Defence in the Media: 28 June 2017

Defence news today includes the Defence Secretary's message on the UK's military response to a cyber attack, and further coverage that new Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has...
Defence news today includes the Defence Secretary's message on the UK's military response to a cyber attack, and further coverage that new Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has...
F-35 contract The business section of today’s Telegraph reports that Rolls-Royce has been awarded contracts to build and maintain lift fan systems for the F-35B. The new equipment will allow...
...locked cage. It is reported that displaying this level of brutality, which is “shocking” even by the standards of the group’s previous killings, is likely to heighten tensions further in...
...Security Review which will only begin after the general election. Service Complaints Commissioner The Ministry of Defence is pleased to announce today the appointment of Nicola Williams as the new...
Russian aircraft There has also been widespread reporting today, including on the Telegraph website, that RAF Typhoon aircraft scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft travelling off the coast of the UK...
...unmanned convoy, in what is a world first. Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin said: One hundred years ago we pioneered tank warfare with our US allies, and today we remain right...
...presence of the enemy. The Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: I would like to warmly congratulate the Service personnel whose efforts have been recognised today. While thee awards can only...
...personnel from Afghanistan - and today undertaking refuelling tasking over the skies of Iraq not just for the RAF, but for several coalition partners as well. This allowed us over...
...the House of Lords today in a bid to protect Britain’s defence budget by tying it to overseas aid. The Times and The FT report that a growing number of...
...nuclear armed submarines are housed, according to figures in a recent PQ writes the Daily Mirror today. The piece reports that the breaches, some of which caused exposure to radiation,...