...capable, or as cost-effective, as a Trident-based deterrent. Like the CentreForum report, the Trident alternatives review looked at replacing the nuclear deterrent with a free-fall nuclear bomb fitted to a...
Cyber security It has been reported that the Royal Navy will need to adopt new defensive measures to counter the threat of cyber attacks. An MOD spokesperson said: The MOD...
Defence budget This morning the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail report that President Obama has warned Prime Minister David Cameron not to cut the UK defence budget. According to...
F-35 contract The business section of today’s Telegraph reports that Rolls-Royce has been awarded contracts to build and maintain lift fan systems for the F-35B. The new equipment will allow...
Defence spending In a cross-party plea, two former defence Ministers have urged the Government to maintain defence spending and ensure that the UK continues to meet the NATO 2% target....
Ukraine A number of stories appear in the papers this morning following the Defence Secretary’s announcement during his visit to Brussels yesterday. The Independent writes that Britain will take a...
HCDC Report Following the publication of a Defence Committee report on the situation in Iraq and Syria a number of outlets are reporting that the UKis not doing enough to...
ISIL hostage video Many of the papers, including the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Times, the Financial Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, the Sun and the Daily Mirror report on the...
Alcohol in the armed forces Today the BBC has reported claims by a psychiatrist that the government’s strategy for combating alcohol abuse in the military is ineffective. Drinking alcohol is...
...and health care for veterans is free, with NHS priority treatment for disorders causally linked to service. The government continues to recognise and be grateful to all the servicemen who...
