...Fallon said: With intensifying threats abroad and the risk of accidents at home, we need the very latest technology to respond to any incident. Competitions like this with our £800...
Today's defence related news includes the £3.7bn deal for the manufacture of the first three Type 26 frigates. £3.7bn Type 26 deal The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph (Business and...
...the HMS Queen Elizabeth has taken up residence on board in readiness for ‘first of class’ sea trials this summer. The Mail Online has reported on HMS Queen Elizabeth’s capabilities,...
...A variety of papers report the final flight of the last Royal Navy Lynx helicopter in service. ‘Flight 208’ returned to its base at Yeovilton, Somerset, after nine months operating...
...and its crew. Vengeance and her crew were successfully tested and certified, allowing Vengeance to return into service. We have absolute confidence in our independent nuclear deterrent. We do not...
A variety of Defence stories appear in today’s media, including UK troops in Sierra Leone and the UK’s new aircraft carrier. SIERRA LEONE The Daily Mail reports that UK troops...
...concerns the armour does not have enough room for their equipment and is difficult to put on at night. Military sources say some of the issues may have occurred because...
...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...
...looks or sexuality. More than one in 10 servicewomen - some 13% - had had a 'particularly upsetting experience' involving sexual harassment. It carries General Sir Nick Carter’s comments that...
...to review its use of a fleet of cars that is costing £120 million each year. Taxpayers are understood to be footing the bill for an average of 29,000 short-notice...
