Defence news today includes Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's announcement that the Ministry of Defence is investing £2.5 billion in Britain's submarine building projects. Submarine investment There is widespread coverage today...
Today’s defence related news includes further widespread coverage reporting that HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in Portsmouth yesterday morning. HMS Queen Elizabeth Following on from yesterday’s live coverage from the ship,...
Defence in the media – Friday 1 July 2016 Today's news items of interest for Defence include reports marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and confirmation...
...Defence report setting out the need to take action against the latest strategic threats to UK defence and security will be published today. The ‘Future Starts Today’ report will indicate...
Today’s defence-related news features continued reporting on the UK’s support to the Hurricane Irma relief effort and the publication of the EU External Security Papers, which includes details on the...
Today's defence news is led by this morning's comments by the Defence Secretary on Tuesday's chemical attack in Syria, in which he emphasises that subsequent US action in Syria was...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of yesterday’s unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial by Her Majesty The Queen, and the naming of HMS Forth. Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial...
...reporting has focussed attention on what the UK Government’s position is with regards to launching airstrikes against ISIL in Syria. Speaking on the Today Programme this morning, Prime Minister David...
...danger of attack. ISIL UN resolution/vote Bulletins and online reports this morning (including BBC and BBC R4 Today) say that the French-drafted UN resolution passed unanimously last night sent a...
Minister of State for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne MP Today British astronaut (and former Army officer, now Reservist) Major Tim Peake blasts off to the International Space Station, opening yet...
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