Defence in the media: 20 March 2015
...the next spending review. Over the next decade, the Government has committed to spending £163 billion on equipment and equipment support to keep Britain safe. That includes new strike fighters;...
...the next spending review. Over the next decade, the Government has committed to spending £163 billion on equipment and equipment support to keep Britain safe. That includes new strike fighters;...
...As you may have heard yesterday we will also be investing in nine new P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft for maritime surveillance, anti-submarine and anti-surface ship warfare, increasing further the protection...
...The Portsmouth News and BBC South both report on the new line of Pacific 24 boats that are being made by BAE in Portsmouth. The reports state that the new...
...medals could face jail. Bladerunner Speedboat There is widespread coverage, including in Daily Mail, Scotsman, Daily Telegraph and the Times, following yesterday’s testing of a new remote operated speedboat. The...
Today’s defence-related news features reports that a resident king penguin and honorary member of the king of Norway’s guard has been given a new title of brigadier. Saudi Arabia It...
...barred from the Armed Forces on safety grounds under new medical guidance. Those with the condition have been banned from the Royal Navy for decades but the newspaper says the...
...homes can be built on it. Every penny made will be invested back into defence on things like the new maritime aircraft at Lossiemouth or the new ships being built...
...attacks on 1 July 1916 and in later battles, including the major assault on Bazentin Ridge (14-17 July). Following the battles in mid-July, German troops started to adopt new tactics...
MOD’s Innovation Initiative to bring future-tech and ideas to the Armed Forces is widely reported in today’s papers. INNOVATION The Defence Secretary’s launch of the government’s new Innovation Initiative backed...
...in Edinburgh, will make the new positions available from November, following the announcement earlier this month that the ban would be lifted. It says the Army will review the new...