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News story: New Shetland radar to better protect UK Northern airspace
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, visited the site of the new £10m Remote Radar Head facility, at Saxa Vord, Unst, Shetland, to inspect its progress.
The radar will improve RAF and NATO understanding of the airspace north of Britain and further out across the...Read More »
News story: New navy warship accepted by Defence Minister
The 90-metre warship, which successfully completed her maiden sea trials in December, will soon be sailed to Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth, where she will be commissioned into the Royal Navy and prepare for counter-terrorism, anti-piracy, anti-smuggling and other maritime Defence operations.
During his visit the Minister also announced key...Read More »
News story: Defence Minister appreciates Scots UK defence role
The Minister first met with the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, and the heads of the Royal Navy, Army and RAF in Scotland in Glasgow, having been appointed to his new Ministry of Defence role on 9 January 2018.
Defence Minister Guto Bebb said:
Scotland plays as vital...Read More »
Press release: UK fighter pilots fly F-35 for the first time following training
Flight Lieutenant Liam and Lieutenant Chris became the first Royal Air Force and Royal Navy pilots respectively to proceed straight from flying training in a Hawk to fly the multi-role combat aircraft.
Speaking after his flight, Flt Lt Liam said:
It was a sensational experience and, as the culmination of many...Read More »
Speech: Dynamic security threats and the British Army: Chief of the General Staff General Sir Nicholas Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen
Malcolm, thank you for those kind words of introduction and good evening everybody, it’s good to be with you and it’s particularly good to see so many friendly faces in the audience.
In Parliament last week the Defence Secretary explained that the analysis of threats in the 2015 Strategic Defence...Read More »