MINISTERS have vowed to transform military housing as they buy back 36,000 homes sold by John Major’s government. Defence Secretary John Healey, above, called the 1996 sale “one of the worst-ever government deals”. The 1996 deal saw Defence Secretary Michal Portillo sell 55,000 homes to investment fund Annington for £1.7bn, roughly £27,000 each. It was … Read more
TWO soldiers were caught romping in the cockpit of an Apache attack chopper. The pair, believed to be drunk, were discovered half-naked by shocked comrades. They were squeezed into the rear of a two-seater AH-64 gunship, armed with devastating 30mm cannon and pods for Hellfire missiles. Ground crew had approached to fit rain covers after … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) scrambled F-15SG jets on Tuesday night (Oct 15) after a bomb threat on an Air India Express flight. The airline had received an email that there was a bomb on board flight AXB684 that was bound for Singapore, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook … Read more
ARMY dogs on the front line will get combat vests and blast goggles in a £3million kit upgrade. Canine comrades will also be protected by ear defenders fitted in elastic “snoods” as they sniff out guns and bombs. 3 Army dogs on the front line will get combat vests and blast goggles in a £3million … Read more
DEFENCE officials have paid the AA more than £7million since 2015 to attend conked-out and crashed vehicles — with the cost rising each year. The service has answered more than 13,200 MoD call-outs in the UK and beyond. 1 Defence officials have paid the AA more than £7million since 2015 to attend conked-out and crashed … Read more
AT first glance, Imber could be any village in the Wiltshire countryside. It has a pretty and well-kept church, and when I visited on Saturday afternoon, the sun was shining and people were sat on a patch of grass tucking into picnic nibbles while listening to a brass band. 6 A mock-up of buildings used … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday questioned the government, particularly the Ministry of Defence, for not providing a seat to Rahul Gandhi in the first row at the Red Fort Independence Day event despite him being the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. While Congress MP Vivek Tankha said Gandhi was seated in the … Read more
Canada’s defence department and military are approaching the implementation and use of artificial intelligence in a “fragmented,” unco-ordinated manner, says a newly prepared federal strategy. The long-awaited overview of how to deal with rapidly evolving machine-learning technology is being met with mixed reviews by some high-tech and civil society experts who had been expecting more clarity on … Read more
SINGAPORE: China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun will meet Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean during his introductory visit to the country. He will also be attending the Shangri-La Dialogue during his visit, which runs from Thursday (May 30) to Sunday, the Ministry of Defence, Singapore (MINDEF) said in a news release. Mr Dong was welcomed … Read more
THE Army’s budget is being slashed for two years in a row — demolishing the Government’s claims it is bolstering Britain’s Armed Forces. Troops face swingeing cuts despite the PM’s pledge of a £75billion lift. 2 The Army’s budget is being slashed for two years in a rowCredit: MoD/Crown copyright 2016 2 General Sir Richard … Read more
