Defence in the media: 30 May 2015

...senior RAF personnel suggest our Carrierswill be at significant risk without procurement of Maritime Patrol Aircraft in the near future. The paper also suggests that the Russians will be free...
...senior RAF personnel suggest our Carrierswill be at significant risk without procurement of Maritime Patrol Aircraft in the near future. The paper also suggests that the Russians will be free...
...of the medical staff who were deployed. She has recently promoted to Colonel as a result of her performance as CO of 22 Field Hospital. Lieutenant Colonel Alison McCourt said:...
Today is World Mental Health Day when those providing treatment and support seek to raise awareness of mental health issues and talk about their work and experience. The Government is...
...completion of property purchases. Forces Help to Buy allows military personnel to borrow a deposit of up to half of their annual salary, interest free, towards buying a home, extending...
...in our own hands, since by relentlessly improving efficiency we free up resources to re-invest elsewhere. With the new Joint Security Fund providing £1.5bn of funding a year by 2020/21...
...throughout and will receive free MOD legal representation Image of the Day Minister Harriett Baldwin has cut steel on the next Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel. Crown Copyright Follow...
...a set number of training days a year, for which they receive a tax free payment, but we realise that successful military service also relies on the management of separate...
...veterans being hounded by “ambulance-chasing” law firms free of charge. An MOD spokesperson said: It is a matter for law firms and their clients to decide whether to make compensation...
A wide range of Defence stories feature in today’s news, including military support transferring nurse Pauline Cafferkey, Syria and the Deepcut inquest. EBOLA All papers carry the story on British...
Today’s news blog features more on the remarkable life story of Sandhurst’s leading Army officer cadet, Kidane Cousland, plus claims relating to an arms fair held in London last year....