Today's defence news includes the resentencing of Alexander Blackman, the publication of the Armed Forces' pay review and the reopening of the National Army Museum. Alexander Blackman There is widespread coverage of Alexander Blackman's sentence being reduced and that his …
The departure of HMS Illustrious from Portsmouth, making way for the next-generation Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, leads defence news this morning.
In defence news this morning, there is reporting that UK Armed Forces personnel will begin operations to help train the Libyan Coastguard today, and of a £131m support contract for RAF Sentinel aircraft that will secure around 160 jobs.
...personnel benefit from our ‘triple lock’ commitment when receiving their state pension. The War Pension is a compensation payment and, like other public service schemes, is annually uprated in line...
There is coverage in the papers this morning of the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton’s appearance on the BBC Andrew Marr Show yesterday, during which he spoke about the need for a nuclear deterrent.
...submarines carrying Trident nuclear missiles — it is suggested the time has come to close the gap. Marine A The family of Marine Lance Corporal Martin Gill - killed by...
Sky News, BBC News and the Today Programme all report that HMS Richmond will be offered to the EU mission to tackle people smugglers at their source.
...Air Force have only flown remotely piloted aircraft systems in support of operations in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq. Defence procurement The Sunday Times reports that Kuwait has said it will...
...sentence of Sgt Alexander Blackman - thought to be the only British serviceman convicted of murder on a battlefield. The paper says it believes evidence not presented to the court...
