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Defence in the Media: 13 October 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 13 October 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
The Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer KCB DSO MBE visited HMS Bulwark as part of JJEF(M). Crown Copyright.

In defence-related news today, Prince William has presented twenty-two companies with the MOD’s highest recognition for employer support to the Armed Forces.

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Defence in the Media: 7 October 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 7 October 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that UK and German Armed Forces will work more closely on exercises and operations. Picture: German Embassy London.

Of note for Defence today is reporting that Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has committed the UK Armed Forces to work closer together with the German military. Germany The Times reports that Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced Britain will forge a …

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Defence in the Media: 6 October 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 6 October 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Personnel
At a ceremonial event at the BAE Systems yard today in Barrow – the home of British submarine construction - Defence Secretary Michael Fallon began official manufacture work on the Successor programme.

...The Daily Mail front page heavily features an image of a young Syrian girl ‘who shames world over Aleppo bloodbath’ as she holds a sign that reads: Please Assad, Putin,...

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Defence in the Media: 1 October 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 1 October 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

There is an interview with the Defence Secretary in today’s Daily Express, where he reveals that construction work will start on the UK's new nuclear submarines.

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Defence in the Media: 9 September 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 9 September 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Representatives from 80 nations attended the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in London. Crown Copyright.

Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the announcement the UK will send up to 100 extra personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Peacekeeping There is further reporting today, including in The Telegraph, the Guardian and the Sun that the UK …

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Defence in the Media: 4 September 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 4 September 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond will sail to the southern Mediterranean to join an operation aimed at countering arms trafficking. Crown Copyright.

Of note for Defence news today is reporting that HMS Diamond will target people smugglers in the Mediterranean, and reference to former military personnel in the build up to the Rio 2016 Paralympics. HMS Diamond The Observer splashes with news that …

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Defence in the media: 2 September 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 2 September 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

Today’s defence related news includes coverage of HMS Daring setting sail from Portsmouth to the Gulf to support the military campaign against Daesh and a report about military charities being...

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Defence in the media: 1 September 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 1 September 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel, Reactive statements

Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of UK support to a Danish-led maritime operation to remove chemical weapons materials from Libya. Libya The Daily Telegraph reports that a Royal Navy ship...

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Defence in the Media: 31 August 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 31 August 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Defence in the Media.

Today’s Defence news includes coverage of HMS Enterprise rescuing 700 migrants in the Mediterranean yesterday, former Chief of the General Staff Lord Richard Dannat apologising for allowing troops to take...

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Defence in the Media: 25 July 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 25 July 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Troops from 3 PARA and 11e Brigade Parachutiste waiting at the Landing Zone for extraction by the Chinook Helicopter of 18 Squadron while training alongside NATO counterparts to develop their ability to work together to deliver a Swift Response to international crises. Crown Copyright.

Of note for Defence news today is further coverage of an attempted abduction near RAF Marham and reporting that Royal Navy fleet support vessels could be built abroad. RAF Marham Articles in The Times and Daily Mail report that the two men who tried to abduct …

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