Defence in the media: 9 March 2015
...by up to 10% in the next parliament. The report suggests that because of commitments to programmes such as the new aircraft carriers and Joint Strike Fighter, the Army could...
...by up to 10% in the next parliament. The report suggests that because of commitments to programmes such as the new aircraft carriers and Joint Strike Fighter, the Army could...
Defence spending The future of the UK’s defence spending continues to generate news coverage today. The Financial Times has splashed on a story, followed by The Daily Mail, claiming that...
...£163 billion on equipment and equipment support to keep Britian safe. That includes new strike fighters; more surveillance aircraft; hunter killer submarines; two aircraft carriers ; and the most advanced...
News this morning is largely focused on the Chancellor’s pre-election Budget, which was announced yesterday. Elsewhere, BBC News is reporting that British military personnel have begun training members of the...
...taken to strengthen decision-making processes and structures in Government. With the creation of the National Security Council (NSC) and the Levene Reforms, which introduced a new Defence Board and greater...
Of note in today’s broadcast headlines is the news that the United Nations has said nearly 25,000 people are understood to have fled the Iraqi city of Ramadi, as Shia...
...read our full response here: https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/22/breaking-news-uk-responds-to-latest-nato-defence-spending-figures/ Migrant crisis The story that HMS Bulwark is to be replaced by HMS Enterprise is carried in The Times, which says that the “much...
Defence related news coverage today focuses on the Queen’s speech as well as further coverage of ISIL, including the story that jihadists have unleashed a wave of suicide attacks targeting...
...demonstrated scientifically. This new study describes the type, mechanism and severity of injuries sustained by UK servicemen and women over 10 years of war. The study includes the numbers...
Items of Defence interest this morning include news that HMS Bulwark arrived back in Italy this morning after rescuing hundreds of migrants this week. The migrants are said to be...