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BRITAIN HAS ANNOUNCED plans for “swarm squadrons” of drones that could overwhelm enemy air defences as part of a series of plans to “enhance its lethality” after Brexit.
Speaking in London, UK Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, said leaving the European Union was an opportunity for Britain “when we must strengthen our global presence”.
Williamson announced plans to invest €8 million in the drones, saying he expected squadrons “capable of confusing and overwhelming enemy air defences” to be ready by the end of 2019.
Williamson also said Britain would spend £65 million in “offensive cyber”, and bring two new naval vessels into service for operations from crisis support to conflict.
‘nonsense’
Opposition parties criticised Williamson’s rhetoric.
“The idea that our membership of the European Union restricts us is the purest nonsense,” Labour MP Chris Leslie said.
“In fact, the economic damage that Brexit threatens is what will most quickly weaken our forces,” the anti-Brexit MP said.
Britain is weeks away from its scheduled departure from the European Union and still has no firm arrangements in place.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street office played down another of Williamson’s suggestions, to deploy Britain’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, in a challenge to China in the Pacific.
“The full details of her deployment will be agreed by the prime minister in due course,” May’s spokesman said.
The spokesman said the ship would only be ready to sail in 2021 and its first operational mission would include the Mediterranean, Middle East and Pacific regions.
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Remember it well. Obviously a scam and everyone fell for it
@Mattress Dick: Was asked by an investor my thoughts. Having a degree in engineering with thermodynamics as a specialty told him to keep his money for drink. 2nd Law always prevails. Not the first one I debunked all with same premise, free lunches with energy.
@Mattress Dick:
And now another scam artist wrote a book and is charging €16.99 for the pleasure
Matt Cooper gave the whole thing huge coverage could never understand why.
@Seymour business: everyone has a price
Way to complicated, all they needed do is this: https://i.imgur.com/aeFXrzF.jpg
Any basic understanding of the science told the story, it was just 21st century alchemy. But, then again, fools and their money are very easily parted and so it lasted a short but embarrassing while.
I invested a few quid in it, sure it was chicken feed at the time. Wish I had it now!
@Merlin: Sell your pig in a poke. They are making good money these days.
Coops…pat kenny and a few others were on McCarthy straight away…pretty shameful carry on really…
Was asked by an investor my thoughts. Having a degree in engineering with thermodynamics as a specialty told him to keep his money for drink. 2nd Law always prevails. Not the first one I debunked all with same premise, free lunches with energy.
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