Ministerial comment
Yesterday’s budget saw two very significant pledges by this government on defence. Firstly, the Chancellor announced that defence spending will rise each year until 2020/21.
...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...
...on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK will today send an RAF C-17 aircraft to Tunisia, in order to collect and bring home British nationals who were injured in...
...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...
...ships that simply said: "Winston is back"; and it was here, during World War Two, that Ian Fleming liaised with the code breakers of Bletchley Park while devising some of...
The Defence Secretary Michael Fallon was the main political guest on BBC’s Andrew Marr show today. Amongst other topics discussed, Mr Fallon spoke about the announcements he made in an...
...of how we can deliver our national security strategy most effectively and efficiently. It will seek out the best of innovation from the private sector. It will be positive and...
...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,...
...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...
Minister of State for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne MP Today we have announced that a new helicopter-borne surveillance system has been chosen to protect the Royal Navy’s future Queen Elizabeth...