Daily updates of how defence is reported in the UK media
...support over the next 10 years which will provide new strike fighters; more surveillance aircraft; hunter killer submarines; two new aircraft carriers; the A400Ms transport aircraft and the most advanced...
Russian aircraft There has also been widespread reporting today, including on the Telegraph website, that RAF Typhoon aircraft scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft travelling off the coast of the UK...
...write that the structures of the Army must be reformed to allow women to reach the top, echoing earlier comments from the Defence Secretary who said that he wants to...
...US refused to comment on the deployment. Brunei The Daily Telegraph (p14) reports that Britain will station troops in Brunei for a further five years to help maintain the armed...
...capable, or as cost-effective, as a Trident-based deterrent. Like the CentreForum report, the Trident alternatives review looked at replacing the nuclear deterrent with a free-fall nuclear bomb fitted to a...
Cyber security It has been reported that the Royal Navy will need to adopt new defensive measures to counter the threat of cyber attacks. An MOD spokesperson said: The MOD...
Defence budget This morning the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail report that President Obama has warned Prime Minister David Cameron not to cut the UK defence budget. According to...
F-35 contract The business section of today’s Telegraph reports that Rolls-Royce has been awarded contracts to build and maintain lift fan systems for the F-35B. The new equipment will allow...
Defence spending In a cross-party plea, two former defence Ministers have urged the Government to maintain defence spending and ensure that the UK continues to meet the NATO 2% target....
Ukraine A number of stories appear in the papers this morning following the Defence Secretary’s announcement during his visit to Brussels yesterday. The Independent writes that Britain will take a...
