Tag: MoD

• Tuesday, March 17th 2015 - 07:32 UTC

  Prince Harry leaves armed forces after a decade of service including tours in Afghanistan

  

  Britain's Prince Harry announced on Monday that he will leave the armed forces after a decade of service that included two tours of duty in Afghanistan. Queen Elizabeth's 30-year-old grandson, the fourth-in-line to the throne, said he would quit the military in June following a four-week secondment with the Australian Defense Force.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:52 UTC

  South Atlantic Air-bridge to the Falklands restricted to certain nationalities

  

  The South Atlantic Air-bridge linking RAF Brize Norton in the UK with the Falkland Islands will no longer fly nationals from a list of countries and although no specific reasons were given, the release underlines that the “Ministry of Defense places the greatest importance on the security of its people, facilities and operations”.

• Saturday, March 8th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  Military personnel in Falkland Islands totals 1.060, says MoD

  

  There are currently 1,060 military personnel stationed in the Falkland Islands, confirmed the Minister of State for the Ministry of Defense Mark Francois on Wednesday, according to a report from the latest edition of the Falklands' Penguin News.

• Thursday, October 10th 2013 - 01:25 UTC

  Ice patrol HMS Endurance a complete loss, will be scrapped says MOD

  

  The Royal Navy's former ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is to be scrapped after the Ministry of Defense decided the cost of repairing the vessel, which flooded off the coast of Chile in 2008, was too great.

• Thursday, May 16th 2013 - 07:07 UTC

  Falklands’ war: Defense releases stats on deaths of military personnel

  

  A comprehensive statistical study of the deaths of personnel deployed to the Falklands since the end of the conflict has been published in the UK. The study, by Britain’s Defense Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) was published on Tuesday 14 May and is the first of its kind.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2013 - 21:00 UTC

  UK Ministry of Defence deems wind towers a national security threat

  

  By John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com - Twenty-plus years on, the collapse of the USSR in 1991 threatened massive Western defence budgets, bereft of a major enemy like the “Evil Empire.”

• Thursday, March 28th 2013 - 09:09 UTC

  Royal Navy’s sixth Type 45 destroyer with the Sea Viper missile defence system ready to begin trials

  

  HMS Duncan, the sixth and final of the UK’s sophisticated, new class of Type 45 destroyers, has been formally handed over to the Royal Navy by shipbuilder BAE Systems, the MOD announced today.

• Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 22:10 UTC

  UK defense budget cuts becomes a major debate even for the ruling coalition

  

  UK Defense budget cuts are rapidly becoming a controversial issue even among members of the current ruling coalition. An article from The Telegraph by Deputy Political Editor James Kirkup points out to reactions from the Commons Defense Committee to further pruning defense which would force Britain to break its promises to the NATO alliance and put the Special Relationship with the US at risk.

• Monday, November 26th 2012 - 20:00 UTC

  UK to consolidate three major complex warships’ manufacturing yards

  

  One of BAE Systems' major shipyards could be closed, the company's UK chief, Nigel Whitehead, has said. He told the Sunday Telegraph a decision would be made by the end of the year.

• Monday, October 8th 2012 - 06:32 UTC

  Falklands military exercises ‘routine’ and part of the defensive military presence

  

  The British government said that the military exercises scheduled to be carried out in the Falkland Islands beginning Monday are “annual and routine exercises.” The move had been strongly condemned by the Argentine government.