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Luke Pollard
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Luke Pollard is Britain’s minister for defense readiness and industry.
Notable Quotes
"The UK and our E5 partners are stepping up — investing together in the next generation of air defense and autonomous systems to strengthen NATO’s shield."View Story →
"To be effective at shooting down relatively low-cost missiles, drones and other threats facing us, we need to make sure that we're matching the cost of the threat with the cost of defence."View Story →
"To be effective at shooting down relatively low-cost missiles, drones and other threats facing us, we need to make sure that we're matching the cost of the threat with the cost of defence."View Story →
"The UK and our E5 partners are stepping up — investing together in the next generation of air defense and autonomous systems to strengthen NATO’s shield."View Story →
"Removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession was the 'right thing to do,' regardless of the outcome of the police investigation."View Story →
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February 20, 2026Europe's main military powers to develop low-cost air-defence systems - Reuters
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxOcE9SYWM3Sk0ySW1kQTdzZURJbzFxc29PSy14U2pvZWdnZng2dmtCd0ctSDdUYkswZEo2dS1ONkVzT0Z2a1g5dG1iY0g5UC1iUDZjM0ZTNEpsOXVTbXdNVEJVNmRNMmEwd1pqLWYyazVPaEtZQjRTSmxlMm1xT0Mzci1obnBhOC1BcFNHT0JqQ0pHaHd4R2ZDMW44akRhbHJIaS1sdXNYYzRyN3NTWUxvemdJeGVJdHJ0ZUJta3lpNWR5VjA?oc=5" target="_blank">Europe's main military powers to develop low-cost air-defence systems</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
February 20, 2026