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First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Pickles defends security services in wake of soldier's murder

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has defended security services in the wake of the brutal murder of a British soldier in south east London, saying that it would be impossible for them to watch and control every person who expressed radical views.Pickles ... [Published Defence Management - May 24 2013]

Entities: Eric Pickles, Homicide, Security

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Syria: We should not arm the rebels

Pouring arms into Syria could escalate violence, trigger an arms race and lead to a mistake of historic proportions, writes Conservative MP John BaronSyria is a melting-pot for a proxy war that is being fought out either directly or indirectly at various ... [Published Defence Management - May 24 2013]

Entities: Syria, John Baron, Civil War, Democracy

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Royal United Services Institute

Advice not to wear uniforms was 'sad'

Advice given to British soldiers not to wear uniforms outside of military sites has been labelled as "sad" by a leading counter-terrorism expert.The advice, which has since been relaxed, was issued to personnel following the brutal killing of a British ... [Published Defence Management - May 23 2013]

Entities: Margaret Gilmore, Royal United Services Institute, Woolwich (United Kingdom), Research Fellow

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Taliban

Afghan interpreters to get right to live in the UK after 'u-turn'

Afghan interpreters who worked with British forces are to be given the right to live in the UK, Downing Street sources have reportedly said.The move which comes after David Cameron had previously said Afghan interpreters should be encouraged to "stay ... [Published Defence Management - May 22 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Downing Street, Taliban, Threat

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

UK Royal Air Force

Sentinel 'key' to Mali contribution, says MoD

Dozens of missions have been completed by the Royal Air Force Sentinel detachment in West Africa, which has been described by the Ministry of Defence as a "key component" of the UK's contribution.The reconnaissance aircraft was due to be retired after ... [Published Defence Management - May 22 2013]

Entities: Mali, Dakar, Detachment, UK Royal Air Force

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

David Cameron

Veterans face more waiting for Arctic Star medals and Bomber Command Clasps

Thousands of British veterans who served during the Second World War in Bomber Command and on the Arctic convoys will now face months more waiting to be awarded their clasps and medals as the Ministry of Defence grapples with the application process, ... [Published Defence Management - May 21 2013]

Entities: Bomber, Mark Francois, David Cameron

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

MoD spends millions on Apache Hellfire missiles

A £15m deal has been signed to replenish the army's stock of Hellfire missiles.The supersonic 100lb precision missile is the primary weapon of the Apache helicopter and has been used during recent operations in Afghanistan and Libya.The air-to-ground ... [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]

Entities: missile, Libya, Afghanistan

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Major Tim will be Britain's first 'official' astronaut

A former army major is to become the first Briton to live and work in space on an expedition funded by the British taxpayer.Tim Peake, a former British Army Air Corps helicopter pilot, has been chosen to fly to the International Space Station as part ... [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]

Entities: Cosmonaut, European Space Agency, United Kingdom

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Ark Royal sets sail for the scrapyard

One of the British Navy's most iconic vessels, HMS Ark Royal, has set out on its final voyage – to a scrapyard in Turkey.Crowds – including former crew members – gathered at Portsmouth to see tugs tow the ship out of harbour at the start of her journey ... [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]

Entities: HMS Ark Royal, 2003 invasion of Iraq, Royal Navy, Active Duty

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

British Army to recruit 10,000 after axing thousands of jobs

A recruitment campaign designed to help bring in 10,000 new soldiers and officers into the British Army over the next year has been launched.The Step Up campaign comes at a time when thousands of troops face redundancy under plans to reduce the regular ... [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]

Entities: British Army, Andrew Jackson, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Dambuster medal decision ''cheese-paringly mean'' says bouncing bomb man's daughter

A decision not to issue a campaign medal for veterans of Bomber Command has been attacked as "cheese-paringly mean" by the daughter of Barnes Wallace.Mary Stopes-Roe spoke out during an event at RAF Scampton to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters ... [Published Defence Management - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bomber, Bomb, RAF Scampton

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Suicide rate for Falklands veterans revealed

The suicide rate for personnel who served in the Falklands conflict is lower than that for the UK civilian population, a new study has said.Concerns had arisen that more veterans could have taken their own lives than the 237 British personnel that were ... [Published Defence Management - May 16 2013]

Entities: Suicide, Combat Stress, AdvICE™, United Kingdom, NHS

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"The big concern we have is that this could very easily be copied," a security source said. "This is the sort of thing that can go from flash to bang in a very short time."

Pickles defends security services in wake of soldier's murder [Published Defence Management - May 24 2013]

But issuing cautionary advice not to display uniforms was inappropriate. "That is pretty sad really," she said. "It's almost like going back to the bad old days of the IRA and we are not in that position."

Advice not to wear uniforms was 'sad' [Published Defence Management - May 23 2013]

"We are increasing investment in longer term conflict prevention," he said. "Our armed forces will be much more engaged in capacity building and the training of domestic forces in future."

Sentinel 'key' to Mali contribution, says MoD [Published Defence Management - May 22 2013]

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg had also stood up for Afghan interpreters at the beginning of May. "The idea that we turn our backs as a country on very brave Afghans who have helped with interpretation so that our troops can do their job, and we just somehow leave them to their own fate when it's obvious that there might be a real threat to them and their families, I don't think is morally defensible" he said at the time

Afghan interpreters to get right to live in the UK after 'u-turn' [Published Defence Management - May 22 2013]

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Pickles defends security services in wake of so... [Published Defence Management - May 24 2013]
Syria: We should not arm the rebels [Published Defence Management - May 24 2013]
Advice not to wear uniforms was 'sad' [Published Defence Management - May 23 2013]
Sentinel 'key' to Mali contribution, says MoD [Published Defence Management - May 22 2013]
Afghan interpreters to get right to live in the... [Published Defence Management - May 22 2013]
Veterans face more waiting for Arctic Star meda... [Published Defence Management - May 21 2013]
MoD spends millions on Apache Hellfire missiles [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]
British Army to recruit 10,000 after axing thou... [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]
Major Tim will be Britain's first 'official' as... [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]
Ark Royal sets sail for the scrapyard [Published Defence Management - May 20 2013]
Dambuster medal decision ''cheese-paringly mean... [Published Defence Management - May 17 2013]
Suicide rate for Falklands veterans revealed [Published Defence Management - May 16 2013]
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