The UK Defence Journal is an online publication covering

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news in the

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, including military operations, equipment, and humanitarian work. The site also publishes fact-checks on military topics. The site’s volunteer writers include military veterans, scholars, and industry experts. In addition to news content, the site also offers commentary and analysis of military topics ranging from national security policy to procurement decisions. The website has been mentioned by the UK

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, international governments, UK and international politicians and media personalities and TV shows such as

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as well as academic papers. In 2016 the website published photos of all the Royal Navy's

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fleet in port at the same time. The article, picked up by Sky News, prompted questions about Britain’s naval preparedness. In 2018 the website broke the news about the sale of HMS Ocean, a British helicopter carrier. In May 2021, the website caused a stir on Twitter when it shared an image of

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle ''Charles de Gaulle'' is the flagship of the French Navy. The ship, commissioned in 2001, is the tenth French aircraft carrier, the first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, and the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the Unit ...

sailing with

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and HMS Prince of Wales, showing the former as being several times smaller than the latter two, with many taking it seriously. In July 2021, the website broke the news that a user leaked classified documents relating to the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank in service with the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

in order to improve the performance of the vehicle in the videogame

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. In August 2022, the website was the first to break the news about the breakdown of HMS Prince of Wales, a British aircraft carrier, on the first day of the ship's deployment to the United States.

Publications

The website previously published a monthly magazine of the same name containing news and analysis about the

British Armed Forces The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, s ...

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