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Defence in the Media: 3 April 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 3 April 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...'optimised for male physiology', the article states, and tests are based on 'old and incompetent science', according to a MOD document. The article carries a comment from Chief of the...

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Defence in the media: 1 April 2016

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

In today's news items of interest for Defence there are reports about Daesh, steel and the anniversary of Puma helicopters serving in Afghanistan. Steel The Tata steel story is widely...

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Defence in the Media: 31 March 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 31 March 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Pictured in the foreground is HMS Somerset, a Type 23 Frigate, shadowing a Russian Naval Task Group transiting through the English Channel and up the East Coast of the UK. Crown Copyright.

Of note in Defence news today is continued coverage of the situation around Britain's steel industry, and reporting that HMS Somerset escorted a Russian naval ship through the English Channel. Steel Issues around Britain's steel industry continue to dominate the …

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Defence in the Media: 1 March

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

...that around 60 veterans diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos during their time in service will benefit. An editorial in the paper welcomes the news, saying it is...

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Defence in the Media: 29 February 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 29 February 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

Today’s Defence news includes reporting on the First Gulf War Memorial and British soldiers who are expected to be questioned by police over the Bloody Sunday shootings. Bloody Sunday  The Daily Telegraph reports that more than a dozen retired British …

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Defence in the Media: 28 October 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 28 October 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...and large amounts of cash to pay the salaries of their men, it was reported. Army Photographic Competition 2015 - Winner of the Best Professional Op Herrick Portfolio category by...

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Defence in the media: 21 October 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 21 October 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...support service families whose credit ratings are damaged by the demands of the job. The article highlights that the scheme will offer cheap loans and good savings accounts and goes...

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