Defence in the Media: 15 June 2015
There’s widespread reporting about Britain’s youngest suicide bomber in Iraq today, as well as coverage of a US strike on a notorious terrorist in Libya. Defence spending The Financial Times...
Defence in the media: 9 June 2015
Defence-related stories in today's newspapers include continued coverage of the military spending debate and suspected traffickers being seized as a result of the latest migrant rescue by HMS Bulwark. HMS...
Defence in the Media: 8 June 2015
The main story of interest today is HMS Bulwark’s involvement in international efforts to rescue a wave of more than 3,000 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean. HMS Bulwark There...
Defence in the Media: 6 June 2015
...in the Mediterranean, as part of the United Kingdom’s Response Force Task Group, exercising with key allies. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to sign up for email alerts....
Defence in the Media: 5 June 2015
...march said he was not aware of official guidance that an exercise should be halted if a participant suffered a heat illness. The instructor said he accepted that it would...
MOD contributes to deficit reduction
...in the best possible way, we were able to bring the Defence budget under control. An MOD Spokesperson said: “You would expect MOD to play a part in the Government’s...
Defence in the Media: 2 June 2015
Of note for Defence today, comments made by the US Defence Secretary Ash Carter in relation to Britain’s defence spending, and the response to those remarks made by the UK’s...
Defence Spending
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Equipment, Ministerial comment
...joining American colleagues in the latest F-35B Lightning II fast jet trials. Lightning II is a STOVL aircraft: Short Take Off Vertical Landing. It will place the UK at the...
Defence in the media: Monday 1 June
...Dialogue this weekend were highlighted on today’s BBC Breakfast (0635) and BBC R4 Today. Mr Carter said that Britain risks becoming disengaged from world affairs if it cuts spending on...
Defence in the media: 30 May 2015
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MOD News Team, Posted on:
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Defence in the media, Equipment, Operations, Personnel
...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...