Defence in the media: 16 July 2015
...reserves. Service inquiry The Independent and The Star report on the conclusion of the Service Inquiry into a Lynx helicopter crash in Afghanistan in April 2014. The articles note that...
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Defence in the Media: 12 July 2015
...who contributed, not just those who fell, and all that was achieved. Mr Cameron also adds that the Government’s support remains for our Armed Forces - from enshrining the Covenant...
Defence in the media: 8 July 2015
...extend the air strike campaign against ISIL into Syria. In The Daily Telegraph, Con Coughlin writes that ten years after 7/7, al-Qaeda has been routed but the West now has...
Defence Minister Philip Dunne starts up mighty engine on HMS Queen Elizabeth
...generator will enable the Queen Elizabeth to produce electrical power for propulsion and the ship’s services on board. It is a major nautical-milestone on her journey to becoming an operational...
Defence in the Media – Sunday 28th June 2015
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...also features Armed Forces Day, the A400M, Naval manpower and the treatment of Military dogs. Terrorist Attacks - Tunisia, France and Kuwait Widespread coverage of the horrific terrorist attacks in...
Defence in the media: 20 and 21 June 2015
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...year from its launch and into the next decade. And next year we will once again offer four Typhoons to protect Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Mr Fallon discussed this announcement...
Michael Fallon: the benefits of the Royal Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessels
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...Great news for Scotland, and great news for the Royal Navy: the second of three OPVs, HMS Medway will be a vital addition to our growing equipment bank. A versatile,...
Defence Spending
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...and so well that you can invest for the future. We’re building two aircraft carriers, seven Hunter-Killer submarines, there are new armoured vehicles on order for the army, we’re buying...
Defence in the media: 30 May 2015
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...senior RAF personnel suggest our Carrierswill be at significant risk without procurement of Maritime Patrol Aircraft in the near future. The paper also suggests that the Russians will be free...
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...