Today’s defence related news includes coverage of HMS Queen Elizabeth and the Forces for Change report published by Price Waterhouse Cooper.
HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail
Most major news outlets, including; The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, BBC Radio 4 Today, and BBC Breakfast report that Britain’s largest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth has left it’s Scottish dockyard for six weeks of sea trials in the North Sea. The sea trials will monitor speed, manoeuvrability, power and propulsion as well as undertaking weapons trials and additional tests on her levels of readiness.
Further details on HMS Queen Elizabeth can be found here.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said:
This is a historic moment for the UK as our new aircraft carrier takes to sea for the very first time. This floating fortress is by far the most powerful ship ever built in Britain that will enable us to tackle multiple and changing threats across the globe.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is an enduring example of British imagination, ingenuity, invention that will help keep us safe for decades to come. She is built by the best, crewed by the best and will deliver for Britain.
For the next fifty years she will deploy around the world, demonstrating British power and our commitment to confronting the emerging challenges from a dangerous world. The whole country can be proud of this national achievement.
Forces for Change report
The Daily Telegraph reported on the findings of Price Waterhouse Cooper’s annual Forces for Change report, which looks at the public’s understanding of and thoughts about the Armed Forces. It reported that more than half (55%) would like to see the Armed Forces bolstered over the next two decades, and that heavier investment could strengthen the UK not only militarily, but also economically.
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