Defence in the Media: 20 May 2015

A range of defence stories appear in the news this morning, including reports a UK-based former senior officer in the Pakistan army is accused of selling the secret location of...
A range of defence stories appear in the news this morning, including reports a UK-based former senior officer in the Pakistan army is accused of selling the secret location of...
Of note for Defence in the news today is the continuing coverage focusing on doubts over the Iraqi forces’ ability and willingness to fight ISIL. ISIL The majority of papers...
...more about the campaign on Facebook, Twitter or sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest. The week of Armed Forces Day begins on Monday...
...itself (Independent on Sunday p4). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tory-mp-julian-lewis-my-party-left-britains-military-capabilities-enfeebled-10286951.html. Our position on Defence spending, as set out on in recent days, is here: The Ministry of Defence continuously looks for ways to be...
...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...
In Defence-related news, Radio 4’s Today programme included an interview with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Secretary General of NATO, who said that the West should step up support for Ukraine....
...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,...
...over £160 billion on our kit to keep Britain safe. That includes new strike fighters; more surveillance aircraft; hunter killer submarines; two aircraft carriers; and the most advanced armoured vehicles....
...kind of specialised Research & Development the report recommends – but it is not a case of either/or. We are right to invest in our two new aircraft carriers, 7...
...new state of the art telescope facility capable of assessing orbital debris as small as 10cm, moving at speed of up to 10km per second (faster than a speeding bullet)....