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.
Defence in the Media: 6 November 2015
Today’s defence news continues to be dominated by coverage of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt, including comments made by the Defence Secretary on the potential implications for counter-ISIL airstrikes.
Defence in the Media: 5 November 2015
Today’s headlines are dominated by the news that the Government has suspended flights between the UK and Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort
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: 25 October 2015
The reported news that Tony Blair has apologised for mistakes made in planning for the aftermath of the Iraq war is running highly on broadcast news and in print media. It is also being reported that HMS Richmond will start …
Defence in the media: 14 October 2015
Broadcasters today are reporting that the US and Russia are to hold new talks on air safety in Syria, while there is other coverage of both the MH17 crash report and UK relations with Saudi Arabia.
Defence in the Media: 19 September 2015
Included in today’s broadcast news is reporting that Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will meet his American counterpart in London for the latest round of talks on defeating ISIL.
Defence in the Media: 16 September 2015
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.
Defence in the Media: 10 September 2015
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Today's broadcast and print news includes the Government's fight against ISIL, Defence spending and Afghan Interpreters.
Defence in the Media: 8 September 2015
This morning’s broadcast headlines and newspapers are dominated by the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday afternoon that two British ISIL jihadists, Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin, who died in Syria, were killed by an RAF ‘drone’ strike.