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# ![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) @UKDefJournal UK Defence Journal

UK Defence Journal posts on X about defence, hms, united kingdom, airborne the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2313918458/interactions)
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- X Month XXXXXXXXX -XX%
- X Months XXXXXXXXX -XX%
- X Year XXXXXXXXXX -XX%

### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::2313918458/posts_active)
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- X Month XXX +15%
- X Months XXX -X%
- X Year XXXXX +49%

### Followers: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2313918458/followers)
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- X Week XXXXXXX +0.13%
- X Month XXXXXXX +0.54%
- X Months XXXXXXX +4.40%
- X Year XXXXXXX +6.50%

### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2313918458/influencer_rank)
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### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::2313918458/influence)
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**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  XXXX% [finance](/list/finance)  XXXX% [currencies](/list/currencies)  XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[defence](/topic/defence) #167, [hms](/topic/hms) #41, [united kingdom](/topic/united-kingdom) 4.69%, [airborne](/topic/airborne) #38, [babcock international](/topic/babcock-international) 3.13%, [george washington](/topic/george-washington) 3.13%, [$4732t](/topic/$4732t) 3.13%, [investment](/topic/investment) 3.13%, [$sabr](/topic/$sabr) 3.13%, [amber](/topic/amber) XXXX%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)](/topic/lockheed-martin)
### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::2313918458/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"An F-35B launches at sunrise from HMS Prince of Wales off the Australian coast during flying ops for #TalismanSabre25 part of the Royal Navys global #CSG25 deployment. 📷 AS1 Amber Mayall RAF Crown Copyright 2025"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946184334068621745) 2025-07-18 12:24:38 UTC 129.6K followers, 11.8K engagements


"The United Kingdom and Turkey have taken a significant step toward a multi-billion-pound export deal for Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1947957115944833062) 2025-07-23 09:49:02 UTC 129.6K followers, 17.6K engagements


"Babcock International has reported a robust financial performance for the year ending XX March 2025 with strong gains in revenue operating profit and free cash flow across all divisions"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1915028477750788458) 2025-04-23 13:02:23 UTC 129.6K followers, 4396 engagements


"The Royal Navy has formally retired HMS Triumph marking the end of a fleet that served at the forefront of British underwater operations for over four decades"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1947231765115846781) 2025-07-21 09:46:45 UTC 129.6K followers, 19.5K engagements


"The average annual cost of the Voyager PFI programme was approximately XXX million per year from 2008 to 2025"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948120290203988197) 2025-07-23 20:37:26 UTC 129.6K followers, 5331 engagements


"The Ministry of Defence has stated that there is no formal target to reduce the number of senior military officers across the UK Armed Forces"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946829267582521511) 2025-07-20 07:07:22 UTC 129.6K followers, 5731 engagements


"HMS Prince of Wales and USS George Washington operated side-by-side in the Pacific alongside a combined escort force from a number of allies nations"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946185745355448817) 2025-07-18 12:30:14 UTC 129.6K followers, 6251 engagements


"U.S. nuclear weapons have reportedly returned to British soil with multiple sources indicating that a number of B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs were transferred this week to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946977114806276118) 2025-07-20 16:54:51 UTC 129.6K followers, 56.1K engagements


"The UK and France will jointly develop the next generation of beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles for our fighter jets according to the Lancaster House XXX declaration released on XX July"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1943368144589894053) 2025-07-10 17:54:06 UTC 129.6K followers, 39K engagements


"@Sid72671836 The ship is escorted is crewed and has planes though"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948115003325788556) 2025-07-23 20:16:25 UTC 129.6K followers, 1988 engagements


"The average annual cost of the Voyager PFI programme was approximately XXX million per year from 2008 to 2025"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946479206738624535) 2025-07-19 07:56:21 UTC 129.6K followers, 14.9K engagements


"The Ministry of Defence has pointed to rising export orders and long-term investment plans as evidence that Typhoon production at BAE Systems Warton facility is secure into the next decade"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948411362146689039) 2025-07-24 15:54:03 UTC 129.6K followers, 3853 engagements


"British F-35B Lightning jets have launched from HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of Australia during a key phase of Exercise Talisman Sabre XX showcasing UK carrier air power in the Indo-Pacific"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1946223974066569652) 2025-07-18 15:02:09 UTC 129.6K followers, 10.2K engagements


"The Queen has been appointed Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom during a visit to HMS Astute in Plymouth marking the end of the submarines first 15-year commission ahead of a major refit. #RoyalNavy"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948407990807085419) 2025-07-24 15:40:39 UTC 129.6K followers, 4770 engagements


"We've spent the better part of a decade fighting the 'carriers with no aircraft myth' if this doesn't stop it"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948110895248458143) 2025-07-23 20:00:06 UTC 129.6K followers, 85.7K engagements


"@Sid72671836 The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and RAF aren't UK You just claimed that"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948117273178456510) 2025-07-23 20:25:26 UTC 129.6K followers, XXX engagements


"The Ministry of Defence has said it is actively supporting export campaigns for the Typhoon combat aircraft as BAE Systems seeks to keep production lines running at Warton"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948120304821080460) 2025-07-23 20:37:29 UTC 129.6K followers, 12.9K engagements


"✈ The RAFs new E-7 Wedgetail flew alongside the Red Arrows at RIAT 2025. The flypast marked a public debut for the UKs next-gen airborne early warning aircraft. #RIAT2025 #RAF"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948265759412518984) 2025-07-24 06:15:28 UTC 129.6K followers, 6988 engagements


"@AngryExile @charlottechurch Ten years later"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948110493022831069) 2025-07-23 19:58:30 UTC 129.6K followers, XX engagements


"Shadow Defence Minister Mark Francois has issued a stark warning over the UKs lack of airborne early warning capability demanding urgent answers from the Ministry of Defence"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945537981890138419) 2025-07-16 17:36:15 UTC 129.5K followers, 26.4K engagements


"Babcock International has opened a new welding apprenticeship school in Bristol combining traditional training with augmented reality technology to meet rising demand for skilled workers in the defence sector"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1931275292334547412) 2025-06-07 09:01:25 UTC 129.6K followers, 4114 engagements


"Through Projet Grayburn BDT UK say it is offering Britain a way back into full-spectrum small-arms production"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1947987553182748720) 2025-07-23 11:49:59 UTC 129.6K followers, 14K engagements


"Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 has officially begun bringing together XX nations and over 35000 military personnel across air land maritime cyber and space domains"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945457314695086587) 2025-07-16 12:15:43 UTC 129.6K followers, 5778 engagements


"Royal Navy aircraft carrier and fleet flagship HMS Prince of Wales visits Darwin in Australias Northern Territory in her latest stop. The visit marks the first time a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has visitedAustralia"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948015661390647682) 2025-07-23 13:41:40 UTC 129.6K followers, 12.8K engagements


"UK Government launches 'Clyde 2070' with an initial 250m investment to modernise Faslane support next-gen submarines and boost jobs and infrastructure in Scotland"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945234734813991167) 2025-07-15 21:31:16 UTC 129.6K followers, 14.6K engagements


"The United Kingdom and United States have formed a powerful twin-carrier strike group in the Pacific as HMS Prince of Wales joins the USS George Washington"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1947011156352127299) 2025-07-20 19:10:08 UTC 129.6K followers, 9678 engagements


"French paratroopers from 11e BP jumped onto Weston-on-the-Green with British kit after training at RAF Brize Norton. The joint exercise is part of the UKFrance Airborne Combined Joint Expeditionary Force enhancing rapid deployment capability"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948484401488171077) 2025-07-24 20:44:17 UTC 129.6K followers, 11K engagements


"The Ministry of Defence has stated that there is no formal target to reduce the number of senior military officers across the UK Armed Forces"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948120238454714464) 2025-07-23 20:37:13 UTC 129.6K followers, 3176 engagements


"@Sid72671836 The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and RAF aren't UK"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948116188417994893) 2025-07-23 20:21:08 UTC 129.6K followers, XXX engagements


"The Ministry of Defence has outlined a series of reforms introduced in response to the data breach involving the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) following a written question from Lord Alton of Liverpool"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1948622763603742953) 2025-07-25 05:54:05 UTC 129.6K followers, 3206 engagements


"The German Air Force will equip its C-130J transport fleet with Leonardos Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) system following a competitive selection process led by Lockheed Martin"  
![@UKDefJournal Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2313918458.png) [@UKDefJournal](/creator/x/UKDefJournal) on [X](/post/tweet/1945570348088393787) 2025-07-16 19:44:52 UTC 129.6K followers, 4949 engagements