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Defence in the Media: Monday 31st August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 31 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Ministerial comment
Artful, the third of the Royal Navy’s new Astute Class attack submarines has arrived at her Scottish base port from where she will carry out sea trials before entering service later this year. The 7,400-tonne Artful left BAE Systems construction yard at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria several days ago before sailing to her new home at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde. She will provide the Royal Navy with the most technologically advanced submarine Britain has ever sent to sea. HMNB Clyde will become a home for the Royal Navy’s submarines and associated support by 2020, creating a submarine centre of specialisation. The base is amongst the largest single-site employers in Scotland, with 6,700 military and civilian personnel, increasing under current UK Government plans to 8,200 by 2022. Defence Minister, Philip Dunne, said: “The arrival of Artful to HMNB Clyde clearly shows that the UK Government is firmly committed to the future of defence in Scotland, this is the latest addition to what will be the home of all Royal Navy submarines by 2020. “The Astute submarine programme is a key part of our £163 billion equipment plan which has been bolstered by the commitment to increase defence spending and meet the NATO pledge of two per cent of our national income for the rest of this decade. “The Astute Class are amongst the most advanced submarines operating in the world today and provide the Royal Navy with the capability it needs to defend UK interests at home and overseas.”

...in the Sun, Chancellor George Osborne writes that the Government is one that puts security first - our national security and economic security – the two going hand-in-hand. Speaking from...

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Defence in the Media: 29 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 29 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

Today’s defence news touches on the situation in Afghanistan, the inquest into the death of a young air cadet and measures taken to counter ISIL online. There is also further...

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Defence in the Media: 27 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 27 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...the families of the service personnel that died in Iraq have said that they will take legal action about the delay and force the report to be published. Musa Qala...

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Defence in the Media: 26 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 26 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media
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News outlets report this morning that President Assad has dismissed claims that his Russian and Iranian allies will abandon him in an attempt to secure a ceasefire deal , arguing...

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Defence in the Media: 25 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 25 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel
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...in recognition of this service, local staff have been offered a generous financial package and for those staff who were working on the frontline in Helmand for 12 months or...

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Defence in the Media: 24 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 24 August 2015 - Categories: Uncategorized
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Today’s headlines include news that ISIL militants have destroyed Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin and further reporting on Defence spending. Iran Many of today’s papers highlight yesterday’s re-opening of the...

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Defence in the Media: 23 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 23 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...in Iraq - RAF aircraft have carried out more than 260 air strikes and have flown over 1200 missions, we have around 800 people supporting operations against ISIL and have...

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RAF Photographic competition 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 21 August 2015 - Categories: Events

“People's choice: Image of the year" - Public Vote Launched Following on from the success of last year’s public vote, the RAF is again allowing the public to choose their...

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Defence in the Media: 21 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 21 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

Dominating broadcast headlines this morning are the reported comments made by Jeremy Corbyn that, if elected party leader, he would offer a public apology for Labour’s role in taking Britain into the Iraq War.

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HMG Policy on Afghan Interpreters

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 21 August 2015 - Categories: Myth busting
Two soldiers and an interpreter from the Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL) speak with an Afghan motorcyclist in Northern Helmand while his daughter looks on. The Queen's Royal Lancers are 12 Mechanized Brigade's Reconnaissance Regiment based in Catterick, North Yorkshire. This image was a winner in the Army Photographic Competition 2013.

...of 500 local staff are eligible out of which 150 have already moved to the UK, along with their families bringing the current total to 330. CLAIM 3: All interpreters...

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