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News story: Hurricanes Irma and Maria: government response and advice
Updated: Foreign Secretary’s ministerial meeting support to UK Overseas Territories added
Travel advice for places affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Hotline for British people affected or concerned about others in Dominica: +44 (0)20 7008 0000.
Hurricanes Irma and Maria affected large parts of the Caribbean. The Foreign & Commonwealth...Read More »
News story: Aviation support to exercises
It won’t surprise air aware readers that, whilst deployed on or supporting an exercise, an increased level of risk is often found in relation to normal home base activities. An internal Military Aviation Authority (MAA) study into joint exercises in early 2016 concluded that the
News story: Defence Minister announces successful first firings of Sea Ceptor missiles to protect new aircraft carriers
The Minister visited defence company MBDA’s site in Filton, near Bristol, meeting with local graduates, apprentices and other employees working on the Sea Ceptor system.
The new air missile defence system can intercept and destroy enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds and will form part of the protection for the...Read More »
News story: Scottish mine hunter home after three-year tour
Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Penzance returned to her Scottish base of operations today after spending three years helping to protect vital waterways in the Gulf.
Sailing the ship as it made its way up the Gare Loch were Crew 1 from Faslane’s First Mine Counter Measures Squadron (MCM1) who...Read More »
News story: UK steps up commitment to countering Daesh
44 additional Royal Engineers will deploy to Al Asad Airbase in August, increasing the UK footprint there to over 300 and bringing the total number of British troops in Iraq to over 600. The additional personnel will construct a camp of 80 housing units, a squadron headquarters and offices,...Read More »