...to spending £163 billion on equipment and equipment support to keep Britain safe. That includes new strike fighters; more surveillance aircraft; hunter killer submarines; two aircraft carriers; and the most...
...and have accused it of “freeloading” off the US. During the debate, John Baron MP criticised the Government for an "incompetent" restructuring of the Army, and said that the UK...
...of Afghanistan. The Times, Telegraph, Mail and BBC website report that Prince Harry is looking forward to a "new chapter" in his life after he departs in June after a...
British naval base in Bahrain The Independent has reported that the government will face a major legal challenge over a new Royal Navy base inBahrain following accusations that Britain sacrificed...
...and Gatwick, with only 10 per cent of its fuel supplying military airfields. The sale is excellent news – not just for Defence but for the UK taxpayer. As well...
Today’s broadcast news continues to focus on newly appointed Cabinet ministers. Elsewhere news has broken that Nepal has been hit by another earthquake of 7.4 magnitude broke this morning. Nepal...
...new Government, elected with a clear mandate to implement the Conservative manifesto. When the Prime Minister re-appointed me, he stressed just how important he believes our role is in Defence....
Among widespread reporting on Defence matters this weekend there was particular focus on EU Migration, the UK Government’s response to the Nepal earthquake and newspaper reports about nuclear safety and...
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...
