UK Defence Forum

Posted: **28 Aug 2021, 11:54**

Ireland's Naval Service marks its 75th anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58174618

Posted: **18 Sep 2021, 20:17**

From The Irish Times

Rangers are the elite of the Irish Defence Forces, so why are so many quitting? The highly-trained unit is beset by frustration over pay and conditions

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland ... -1.4670497

Posted: **29 Mar 2022, 00:00**

THE Government is to double its investment in the Defence Forces in a first serious step to militarily protect our neutrality.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin believes Ireland should remain neutral but have the capacity to defend our shores similar to other neutral nations like Finland and Switzerland.

https://www.thesun.ie/news/8567563/defe ... bar_native

Posted: **06 May 2022, 15:30**

The Irish Air Corps (IAC) are close to signing a contract with Austrian company Airborne Technologies (ABT) for three Self Contained Aerial Reconnaissance (SCAR) Pod systems

https://www.key.aero/article/irelands-p ... capability

https://www.airbornetechnologies.at/air ... -c-a-r-pod