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Defence in the media: Friday 7 April 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 7 April 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel
The Secretary of State for Defence, Sir Michael Fallon with Steve Rowbotham, Chief Operating Officer of General Dynamics UK at their site in South Wales.

Today's defence related news includes Sir Michael Fallon's reaction to the US Syrian missile strikes and the Defence's Secretary's visit to Wales yesterday. US Syrian air strikes The Defence Secretary...

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Defence in the media: 11 April 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 11 April 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

There is reporting about Syria, Libya and an SAS veteran in today's media items of note for Defence. Syria A package on Sky News looks at the desperate situation in...

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Defence in the media – Wednesday 30th March 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 30 March 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...neatness and dress codes in an attempt to attract correctly qualified cyber reservists. A MOD statement on this issue is below: Defence seeks to maximise talent and where people bring...

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Defence in the Media: 17 November 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 17 November 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...by the UK over the first 14 months of the campaign. Kenya The Daily Telegraph reports Kenyan MPs claims about the care of a 10-year-old boy who was injured by...

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Defence in the Media: 15 November 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 15 November 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media
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...Service Family Accommodation they, are required to vacate the property to ensure it is available for the next entitled Service family. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to sign...

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Defence in the Media: 13 October 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 13 October 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media
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It’s reported on broadcast outlets today that Amnesty International has accused Kurdish fighters in Iraq of crimes relating to the alleged displacement of Arab citizens and the demolition of homes.

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Defence in the Media: Monday 31st August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 31 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Ministerial comment
Artful, the third of the Royal Navy’s new Astute Class attack submarines has arrived at her Scottish base port from where she will carry out sea trials before entering service later this year. The 7,400-tonne Artful left BAE Systems construction yard at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria several days ago before sailing to her new home at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde. She will provide the Royal Navy with the most technologically advanced submarine Britain has ever sent to sea. HMNB Clyde will become a home for the Royal Navy’s submarines and associated support by 2020, creating a submarine centre of specialisation. The base is amongst the largest single-site employers in Scotland, with 6,700 military and civilian personnel, increasing under current UK Government plans to 8,200 by 2022. Defence Minister, Philip Dunne, said: “The arrival of Artful to HMNB Clyde clearly shows that the UK Government is firmly committed to the future of defence in Scotland, this is the latest addition to what will be the home of all Royal Navy submarines by 2020. “The Astute submarine programme is a key part of our £163 billion equipment plan which has been bolstered by the commitment to increase defence spending and meet the NATO pledge of two per cent of our national income for the rest of this decade. “The Astute Class are amongst the most advanced submarines operating in the world today and provide the Royal Navy with the capability it needs to defend UK interests at home and overseas.”

...in the Sun, Chancellor George Osborne writes that the Government is one that puts security first - our national security and economic security – the two going hand-in-hand. Speaking from...

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Defence in the Media: 8 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 8 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...support our veterans here. Kabul blasts A number of outlets report that a number of people have been killed in a truck bomb explosion in Kabul. There have been a...

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Defence in the media: 25 July 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 25 July 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media
Southampton engineers test fly a 3d printed aircraft

...The MOD is clear that decisions to prosecute Service Personnel are independently taken by the Service Prosecution Authority, who fall under the responsibility of the Attorney General, rather than the...

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Defence in the media: 15 July 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 15 July 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...deaths of three SAS “hopefuls” who succumbed to heat exhaustion during a march on the Brecon Beacons has outlined a catalogue of “very serious mistakes”. The papers say that the...

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