The UK Defence Journal is a website covering defence industry news in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

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

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

Reporting

In 2016 the website published photos of all the Royal Navy's

Type 45 Destroyer The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or ''Daring'' class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the early 21st century. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile ...

fleet in port at the same time which prompted Sky News to investigate Britain’s naval preparedness. In July 2021, the website reported 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 Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

when challenging the representation of the vehicle in the videogame War Thunder. 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.

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