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Defence in the Media: 9 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 9 August 2015 - Categories: Army 2020, Defence in the media, Equipment, Ministerial comment, Operations
On Monday 27th July 2015 the British Army's first XI vs The Pakistan Army's first XI was played at the British Army's home Cricket Ground in Aldershot. Among the principle guests invited to watch the match were Senior British and Pakistani officers, His Excellency Syed Ibne Abbas, the Pakistan High Commissioner along with fellow members from he Pakistan High Commission and members of business and regional communities. On the invitation by the British Army's Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Nick Parker, the Pakistan Army Cricket Team is touring the United Kingdom from 22nd - 30th July 2015 in a series of matches designed as much to further foster relationships between the two nations military communities, through the Defence Engagement initiative, as it is to test each others teams at the crease. Crown copyright. Photo credit: Corporal Max Bryan (Army Photographer)

...Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking at the ceremony, has renewed his commitment to a nuclear weapons free Japan. There are also a wide range of Defence related stories covered in...

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Defence in the media: 5 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 5 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

There is further reporting on the extension of the RAF Tornado fleet in today’s Defence news. RAF ground attack capability The Financial Times (paywall) writes that the extension of the...

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