Defence news today includes the announcement that service leavers will be allowed to keep their military ID card and the British Army's successful firing trials of its new air defence missile.
Military ID
The Times reports that the MOD has introduced a new policy of allowing service leavers to keep their MOD 90 ID card. The change has been brought in to allow people to maintain their emotional connection with the military once they leave. This will also help veterans to continue to benefit from corporate discounts and government support. Personnel who have already left can apply for an MOD ID card.
Land Ceptor
The Express and The Sun report on the brand-new missile system at the heart of the British Army’s future air defences and its first successful firing trials. Trials of the new Land Ceptor weapon took place close to the Baltic Sea on a Swedish test fire range, with video footage showing a missile being launched from a vehicle and destroying an aerial target in a display of the new weapon’s accuracy and power.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said:
In the face of intensifying threats, it is vital that our Armed Forces have the capabilities to keep Britain safe.
Land Ceptor will be a formidable battlefield barrier, protecting our troops from strikes and enemy aircraft while on operations.
