Defence in the media: 26 April 2017
Today’s defence news includes coverage of yesterday’s Anzac Day ceremonies and Royal Navy bomb disposal.
Events
Defence in the Media: 29 March 2017
Today's defence news includes the resentencing of Alexander Blackman, the publication of the Armed Forces' pay review and the reopening of the National Army Museum. Alexander Blackman There is widespread coverage of Alexander Blackman's sentence being reduced and that his …
Defence in the media: Friday 10 March 2017
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Today’s defence related news includes coverage of yesterday’s unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial by Her Majesty The Queen, and the naming of HMS Forth.
Defence Secretary's message on the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial unveiling
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Today’s unveiling of a memorial outside the Ministry of Defence in London is a moment of huge significance. On the banks of the Thames a mighty stone monument will stand in silent commemoration of our campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. …
Defence in the media: Friday 17 February
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Defence news today includes reporting on the new Ministry of Defence and Foreign Office joint international defence engagement strategy, the NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Brussels, and military mental health.
Defence in the Media: 16 February 2017
The defence ministerial at NATO’s HQ in Brussels, where Defence Secretary Michael Fallon met his US counterpart James Mattis face-to-face for the first time, is driving today's defence news.
Defence in the Media: 28 January 2017
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the Prime Minister’s meeting with President Donald Trump, MOD’s equipment plans and RAF Lossiemouth.
The Sound of Silence
As the Service of Remembrance stands silent at the 11th hour this Sunday at the Cenotaph, two people will be shouting as loud as possible. Every year, at the Service of Remembrance in London the two minute’s silence is conducted …
Battle of the Somme: 100 years since the British and French armies fought side-by-side at Guillemont and Maricourt
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The Battle of the Somme, fought between July and November 1916, was one of the defining events of the First World War. With more than one million casualties on all sides during the 141 days of the battle, virtually every …
Battle of the Somme: 100 years since the capture of Bazentin Ridge
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The Battle of the Somme, fought between July and November 1916, was one of the defining events of the First World War. The British Army assumed a major role in what was intended to be the main Allied effort on …