Tag: MoD

• Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Falkland Islands Company awarded the joint venture housing contract

  

  Following the request for tenders from local and international companies, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that on Wednesday 17 November 2021 the Falkland Islands Company (FIC) successfully signed a joint venture housing contract.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 06:21 UTC

  UK MoD purchases noisy light tanks that can't shoot while moving, The Times

  

  UK has spent £3.2 billion (US$ 4.5 billion) on noisy tanks that can’t shoot while moving, according to a Time report. The news comes after critics called on the government to upgrade its “deplorable” armored fleet.

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 20:46 UTC

  Royal Navy admits flaws in Type 45 destroyers; Defense promises to upgraded the six vessels by mid 2020s

  

  Two former British military leaders have challenged ministers over the current state of the Royal Navy, highlighting potentially fatal flaws in the Type 45 destroyers, reports the UK Forces Network.

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Falklands' veteran, discharged for LGBT, has medal returned and an apology from the Ministry of Defense

  

  Falklands veteran forced out of the Royal Navy due to his sexuality has had a medal returned to him 27 years after it was cut off his chest. Joe Ousalice was a radio operator for 18 years but was discharged in 1993 because of a ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces.

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:54 UTC

  Commemorations for the 50th anniversary of operations in Northern Ireland

  

  To mark the 50th anniversary of the start of Operation Banner in Northern Ireland, commemorations were held on Wednesday at the Arboretum in Staffordshire. Op Banner lasted almost 38 years between 14 August 1969 and 31 Jul 2007 - more than 300,000 members of the UK Armed Forces were deployed in this time. Some 1,441 serving personnel died on deployment or in related paramilitary acts.

• Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 20:50 UTC

  Falklands' Mare Harbour Ro-Ro facility upgraded for Point Class vessels

  

  UK/Dutch VolkerStevin was contracted for the of upgrading Mare Harbour in the Falkland Islands, a job which was completed six weeks ahead of schedule and within budget. The improvements to the roll on roll off jetty were part of a £19m contract with VolkerStevin for design and construction.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Controversial UK defense contract will cost taxpayers an extra GBP 10 million

  

  Serco Group PLC said on Thursday it has settled with the UK Ministry of Defense after it initially took legal action against the government department for awarding a fire and rescue services contract to Capita PLC.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 21:50 UTC

  Penny Mordaunt, the first UK female defense secretary

  

  Penny Mordaunt has become the UK's first female defense secretary after Gavin Williamson was sacked. She was previously international development secretary, in charge of a multi-billion pound annual budget. With a background as a naval reservist, and having served as an armed forces minister under David Cameron, Ms Mordaunt seems well prepared for the role.´

• Friday, November 30th 2018 - 05:52 UTC

  Falklands voice dismay and praise for second commercial flight

  

  The proposed second airline service between the Falklands and South America with a once a month stopover in Argentina, drew both strongly voiced concerns and praise at a public meeting held on Wednesday evening in Stanley. Worried citizens suggested Argentina might manipulate Islanders by threatening to interrupt the link to Sao Paulo, Brazil in the longer term.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 06:50 UTC

  Argentina leans over Falklands' head continuously, says MLA Pollard

  

  The Falkland Islands are under “continuous” threat from Argentina but is very capable of being able to defend itself, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mark Pollard told Darren Hunt from the Express at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham.