Defence news today includes flooding preparation assistance, Northern Ireland, progress in Mosul, and missing airman Corrie McKeague. Armed Forces Assist in Flooding Preparations Many newspapers, including The Sun and the Daily Mirror, report that the Ministry of Defence sent troops to assist in flooding preparations. …
...Somalia and Nigeria to Kuwait and Ukraine. CHRISTMAS MESSAGES Many of today’s papers and broadcasters have reported on the Christmas messages from Prime Minister. The Prime Minister thanked Service personnel...
...train the moderate opposition in Syria. Sky News, BBC News and various online outlets also say at least 58 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police...
Today representatives from 80 nations gather in London to discuss how best to make UN Peacekeeping ready for the challenges and opportunities of the modern world. For over 60 years those who don UN Peacekeeping’s blue helmets have held the …
...to store the Intermediate Level radioactive Waste (ILW) from our decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines. From a shortlist of five sites, I am pleased to announce that Capenhurst Nuclear Services in Capenhurst,...
...we’re contributing to UN-led efforts to remove booby-traps from buildings and to restore vital services. We’ve already increased water availability and quality to above pre-conflict levels in Tikrit. And we’re...
...great pride in what has been achieved in Afghanistan – the terrorist threat has been reduced, helping to make the region more stable and the streets of Britain safer. Ship...
...Finland, Senegal and Albania. Today's increasing budget sends the clearest of signals to allies and adversaries that this government puts security first. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to...
...by solicitors. Germany visit The Sun previews the Defence Secretary’s visit to Berlin today, reporting that talks about closer links with Germany come as the country is a new ‘Tier...
...waters in South Ayrshire. It has been a truly tri-service response. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the Armed Forces that have been involved,...
