Ministry of Defence in talks to take over Sheffield Forgemasters, one of Britain’s oldest steelmakers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 6 December 2020 The Ministry of Defence is in talks to take over one of Britain’s oldest steelmakers. Defence chiefs are considering acquiring … Read more
A former RAF chief claimed £12,500 for flights to the US for a one-hour appearance on a panel at a space travel conference. Sir Stephen Hillier flew business-class for the four-day symposium in Colorado Springs – before cutting the trip short and returning first-class. The taxpayer-funded trip in April 2019 came just a year after … Read more
Ben Wallace today admitted he does not know how the Government will fund a £24 billion budget boost for the Ministry of Defence amid fears UK foreign aid spending will be raided. Boris Johnson has announced the armed forces will receive an extra £16.5 billion over the next four years on top of a previous … Read more
MoD wastes £450million in ONE YEAR: Defence officials blew a fortune on scrapped projects and accountancy blunders, report reveals Ministry of Defence lost more than £800,000 to VAT error in ‘fruitless payment’ £231million was wasted as a result of scrapping hundreds of armoured carriers New figures show £450million was wasted by defence officials last year alone … Read more
The Ministry of Defence is being questioned over war games it conducted off the Scottish coast after several whales washed up dead suffering from the bends. Scientists who tracked the war games, the largest in Europe, recorded an alarming number of sonar contacts over several days. The noise was so loud that on occasions members … Read more
It was a wild boy’s night out for Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun and pals at Saddle Ranch in West Hollywood, California on Thursday. After an evening of frivolity, a very drunk MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker, decided to create a ruckus for the waiting paparazzi and managed to crack the windshield of Mod’s … Read more
Ministry of Defence has unveiled a drone armed with twin stabilised shotguns that uses AI to identify its targets. The drone has six rotor blades and is attached with a camera to provide a live-stream of indoor conflicts to a remote solider, who fires the device’s weapons. A first prototype of the metre-long machine, … Read more
A stay at Kilmartin Castle comes with a few warnings. Check-in and you’ll need to mind your head, watch your step and keep an eye out for the occasional bat – they like it in there. But if you’re at ease with low door frames, uneven staircases and the odd visit from winged creatures of … Read more
Ben Wallace signalled tonight that drones will replace troops in future wars as he warned Britain’s enemies have ‘adapted far more quickly than us’. The Defence Secretary set out his plan for the military to become ‘relentlessly innovative’ as he unveiled new lethal autonomous kit for use by the Royal Navy. He was flanked by … Read more
A Household Cavalry corporal is fighting for a £700,000 payout after claiming his career was wrecked when he was hit in the eye by a rubber bungee while putting up an army tent. Simon Harley, an NCO in the mounted regiment – which forms part of the Queen’s official bodyguard – says he was erecting … Read more