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class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/05/15/defence-in-the-media-defence-secretary-rusi-speech/">Defence in the Media: Defence Secretary RUSI speech</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-05-15T14:05:33+01:00">15 May 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/army/" rel="category tag">Army</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-air-force/f35/" rel="category tag">F35</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legacy/" rel="category tag">Legacy</a>, <a 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Crown Copyright." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/Pic-crop-620x430.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/Pic-crop-591x410.jpg 591w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/Pic-crop-310x215.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/Pic-crop-768x533.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/Pic-crop-435x302.jpg 435w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/Pic-crop.jpg 1321w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Defence news today includes coverage of Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt's speech at the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2019, held at RUSI.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/05/15/defence-in-the-media-defence-secretary-rusi-speech/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Defence Secretary RUSI speech</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-14600 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-army category-defence-in-the-media category-legacy category-legal category-personnel category-reactive-statements"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/08/11/defence-in-the-media-saturday-11-august-2018/">Defence in the media: Saturday 11 August 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-08-11T09:47:46+01:00">11 August 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/army/" rel="category tag">Army</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legacy/" rel="category tag">Legacy</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/reactive-statements/" rel="category tag">Reactive statements</a></div> </header> <p>Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of compensation claims from the Cyprus Emergency. Cyprus claims The Daily Express has published a story about a veteran who served in Cyprus in the 1950s and 60s, at the time of the Cyprus emergency, where …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/08/11/defence-in-the-media-saturday-11-august-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the media: Saturday 11 August 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-14417 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-defence-in-the-media category-legal category-modernising-defence-programme category-personnel category-reactive-statements category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/07/03/defence-in-the-media-tuesday-3-july-2018/">Defence in the Media: Tuesday 3 July 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-07-03T11:46:22+01:00">3 July 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/army/" rel="category tag">Army</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/reactive-statements/modernising-defence-programme/" rel="category tag">Modernising Defence Programme</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/reactive-statements/" rel="category tag">Reactive statements</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/07/MBDA-BOLTON-108-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/07/MBDA-BOLTON-108-620x413.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/07/MBDA-BOLTON-108-616x410.jpg 616w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/07/MBDA-BOLTON-108-310x206.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/07/MBDA-BOLTON-108-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today's Defence news includes reporting on the inquest into the deaths of Corporal Matthew Hatfield and Corporal Darren Neilson.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/07/03/defence-in-the-media-tuesday-3-july-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Tuesday 3 July 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-14319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-defence-in-the-media category-legacy category-legal category-ministerial-comment category-personnel"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/06/17/defence-in-the-media-sunday-17-june-2018/">Defence in the media: Sunday 17 June 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-06-17T15:53:45+01:00">17 June 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legacy/" rel="category tag">Legacy</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/06/APOSE-2018-014-World-Pace-Sticking-Championships-214-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/06/APOSE-2018-014-World-Pace-Sticking-Championships-214-620x414.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/06/APOSE-2018-014-World-Pace-Sticking-Championships-214-614x410.jpg 614w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/06/APOSE-2018-014-World-Pace-Sticking-Championships-214-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/06/APOSE-2018-014-World-Pace-Sticking-Championships-214-768x513.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/06/APOSE-2018-014-World-Pace-Sticking-Championships-214.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today's defence news features reports on the 24/7 Mental Health Helpline and Northern Ireland legacy. 24-hour Mental Health Helpline The Mail on Sunday report on the 24/7 mental health helpline that was announced in February. It has had 538 calls since …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/06/17/defence-in-the-media-sunday-17-june-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the media: Sunday 17 June 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-14086 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-defence-in-the-media category-equipment-2 category-legacy category-legal category-ministerial-comment category-nuclear category-personnel category-reactive-statements category-royal-navy tag-astute tag-bae-systems tag-defence-secretary-gavin-williamson tag-nuclear-submarines tag-royal-navy tag-submarines"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/14/defence-in-the-media-14-may-2018/">Defence in the Media: 14 May 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-14T13:20:46+01:00">14 May 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/army/" rel="category tag">Army</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/equipment-2/" rel="category tag">Equipment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legacy/" rel="category tag">Legacy</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/equipment-2/nuclear/" rel="category tag">Nuclear</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/reactive-statements/" rel="category tag">Reactive statements</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-navy/" rel="category tag">Royal Navy</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/05/Astute-pic-2-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Britain's third £1 billion Astute Class nuclear submarine, HMS Artful. Crown copyright." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/05/Astute-pic-2-620x413.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/05/Astute-pic-2-615x410.jpg 615w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/05/Astute-pic-2-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/05/Astute-pic-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/05/Astute-pic-2.jpg 960w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Defence news today includes Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's announcement that the Ministry of Defence is investing £2.5 billion in Britain's submarine building projects.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/14/defence-in-the-media-14-may-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: 14 May 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-7335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-defence-in-the-media category-legal category-ministerial-comment category-operations category-personnel category-reactive-statements category-royal-air-force tag-chinook tag-defence-secretary-gavin-williamson tag-ihat tag-royal-air-force"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/05/defence-in-the-media-5-march-2018/">Defence in the Media: 5 March 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-03-05T13:30:13+00:00">5 March 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/operations/" rel="category tag">Operations</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/reactive-statements/" rel="category tag">Reactive statements</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-air-force/" rel="category tag">Royal Air Force</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/03/Blog-photo-050318-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="An RAF Chinook has flown food and supplies to areas of Cumbria isolated by snow drifts. Crown Copyright." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/03/Blog-photo-050318-620x465.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/03/Blog-photo-050318-547x410.jpg 547w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/03/Blog-photo-050318-310x233.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/03/Blog-photo-050318-768x576.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/03/Blog-photo-050318.jpg 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Defence news today includes reporting that an RAF Chinook has provided further support to areas of Cumbria isolated by snow drifts following the recent heavy snowfall. RAF Chinook Several media outlets today report that an RAF Chinook has flown food …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/05/defence-in-the-media-5-march-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: 5 March 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-7298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-defence-in-the-media category-equipment-2 category-legal category-operations category-personnel category-royal-navy"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/23/defence-in-the-media-friday-23-february-2018/">Defence in the Media: Friday 23 February 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-02-23T11:29:46+00:00">23 February 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/equipment-2/" rel="category tag">Equipment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/operations/" rel="category tag">Operations</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-navy/" rel="category tag">Royal Navy</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/MU180007006-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/MU180007006-620x413.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/MU180007006-615x410.jpg 615w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/MU180007006-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/MU180007006-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today’s defence-related news is led by coverage of an Iraq Fatality Investigation and the Royal Navy monitoring Russian ships in the English Channel.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/23/defence-in-the-media-friday-23-february-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Friday 23 February 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-7266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-breaking-news category-defence-in-the-media category-legal category-ministerial-comment"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/15/defence-in-the-media-thursday-15-february-2018/">Defence in the Media: Thursday 15 February 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-02-15T10:45:39+00:00">15 February 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/army/" rel="category tag">Army</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/breaking-news/" rel="category tag">Breaking News</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a></div> <img width="620" height="353" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/20180214-180214c-003-620x353.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/20180214-180214c-003-620x353.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/20180214-180214c-003-310x176.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/20180214-180214c-003-768x437.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/02/20180214-180214c-003.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today’s defence-related news is led by coverage of the Defence Secretary’s comments at yesterday’s NATO meeting.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/15/defence-in-the-media-thursday-15-february-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Thursday 15 February 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6958 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-defence-in-the-media category-events category-legal category-ministerial-comment category-reactive-statements category-speeches tag-air-chief-marshal-sir-stuart-peach tag-cds tag-defence-secretary-gavin-williamson tag-foreign-secretary tag-japan tag-rusi"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2017/12/15/defence-in-the-media-15-december-2017/">Defence in the Media: 15 December 2017</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2017-12-15T13:54:36+00:00">15 December 2017</time> - 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Crown copyright." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-620x504.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-504x410.jpg 504w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-310x252.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-768x625.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Defence news today includes the Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary meeting their Japanese counterparts, and the Chief of the Defence Staff's annual lecture at the Royal United Services Institute. UK and Japan Defence relationship International media outlets today report that …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2017/12/15/defence-in-the-media-15-december-2017/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: 15 December 2017</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-defence-in-the-media category-events category-legal category-ministerial-comment category-personnel"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2017/12/13/defence-in-the-media-13-december-2017/">Defence in the Media: 13 December 2017</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2017-12-13T19:33:16+00:00">13 December 2017</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/APOLOND-2017-194-ABF-Carol-Service-RHC-0133-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/APOLOND-2017-194-ABF-Carol-Service-RHC-0133-620x414.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/APOLOND-2017-194-ABF-Carol-Service-RHC-0133-614x410.jpg 614w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/APOLOND-2017-194-ABF-Carol-Service-RHC-0133-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/APOLOND-2017-194-ABF-Carol-Service-RHC-0133-768x513.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/APOLOND-2017-194-ABF-Carol-Service-RHC-0133.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today’s Defence related news includes coverage of the Millies and a new ID card for Veterans.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2017/12/13/defence-in-the-media-13-december-2017/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: 13 December 2017</span></a> </footer> </article> <nav class="page-numbers-container pagination-container" aria-label="Pagination"> <div class="govuk-grid-row"> <div class="pagination"><ul class="list-inline"> <li class="active"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>1</li> <li><a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/page/2/"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>2</a></li> <li><a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/page/3/"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>3</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="next"> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/page/2/" rel="next"> Next <span class="hidden">page</span> </a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third sidebar-contain"> <div class="sidebar"> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-visually-hidden">Related content and links</h2> <section class="widget about_widget"><h3>Defence in the media</h3><p>The Defence in the Media blog is now closed. 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