Defence in the Media: 14 May 2018

Defence news today includes Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's announcement that the Ministry of Defence is investing £2.5 billion in Britain's submarine building projects.
Defence news today includes Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's announcement that the Ministry of Defence is investing £2.5 billion in Britain's submarine building projects.
...Executive Agency will lead on the procurement, in-service support and decommissioning of all UK nuclear submarines. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said: Our nuclear deterrent is our ultimate defence from the...
...that the Prime Minister believes Remembrance Sunday should honour forces fighting Islamic State as well as war dead. The BBC have also broadcast Remembrance Services from around the country, including...
...to store the Intermediate Level radioactive Waste (ILW) from our decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines. From a shortlist of five sites, I am pleased to announce that Capenhurst Nuclear Services in Capenhurst,...
Broadcasters today are prominently highlighting the news that a convoy of UK military vehicles has been attacked while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan blast It is being widely reported...
...that a British submarine damaged a fishing trawler that was dragged backwards through the Irish Sea when it became snagged in its nets. Articles draw on the statement made by...
Of note for Defence this morning, it is being reported widely in the broadcast and print news that families of British service personnel killed in the Iraq War have threatened...
...shut down. New technology is available and advances in other types of modelling and computational codes mean it is not necessary to set up future full-scale prototypes at this time...
...Michael Fallon opens new accommodation block at Brunei Garrison, the home of 1 Royal Gurkha Rifles. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to sign up for email alerts. ...
...and so well that you can invest for the future. We’re building two aircraft carriers, seven Hunter-Killer submarines, there are new armoured vehicles on order for the army, we’re buying...