GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

[daftandbarmy]

Interesting developments - time for an RAF Regiment?

Not sure how good a job they did at RAF Akrotiri recently, but FWIW...

Layered Defence: How the RAF Regiment Counters Drone Threats Alongside Allies

The rapid proliferation of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) has fundamentally changed the way defence operates. Once considered niche tools used primarily for reconnaissance, drones are now widely available and increasingly capa

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2026 drone strikes on Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Wikipedia

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[HavokFour]

Interview with NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Admiral Pierre Vandier.

Air defense missiles is a hot topic. They also touch on drones, EW, and the overall need of a complete overhaul to reach the mass production needed of all 3.

I think the West has not considered the width and the scale of the production of ballistic missiles. We had warning, for example, about the Houthis in Yemen, that such a small country was able to strike the maritime traffic with ballistic missiles.

This should have warned us. Say, okay, we need to do something different.

During that time, the production line of the complex missile was not that big. And so I think we are in a moment where we are in a hurry. We need to ramp up this production, and it's a complex weapon. So it will take some time.

Admiral Pierre Vandier, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

War in Ukraine has triggered a new era for NATO — Ukrinform.

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