Defence in the Media – 25 May 2016
Items of relevance to defence in the media today include reports that an ‘alliance’ of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters has begun a campaign to drive Daesh militants from land north of Raqqa in Syria
Defence in the Media: 21 May 2016
Of note for Defence today is reporting about a new contract for the training of Armed Forces helicopter pilots, and articles looking at the UK's support to Afghanistan. Babcock The Daily Telegraph reports that Babcock has been awarded a £400m deal to train …
Minister of State for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne: Why the UK needs to maintain an independent nuclear deterrent
Yesterday Monday 23rd November the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 was published.
Philip Dunne: Investment in Royal Navy capability
I was recently in Govan to cut steel for HMS Trent, the third Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), to be built for the Royal Navy by British shipbuilders in Scotland.
Defence in the Media: 17 October 2015
Of note for Defence in today’s news is the story about a former Afghan translator winning the right to asylum in the UK, and a story about work beginning on the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall …