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isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishdefence.com/?p=217</guid> <description><![CDATA[Newly released statistics from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that the number of young recruits to the armed forces have declined steeply over the past decade. Some of the local defence experts interpreted the drop in recruitment numbers as a proof that teenagers are taking longer time duration to complete their studies. They also [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.britishdefence.com/data-from-the-armed-forces-points-to-steep-drop-in-the-recruitment-of-youngsters-217/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sixth Type-45 class destroyer of the Royal Navy starts its sea trials</title><link>http://www.britishdefence.com/sixth-type-45-class-destroyer-of-the-royal-navy-starts-its-sea-trials-214/</link> <comments>http://www.britishdefence.com/sixth-type-45-class-destroyer-of-the-royal-navy-starts-its-sea-trials-214/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:32:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Admiral Adam Duncan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BAE Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMS Duncan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Royal Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scotstoun shipyard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Type-45]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishdefence.com/?p=214</guid> <description><![CDATA[HMS Duncan, the last of the Royal Navy’s Type-45 air defence destroyers started its marine trials yesterday. According to the British media, staff from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will be present onboard the vessel along with engineers and crew from the BAE Systems, and seamen and officers from the Royal Navy. The warship was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.britishdefence.com/sixth-type-45-class-destroyer-of-the-royal-navy-starts-its-sea-trials-214/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Family of slain British officer blames military chiefs for friendly fire incident</title><link>http://www.britishdefence.com/family-of-slain-british-officer-blames-military-chiefs-for-friendly-fire-incident-211/</link> <comments>http://www.britishdefence.com/family-of-slain-british-officer-blames-military-chiefs-for-friendly-fire-incident-211/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:22:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Almas Patrol Base]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ISAF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lance Corporal Christopher Roney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sargeant Major Adam Hogg]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishdefence.com/?p=211</guid> <description><![CDATA[The family of Lance Corporal Christopher Roney, who was killed in a friendly fire incident, yesterday criticized the military chiefs for their negligence and laxity. L/Cpl Roney was serving with the British contingent of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, when he was shot from a British Apache military helicopter. The family of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.britishdefence.com/family-of-slain-british-officer-blames-military-chiefs-for-friendly-fire-incident-211/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Inquiry launched in to alleged war crimes committed by British troops in Iraq</title><link>http://www.britishdefence.com/inquiry-launched-in-to-alleged-war-crimes-committed-by-british-troops-in-iraq-208/</link> <comments>http://www.britishdefence.com/inquiry-launched-in-to-alleged-war-crimes-committed-by-british-troops-in-iraq-208/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:17:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baha Mousa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Battle of Danny Boy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shaibah detention centre]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Simon Mckay]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishdefence.com/?p=208</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of British soldiers will be affected by an inquiry launched in to their conduct in Iraq, after allegations of “minor” war crimes were laid down by the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT). The allegations cover at least one death of an Iraqi civilian at the hands of the British army, as well as the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.britishdefence.com/inquiry-launched-in-to-alleged-war-crimes-committed-by-british-troops-in-iraq-208/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Royal Navy minehunter HMS Pembroke returns home after eight month deployment in the Persian Gulf</title><link>http://www.britishdefence.com/royal-navy-minehunter-hms-pembroke-returns-home-after-eight-month-deployment-in-the-persian-gulf-204/</link> <comments>http://www.britishdefence.com/royal-navy-minehunter-hms-pembroke-returns-home-after-eight-month-deployment-in-the-persian-gulf-204/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:42:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Argyll and Bute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[British Royal Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMNB Clyde]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMNB Portsmouth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMS Middleton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMS Pembroke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Operation Pedestal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vosper Thornycroft]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishdefence.com/?p=204</guid> <description><![CDATA[HMS Pembroke, the Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy returned to its homeport of HMNB Clyde today, after successfully completing its seven and a half month long assignment. The vessel was involved in a variety of military drills in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Gulf of Aden regions during its deployment. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.britishdefence.com/royal-navy-minehunter-hms-pembroke-returns-home-after-eight-month-deployment-in-the-persian-gulf-204/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Naval vessel undertakes 3,000 km journey, to transport medic to remote British outpost</title><link>http://www.britishdefence.com/naval-vessel-undertakes-3000-km-journey-to-transport-medic-to-remote-british-outpost-199/</link> <comments>http://www.britishdefence.com/naval-vessel-undertakes-3000-km-journey-to-transport-medic-to-remote-british-outpost-199/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[British overseas territory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gough Island]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HMS Dauntless]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inaccessible Island]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Royal Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saint Helena]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean Burns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tristan da Cunha]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishdefence.com/?p=199</guid> <description><![CDATA[HMS Dauntless, the Royal Navy’s Type 45 class air defence destroyer braved extreme climatic conditions in the Southern Atlantic, to transfer a medic to one of the world’s most remote outposts. The resident medic in the remote island of Tristan da Cunha fell ill this week, forcing the navy to transport another doctor from South [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.britishdefence.com/naval-vessel-undertakes-3000-km-journey-to-transport-medic-to-remote-british-outpost-199/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>World War 2 era bomb of German origin found in Plymouth</title><link>http://www.britishdefence.com/world-war-2-era-bomb-of-german-origin-found-in-plymouth-196/</link> <comments>http://www.britishdefence.com/world-war-2-era-bomb-of-german-origin-found-in-plymouth-196/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:39:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bomb]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mannamead Road]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Plymouth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Blitz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World War 2]]></category><guid
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