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Defence in the Media: 5 November 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 5 November 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment

The top Defence story is the announcement that the steel cut for the Royal Navy’s new next generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship will take place in summer 2017. There has also been continued coverage on the murder of six …

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Defence in the Media: 18 September 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 18 September 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
World War 1 re-enactors perform a re-enactment of a battle before and after the invention of the Mk1 tank.

...provided £10m to support over 150 projects that help service families in need, as well as the wider service community – projects such as Style for Soldiers which received £1.5m...

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Defence in the Media: 9 June 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 9 June 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...recognise the importance of publicly provided accommodation to Armed Forces personnel and their families, and continue to look at ways we can improve standards of Service Family Accommodation and Service...

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Defence in the Media: Saturday 16th January 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 16 January 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel
Y Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, based at Tidworth, Wiltshire, are conducting jungle warfare training in Brunei, learning to live, survive and fight in this unique training environment. So far the troops have been learning to live off the land, involving identifying edible plants and fruits, and how to track and trap animals. How to use the environment to collect water and build a fire. Then putting all this together to prepare food to survive on. Photographer: Cpl Timothy Jones RLC; Crown Copyright 2016

...warfare training in Brunei, learning to live, survive and fight in this unique training environment. So far the troops have been learning to live off the land, involving identifying edible...

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Defence in the Media: 5 January 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 5 January 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

Today’s defence news covers the latest Daesh propaganda video, allegations against British troops and the situation in Kabul and Libya, along with some unusual military pageantry. DAESH PROPAGANDA VIDEO Reporting...

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Defence in the Media: 2 January 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 2 January 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

Sky News and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme follow up on a story that appears on the front page of the The Independent this morning which says British soldiers who have served in Iraq may face prosecution for crimes including murder.

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