If this report is to be believed, and it is very credible, our UK armed forces are steadily working their way towards being a Civil Defence Force armed with third rate weapons.
If this has resulted from the bonus culture within the MOD, the sooner the architects of this financial disaster are removed the better.
Certainly “open [...]
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President Barack Obama sends 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Excerpts of the President’s Address to the Nation
“The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 – the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers. They will increase our ability to train competent Afghan Security Forces, and to [...]
Royal Engineers to build temporary bridge in Cumbria
Defence – News Article
As a result of the damage caused to Cumbria’s infrastructure by severe floods last week, Royal Engineers are to begin construction of a temporary footbridge spanning the River Derwent in Workington today, Friday 27 November 2009.
Engineers from 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, bridge the gap over the Vrbas River near Jajce, [...]
Joint Statement by Dmitry A. Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation, and Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, on Missile Defense Issues
In accordance with the understanding reached at the meeting in London on April 1, 2009, Russia and the United States plan to continue the discussion concerning the establishment of cooperation in responding to the challenge of ballistic missile proliferation. Our countries are intensifying their search for optimum ways of strengthening strategic relations on the basis [...]
Two killed in RAF Tornado F3 crash – Argyll Scotland
A Defence Policy and Business news article
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of two RAF aircrew from 43 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, in a Tornado F3 crash today, Thursday 2 July 2009.
Ministry of Defence
The aircraft crashed during a routine training flight at 1145hrs at Glen Kinglas in Argyll, [...]
MOD confirms RAF Tornado F3 crash
The Ministry Of Defence confirms that a Tornado F3 aircraft from RAF Leuchars crashed at approximately 1145hrs today, Thursday 2 July 2009, during a routine training flight in Glen Kinglas, Argyll.
The circumstances are being investigated and no further information is available at this time.
Royal Air Force Leuchars
The Station is primarily responsible for maintaining Quick Reaction [...]
Remarks by President Barack Obama on National Security and Guantanamo
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you all for being here. Let me just acknowledge the presence of some of my outstanding Cabinet members and advisors. We’ve got our Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. We have our CIA Director Leon Panetta. We have our Secretary of Defense William Gates; Secretary Napolitano of [...]
Gurkhas win UK mile stone settlement rights
Belated Government action gives Gurkha UK settlement rights.
Campaigners victory over inadequate insensitive UK Government decision making brings long fight to a mile stone Gordon Brown about turn.
All Gurkhas veterans who retired before 1997 with at least four years service will be allowed to settle in the UK, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said.
Leading [...]