Ford is the lead ship of the Ford-class aircraft carriers and is often seen as the US Navy's flagship, while Fujian is the inaugural aircraft carrier designed and created in China.
France vs Australia
Charles de Gaulle is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and also the French Navy's flagship, and HMAS Canberra is a helicopter carrier and is the Royal Australian Navy's flagship.
UK vs Russia
HMS Prince of Wales is the Royal Navy’s flagship and weighs in at a staggering 65,000 tonnes. But, Admiral Kuznetsov, otherwise known as “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov”, is Moscow’s only aircraft carrier.
Italy vs Brazil
LHD Trieste is a multi-purpose landing helicopter dock, which took over from Rome’s aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi. While, NAM Atlantico is a helicopter carrier and the Brazilian navy’s flagship.
CDS says UK's sons and daughters must be ready to fight
The growing threat posed by Russia means the UK's sons and daughters need to be ready to fight if needed, Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, the Chief of the Defence Staff, has warned.
Cadets light candles to remember war fallen
Teenagers from the Sea and Army Cadet Forces gathered at Stonefall cemetery in Harrogate for a candlelit ceremony to honour those killed in the First and Second World Wars.
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