Defence in the Media: 25 June 2015
In a quieter morning for UK Defence news, the broadcast headlines are dominated by news that more offenders than ever are being prosecuted for violence against women and girls, with...
Defence in the Media – 24 June 2015
...of the UK contribution to the NATO Rapid Reaction Force here. The Financial Times looks ahead to today’s defence ministerial in Brussels, saying the meeting today will inject a new...
Breaking news: MOD statement on Civitas procurement report
...kind of specialised Research & Development the report recommends – but it is not a case of either/or. We are right to invest in our two new aircraft carriers, 7...
Defence in the Media – 23 June 2015
...read our full response here: https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/22/breaking-news-uk-responds-to-latest-nato-defence-spending-figures/ Migrant crisis The story that HMS Bulwark is to be replaced by HMS Enterprise is carried in The Times, which says that the “much...
Breaking News: UK responds to latest NATO defence spending figures
...over £160 billion on our kit to keep Britain safe. That includes new strike fighters; more surveillance aircraft; hunter killer submarines; two aircraft carriers; and the most advanced armoured vehicles....
Defence in the media: 22 June 2015
Items of interest to Defence in today’s news include promotion of tonight’s Panorama programme on reporter Tom Martienssen’s experience after being trapped with a team of British Army Gukhas halfway up Mount Everest when the earthquake hit in April.
Defence in the Media: 19 June 2015
...breakfast discussion with CDS and the three military chiefs yesterday. The article says the tone of the discussion was cordial. Meanwhile, the Wall St Journal Europe reports that the Defence...
Defence in the Media: 18 June 2015
...yesterday. A joint UK-India statement on the incident, by Brigadier Martyn Gamble, Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales and Brigadier Rajesh Kumar Jha, Military Adviser, High Commission of India...
Defence in the media: 17 June
...says Able Seaman William McNeilly will not face court martial, but has been discharged as his “services are no longer required”. After serving on HMS Victorious earlier this year, the...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon discusses the need for a full and thorough SDSR
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...of how we can deliver our national security strategy most effectively and efficiently. It will seek out the best of innovation from the private sector. It will be positive and...