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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 – Friday 15th July 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 15 July 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...for the Royal Navy to retain a nuclear deterrent permanently at sea. The Herald, The Daily Record and The Scotsman all report that the UK government has signalled that it...

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Defence in the Media: 14 March 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 14 March 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Image of HMS Protector, at Port Lockroy, on north-west shore of Wiencke Island, in Palmer Archipelago. Crown Copyright

Leading Defence news today is continued coverage of the terror attack in Turkey, and reporting on whether the UK could send non-combat troops to Libya. Ankara There is continued and widespread reporting that a car bomb terror attack has hit Ankara, …

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Defence in the Media: 9 February 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 9 February 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Aldershot based unit 4 RIFLES’ Operational Shooting Competition (OSC) in Pirbright drew to an end on Friday 5th February. The competition formed a key element of the selection and training of the Regimental shooting team for 2016. Crown Copyright

Of note in Defence news today is reporting on the new inquest into the death of Private Cheryl James, and coverage of the new £201m contract to develop Britain's new nuclear submarines. Deepcut There is widespread coverage in today's papers of the …

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Defence in the Media: 25 November 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 25 November 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...covered the debate, including the Defence Secretary’s words. Watch more about our nuclear deterrent here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlAK7939qQ HMS Ocean decommissioning Following coverage on BBC Online & Mirror Online yesterday, the Daily...

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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 Minister Philip Dunne talks about the shut down of the Vulcan Naval test reactor

Posted by: Philip Dunne and MOD News Team, Posted on: 22 July 2015 - Categories: Ministerial comment

...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...

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