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Defence in the Media: 29 June 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 29 June 2017 - Categories: Army 2020, Equipment, Ministerial comment, Operations, Royal Air Force
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced a six-year £48 million Apache helicopter training contract at the annual Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Land Warfare Conference.

...Daily Mail, which reflects that the new generation of around 50 Apache attack helicopters is entering service with the Army in the early 2020s. The article links the announcement to...

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Defence in the Media: 23 April 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 23 April 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel
Five British Army women of the Ice Maiden team meet with HRH The Countess of Wessex.

Today's defence news includes a Taliban attack on an Afghan Army base and a Sunday Times feature on women in close combat. Mazar-e Sharif Taliban Attack There is further coverage of the Taliban attack on an Afghan Army base in Mazar-e …

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Defence in the Media: 16 April 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 16 April 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media

Defence news today includes continued coverage of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland escorting two Russian warships near the UK coastline, an RMP investigation and reports that North Korea’s most...

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Defence in the Media: 15 April 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 15 April 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Nuclear, Personnel, Royal Navy
One of the Russian warships being escorted by Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland. Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland escorting two Russian warships near the UK coastline, and news that £22.7m of LIBOR funding has been awarded to support older veterans.

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Defence in the media: 24 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 24 March 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel

While media has continued to be dominated by the terrorist attack in Westminster on Wednesday, there was widespread coverage of news that the Taliban have retaken Sangin in Afghanistan.

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Defence in the media: 14 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 16 March 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media
Defence in the Media. Crown Copyright.

...of paramount importance. We don’t discuss our security measures. F35 The Daily Express writes about a Pentagon report on the F35. An MOD spokesperson said: We are committed to the...

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Defence in the media: 15 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 15 March 2017 - Categories: Legal, Personnel, Reactive statements, Royal Navy
Amid the magnificence and grandeur of Buckingham Palace’s ballroom 126 Gurkha soldiers received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals from Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry.

Defence news today includes Scots soldiers in Kenya, Gurhkas presented with medals, and the appeal of Sergeant Alexander Blackman.

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Defence in the Media: 9 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 9 March 2017 - Categories: Commemoration, Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel
Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, attended a Service of Dedication and unveiled the new memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, which honours the service and duty of both the UK Armed Forces and civilians in the Gulf region, Iraq and Afghanistan, and those who supported them back home, from 1990-2015. Crown Copyright.

The unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial by Her Majesty the Queen leads Defence news today.

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Defence in the Media: 7 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 7 March 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media
Defence in the Media. Crown Copyright.

...recognised, attendance at Thursday’s unveiling must be representative in nature. It is right that each of those groups commemorated is represented - including current serving personnel, bereaved families, veterans (including...

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Defence in the media: 20th February 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 20 February 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media
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Today’s Defence News includes coverage of a new defence contract with Qioptic, the Munich security Conference and the Iraqi Army’s attempt to retake western Mosul from Daesh control. IDEX ANNOUNCEMENT...

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