The UK has said it will deliver 150,000 war drones to Ukraine by the end of 2026. This will be part of a £750m package of military support. The package also includes air defence systems and is funded partly by frozen Russian assets. Additionally, Ukraine opened a drone factory in the UK in January. Drones […]
By Joe Glenton
Ex-defence minister Al Carns has condemned the waste and inefficiency of the British war machine. The former commando wants more to be spent on war. He’s wrong, but his latest interview does expose certain grim truths about the UK war machine. Carns resigned his cabinet post as a junior defence minister on 11 June, citing […]
By Joe Glenton
Israel’s alliance with Somaliland is gathering steam. The settler-state appears is expanding its military footprint in the region and, as diplomatic relations grow closer than ever, Israel seems likely to get what it wants. On 13 June, Drop Site News reported that in an unprecedented display of support, the Muslim-majority nation witnessed “the public waving […]
By Joe Glenton
New satellite images reveal that Iran’s strike successfully hit a US AR-327 Early-warning Radar system at Jabal ad Dukhan in Bahrain. 📍Confirmed hit at Jabal al-Dukhan Long Range Radar site, Bahrain. *found a photo of the hill on a hiking website, matches the cropped image of smoke on the mountain. https://t.co/Q8SbembFPu pic.twitter.com/AlmT2Tdxhc — MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) June 11, […]
By HG
According to former ministers like Al Carns, the UK is facing the imminent threat of war. In a sense, this is always true, because the UK and the US regularly initiate conflict. And while we could simply stop committing ourselves to these illegal wars of aggression, Labour MPs like Carns and Lisa Nandy are instead […]
By Willem Moore
Great Yarmouth, a place where families gather all year round, come together and visit the seaside, eat ice cream and play on the arcade machines. But deep down the seafront, hidden in the industrial estate, lies a factory that is responsible for making the parts that, without them, the F-35 jets wouldn’t be able to […]
By Sip the System
Keir Starmer’s government, true to its deeply shady form, has filled the Department for Education (DfE) with people close to both corporate and pro-Israel lobbyists. And the overlapping right-wing network flows from old Blairites like Peter Mandelson and Jim Murphy to the more recent Starmerites at Labour Together. Electoral Commission statistics show us just how […]
By Ed Sykes
Two US universities are selling dead bodies, which are meant for ‘scientific purposes’, to the US Navy, which uses them to train the Israeli military. Back in 2025, student journalists revealed the links between bodies donated by the University of Southern California (USC) for scientific research and training provided to Israeli soldiers by the US […]
By HG
A brash Trump- and Israel-aligned millionaire — Abelardo De la Espriella — has come out ahead in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election. Colombia’s left-wing government has strongly criticised Israel’s genocide and resisted Trump’s attempts to reassert US influence in Latin America. Meanwhile, De la Espriella has vowed to reverse these results and restore […]
By Ed Sykes
The military contractor responsible for a huge chemical leak in southern California is also manufacturing parts for F-35 jets for Israel. A 7,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured and threatened to explode at the GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove, California, last week. It forced over 50,000 people to evacuate. Crucially, GKN is a British engineering company, headquartered […]
By HG
A bill before the US Congress seeks to essentially merge the US and Israeli militaries — with many saying it puts the IOF in the driving seat. Many would say the IOF already is, of course. The ‘United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative’ has been described as a “sweeping proposal” to merge the two militaries […]
By Skwawkbox
After World War Two, US authorities changed the name of the Department of War to the Department of Defence. In September 2025, the Donald Trump administration changed it back. As elsewhere, President Trump abandoned propaganda niceties as he made brute realities explicit. The US state is a war machine, ruthlessly enforcing global capitalism while leaving […]
By The Canary
The US war machine is desperate to siphon vital minerals from indigenous lands in Canada. Instead of resisting, Canada’s Liberal government seems to be going along with it — seeking to deescalate tensions with its aggro southern neighbour. US extractivism targets Canada A new essay by the Transition Security Project (TSC), published on 18 May, […]
By Joe Glenton
A huge explosion and fireball rocked Beit Shamesh in the Occupied Palestinian Territories late on Saturday, 16 May. Residents near Israel’s Beit Shemesh area reported a loud explosion and large fire visible from afar. Israel’s Kan News later claimed the incident was a controlled explosion carried out inside a civilian factory. No injuries or damage […]
By HG
A coalition of UK peace organisations is launching a new petition calling on the UK government to rule out military conscription, or any form of compulsory national service involving the armed forces. Thirteen peace and faith organisations have come together to organise the petition. It arrives amid growing debate about military recruitment and national service […]
By The Canary
A UK spy operation in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad has generated virtually no press coverage. This sits in stark contrast to Russian sea and air missions anywhere near UK territories, which generate wall-to-wall stories from legacy media. One of the only outlets reporting the story was UK Defence Journal, a military-adjacent website which […]
By Joe Glenton
As top arms companies BAE Systems and Rheinmetall announce record sales, civilians in Yemen have faced a setback in their pursuit of international justice yet again. After more than 6 years of preliminary examinations, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that it will not open an investigation into […]
By The Canary
A top Iranian official has warned of escalation over UK PM Keir Starmer’s plan to send a British warship to the straits of Hormuz. On 12 May, Starmer and his allies are meeting to discuss plans to open up the strait, which Iran closed after the US and Israel launched unprovoked strikes in March 2026. […]
By Joe Glenton
First thing on 7 May, two activists from People Against Genocide locked on outside the London headquarters of Chubb. This is the fifth recent action against Chubb by People Against Genocide. The group is targeting the firm because it insures UAV Engines of Shenstone in Staffordshire. UAV is a subsidiary of Israel’s biggest weapons company, […]
By The Canary
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) granted two new licences for the export of trainer aircraft for F-35 sorties and “targeting equipment” to Israel, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) can reveal. This is despite concerns about potential ‘auto-diversion’ of military equipment by Israel, and its ongoing use of the F-35 in its genocidal onslaughts. […]
By The Canary
The UK military has no way of detecting civilian casualties in war, a new study shows. And even processes developed during the failed occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan have now been virtually abandoned. The revelation came about after an information request by the armed conflict monitor Ceasefire. Additionally, the Guardian reported on 5 May: The […]
By Joe Glenton
Fanboys of military AI firm Palantir are trying to mount a defence of the authoritarian firm. This includes the company’s chief technical officer and an outrider linked to a shadowy right-wing ‘think tank’. The case they make is about convincing as our failing PM Keir Starmer, who is also caught up with the firm. Welcome […]
By Joe Glenton
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth is increasingly isolated and under pressure over his erratic leadership style and scandalous decisions. The hard-right Iraq veteran’s macho approach has led to ‘disarray’ at the Pentagon, some claim. The truth is Hegseth’s and Trump’s are the logical endpoint of violent empire — and there’s no point crying about it. […]
By Joe Glenton
The US has strenuously denied claims by Iranian state media that two Iranian missiles struck a US warship near the Strait of Hormuz. But the markets responded anyway, with the price of oil spiking in response. Iran is still firmly in control of the strait. On 4 May, the US Central Command posted the following […]
By Joe Glenton
Over the past few days, I took part in a number of antiwar events with the wonderful antiwar community of New York City. One event, pictured above, was a performance of a play by Jack Gilroy and zool Zulkowitz, performed…
World Beyond War
Defence minister Al Carns resorted to the tired old ‘security concerns’ excuse to deny the British public basic details about our involvement in the Iran War. Carns—a former Special Forces colonel—refused to answer Your Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s question about US military bases. Corbyn asked: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many […]
By Joe Glenton
Today, I witnessed six activists appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court following a series of arrests last Friday, related to direct action against an Elbit Systems drones factory in Leicester. The factory is responsible for manufacturing key parts for UAV Tactical Systems, which make up 85% of all drones and land-based military equipment used in the […]
By Sip the System
Lord Robertson — former NATO chief and Blair-era defence minister — is supporting the “need” for welfare cuts to boost defence spending, according to legacy media. This has been happening for three consecutive weeks, and throughout that time legacy media have ignored Robertson’s long-standing affiliation with ‘defence’ firms and global oil giants. You can read […]
By Joe Glenton
Rich Drake, CEO of Anduril, boasted to the British military’s in-house media about his firm’s role in enhancing troop lethality. Anduril, also used by the US, has ties with Israeli arms maker Rafael. Drake told Forces New — the UK military’s own propaganda channel — that his products would streamline ‘kill chains.’ A kill chain […]
By Joe Glenton
A former Special Air Service (SAS) colonel says holding troops accountable over war crimes could wreck the UK/US alliance. SAS troops are currently under investigation for extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan. The same report re-heated fake claims about a ‘witch-hunt’ against British troops. These kinds of claims about UK troops being ‘harassed’ for ‘doing their jobs’ […]
By Joe Glenton