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Defence in the Media: Saturday 14 October 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 14 October 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy

...Queen Elizabeth is a once in a generation historical event. To be the first to fly off the carrier, to have a front row seat, would be an absolute privilege....

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Defence in the Media: 2 July 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 2 July 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Ministerial comment, Personnel
The largest and most powerful warship ever constructed for the Royal Navy weighs in at 65,000 tonnes and is 280 metres in length – that’s longer than the Houses of Parliament.

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...

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Defence in the media: Wednesday 7 June 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 7 June 2017 - Categories: Equipment, Royal Navy
Members of the Air Department from HMS Queen Elizabeth are shown here on her flight deck.

...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,...

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Defence in the Media: 11 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 11 March 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media
USNS Robert E Peary Coming Alongside HMNB Portsmouth

...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...

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Defence in the Media: 22 January 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 22 January 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Operations, Personnel
Image shows a German SD 50kg Second World War bomb.

...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...

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Defence in the Media: 7 January 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 7 January 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Operations
UK forces in Sierra Leone

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...

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Defence in the Media: 20 May 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 20 May 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...enshrined the Armed Forces Covenant in law and have introduced a raft of measures to improve service life for personnel and their families. NATO In the Daily Telegraph the UK...

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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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Defence in the Media: 13 July 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 13 July 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...be a new code of leadership in September and that the complaints procedure would be “sound” so that people felt that they could complain. General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of...

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Defence in the Media: Monday 6th July 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 6 July 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...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...

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