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Defence in the media: Monday 10 July

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 10 July 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, diversity, Operations, Personnel
More than 200 Armed Forces and civilian Defence personnel, led by the Band of the Welsh Guards, marched in this year’s Pride in London to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.

...led by the Band of the Welsh Guards, marched in this year’s Pride in London to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales....

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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: 26 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 26 March 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Nuclear, Personnel, Royal Navy
HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship, has returned to her base port

...break in service when the e-bluey contract ends on 31 March 2017. The new service will enable personnel on operations to continue to send and receive letters originally sent via...

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Defence in the Media: 25 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 25 March 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel, Reactive statements, Royal Navy
HMS Ocean has returned to Plymouth Dockyard after being deployed overseas. Crown copyright.

Defence news today includes further coverage of HMS Ocean's return to the UK after six months on operations, and reporting on the situation in Mosul.

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Defence in the Media: 16 January 2017

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

Of note for Defence today is news from the Defence Secretary that two million people have been freed from Daesh in 2016.

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Defence in the Media: 6 November 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 6 November 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon during his visit to the Govan shipyard in Scotland. He announced that the steel cut for the Royal Navy’'s new next generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship will take place in summer 2017, subject to final contract negotiations. Crown Copyright.

In defence news this morning, there is further reporting that the steel cut for new Type 26 frigates will begin in the summer of 2017.

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Defence in the Media: 24 October 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 24 October 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Red Arrows take to the skies for their first ever display in China

The battle for Mosul remains the key talking point in defence news this morning.

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Defence in the Media: 19 October 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 19 October 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
“As a responsible nuclear operator, the MOD has a safe, secure and environmentally sound programme to dismantle submarines when they come to the end of their life, and continues to invest in the maintenance of the skills and facilities necessary.”

The battle for Mosul continues to lead defence-related news this morning.

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Defence in the Media: 18 October 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 18 October 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

This morning, the battle for Mosul continues to be the central focus for both broadcast and print media.

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Defence in the media: 20 December 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 20 December 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media, Uncategorized

...newspaper writes, and his intervention could see the first women training to serve alongside male troops by next autumn. Prime Minister David Cameron said: The Defence Secretary and I are...

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