Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2014 - United Kingdom Special Weapons News
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- Farewell (for now) to 2 historic RAF squadrons UK MOD 28 Mar 2014 -- Today, the RAF's 12 (Bomber) Squadron and 617 Squadron bid farewell to active service with a disbandment parade at RAF Lossiemouth.
- Multi-million-pound investment in Royal Navy missiles UK MOD 27 Mar 2014 -- The Royal Navy will benefit from advanced new anti-ship missiles thanks to a £500 million joint investment by the UK and French governments.
- TriStar retires after 30 years' service UK MOD 25 Mar 2014 -- The Lockheed TriStar has flown its last operational mission with the Royal Air Force.
- Remotely piloted aircraft report UK MOD 25 Mar 2014 -- A Defence Select Committee report published today says remotely piloted aircraft are an important military capability for the future.
- UK Suspends Military Cooperation With Russia RIA Novosti 19 Mar 2014 -- The United Kingdom has put on hold its military cooperation with Russia, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday, calling the reunification of Crimea "a land grab."
- New Wildcat aircraft drops in on HMS Dragon UK MOD 17 Mar 2014 -- A Wildcat, the navy's next-generation helicopter, has landed for the first time on the flight deck of a Type 45 destroyer at sea.
- Afghanistan experience UK MOD 17 Mar 2014 -- Operational lessons learnt in Afghanistan have made the British Army a more effective fighting force.
- British forces achieve base closure milestone in Afghanistan UK MOD 17 Mar 2014 -- UK forces have now closed or handed over to Afghan forces all but 2 of their bases in Helmand province.
- £300 million investment for UK submarine industry UK MOD 13 Mar 2014 -- More than £300 million is to be invested into building the Royal Navy's next generation of nuclear submarines.
- British Navy warship accidentally fires torpedo into nuclear dockyard VoR 14 Mar 2014 -- A Plymouth warship fired a torpedo towards a bridge in a training blunder at Devonport Naval Base. Military chiefs have admitted that a training torpedo was fired by error by HMS Argyll on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 12. Military chiefs launched a major investigation yesterday after a Royal Navy warship accidentally fired a torpedo at a nuclear dockyard.
- Royal Navy warship welcomed home from operations UK MOD 13 Mar 2014 -- Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose was given a rapturous welcome when she returned home to Plymouth yesterday, 12 March.
- £20 million contract for new Royal Navy ships UK MOD 12 Mar 2014 -- The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £20 million contract to buy parts for the Royal Navy's 3 new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
- UK to redeploy its drones from Afghanistan to Africa and the Middle East VoR 12 Mar 2014 -- Ben Emmerson, the UN rapporteur monitoring counter-terrorist operations by unmanned aircraft, says that the UK's squadron of 10 Reaper drones, which is now dislocated in Afghanistan, is unlikely to return to the UK after the international military contingent is fully withdrawn from Afghanistan. Most likely, the squadron will be redeployed to Africa and the Middle East to be used against jihadists there. The drones will be based in countries like Nigeria or Djibouti.
- UK to send surveillance drone to Poland and Romania to monitor situation in Ukraine VoR 11 Mar 2014 -- The UK will send a surveillance drone of the Royal Air Force to Ukrainian borders, the Defense Ministry of the UK reported on Tuesday.
- MOD announces preferred private sector bidder to join DIO UK MOD 10 Mar 2014 -- MOD is a step closer to bringing in a strategic business partner to help improve the running of the 230,000-hectare defence estate.
- Nuclear submarines UK MOD 06 Mar 2014 -- The nuclear reactor in HMS Vanguard is to be refuelled, the Defence Secretary has announced.
- UK army cuts may leave army unable to handle threats - lawmakers VoR 06 Mar 2014 -- Cuts to Britain's army, driven by the need to save money, risk leaving the country unable to respond adequately to future threats, a committee of lawmakers said on Thursday.
- Army cleared to fly next-generation eye-in-the-sky UK MOD 05 Mar 2014 -- Watchkeeper, the Army's next-generation unmanned aerial system, has been cleared to begin military flight training with the Royal Artillery.
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