Minister of State for Defence Procurement Speaks on Trident Successor
As the debate around renewal of the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent program continues, the UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Philip Dunne MP, has spoken out in support of the UK continuing to maintain its Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) with the planned new generation of ballistic missile submarines. Mr Dunne, who had previously served as Minister for Defence,...
Australia Announces Defence Spending Rise
As tensions in Southeast Asia continue to rise, with Chinese regional power projection expansion, Australia has announced a $26 billion spending increase over the next decade with planned acquisitions including new submarines and snit-submarine warfare frigates. The increase in spending is projected to eventually put defence spending in the year 2025-26 at over $58 billion. Malcolm Turnbull, the current...
MoD spent £900,000 on social media advertising
The Ministry of Defence have spent just over £900,000 on social media advertising it has been revealed.
RAF again play vital role in Glasgow Ebola emergency
A Glaswegian nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has again been flown to an isolation unit in London following a "problem".
NATO Deploys E-3 Sentry AWACS Aircraft to Turkey
Above: An E-3 Sentry, or AWACS aircraft, shows off its distinctive radar disk A system that has already proved its worth in Middle Eastern skies during Operation Desert Storm, the Boeing E-3 Sentry, is now being deployed by NATO to Turkey amid the coalition efforts providing air support against Daesh in Operation Inherent Resolve. This move comes during a period of potential air...
Major anti-terrorism exercise in Glasgow completed
A shopping centre in the Glasgow area was the scene for a training exercise to test the response of the emergency services to a major firearms attack.
HMS St. Albans joins FS Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group
Charles de Gaulle launches a Rafale multirole fighter (above) In the ongoing fight against Daesh, the Type 23 Frigate HMS St. Albans has made a rendezvous with Charles de Gaulle, flagship of the Marine, or French Navy, east of Suez. The frigate has become the latest vessel to join Task Force 50, a coalition fleet operating in the Indian Ocean, arriving today...
Carrier crew accommodation completed ahead of schedule
New modular accommodation to house sailors working on the new supercarriers has been completed almost one month early.
Jakarta attacked, Islamic State suspected
A series of bomb blasts has rocked the Indonesian capital Jakarta this morning, with gun battles on the streets. Multiple explosives and gunfire were reported near the Sarinah Mall in central Jakarta, Indonesia, at the intersection of Jalan Kyai Haji Wahid Hasyim and Jalan MH Thamrin, a major shopping and business district close to foreign embassies and the United Nations...
Government announce boost to Scottish defence jobs
The MoD plans to build 18 vessels of various types for the Royal Navy, all of which will be built in Scotland.
