Defence in the media: 25 May 2015
Of note for Defence in the news today is the continuing coverage focusing on doubts over the Iraqi forces’ ability and willingness to fight ISIL. ISIL The majority of papers...
MOD News Team
"In the Army today, you can be yourself"
...LGBT community, their chain of command, friends and colleagues. As well as sharing best-practice and resources, the conference was a real celebration of the modern, inclusive employer the Army has...
Defence in the media: 24 May 2015
...battlefields of Iraq and Syria. ISIL ground campaign Writing in the Mail on Sunday and also reported across other outlets including the Sunday Express, the former Chief of the General...
Defence in the media: 23 May 2015
The safe removal of a WW2 bomb from Wembley by Army bomb disposal experts continues to make headlines today. In other defence news, it is reported that ISIL are making...
Army teams successfully detonate World War Two bomb found in London
...legacy munitions around the United Kingdom; almost 2,000 tasks were conducted in 2014. Whilst this is at the larger end of the scale, the approach to the task is no...
Crowsnest - the 'eyes and ears' of the fleet
...We will all recall the harrowing scenes following the devastation left behind by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2012, and I was enormously proud of the vital and...
Defence in the Media: 22 May 2015
...can to minimise the disruption but ask the public to bear with us - any bomb, even under a controlled explosion could cause significant damage to property and there is...
Dunkirk Flotilla Sets Sail for 75th Anniversary
...Kent viewing the flotilla from the HMS Trumpeter. Today is a particularly poignant day for Lieutenant Chris Chew RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Trumpeter who said: It’s an absolute privilege...
Defence in the media: 21 May
...board to ensure the agreed flight plan was followed. We posted an article on this blog site yesterday with an explanation of the flight from one of the RAF crew...
Update on Nuclear Security
There has been continued coverage of the submariner who published criticism of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. The Royal Navy would like to reiterate that we take the operation of our submarines and the safety of our personnel extremely seriously.