Defence in the media: 27 September 2015
...who won the UK dog trials this summer. Nuclear submarine The Mail on Sunday speculates that a UK nuclear submarine has been caught on camera on Google Earth after it...
Defence in the Media: 26 September 2015
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...story also adds that the RAF has conducted more than 300 strikes since the combat operation in Iraq was approved by Parliament exactly one year ago. The Defence Secretary said:...
Defence in the Media: 25 September 2015
...Channel. And up in Cape Wrath, Scotland, Devonport-based HMS Somerset became the first ship to fire new dark light illumination rounds designed to light up the battlefield without the enemy...
'Heroes' gather for George Cross and Medal commemoration
...of danger, often at great risk to their own lives. They represent the best of Britain by selflessly defending our people, both at home and abroad. George Cross and Medal...
Defence in the Media: 24 September 2015
In Defence-related broadcast news, the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme reports that MP Caroline Lucas and Baroness Jones are seeking a judicial review into a UK remotely piloted air system (RPAS) strike in Syria.
Defence in the Media: 23 September 2015
...Portsmouth as she heads to Turkey to be scrapped. The Telegraph highlights the ship’s “most notable action”: in 1991 it shot down an Iraqi missile in the Gulf War. Image...
Defence in the media: 22 September 2015
There is continued coverage in today’s newspapers of Lord Ashcroft’s biography of David Cameron, which includes apparent criticisms from former senior military personnel on the Prime Minister’s knowledge of the...
Armed Forces Minister Penny Mordaunt on diversity in the military
https://youtu.be/EPP7JPWTSbMArmed Forces Minister Penny Mordaunt gives her personal views on equality, during National Inclusion Week, and explains why it’s important we recruit the best possible people into the Armed Forces....
Relatives attended rededication of airmen’s graves after last resting places were found 74 years on
...public appeal via Facebook, Twitter and GOV.uk for the family of crew member Sgt Roy Penry Williams to get in contact. And eight days later, Elizabeth Joseph, his first cousin...
Defence in the Media: 21 September 2015
...submarines carrying Trident nuclear missiles — it is suggested the time has come to close the gap. Marine A The family of Marine Lance Corporal Martin Gill - killed by...