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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3865
  • 21 Jul 2026
  • 28 min

Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3865
  • 28 min

We speak to Lockheed Martin at the Farnborough Air Show about the renewed focus on European defence. Then: how China is patrolling the South China Sea and why the US Coast Guard could get involved.

Host
  • Thomas Waterhouse
Contributors
  • Chris Cermak
  • Fernando Augusto Pacheco
  • Fiona Wilson
  • Grace Charlton
  • Lily Austin

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