Defence in the media: 18 April 2017

Today’s defence news includes at British soldiers deploying to Sudan and the temporary closure of the Ascension Island Runway British Soldiers to South Sudan The Daily Mail reports 300 soldiers...
Today’s defence news includes at British soldiers deploying to Sudan and the temporary closure of the Ascension Island Runway British Soldiers to South Sudan The Daily Mail reports 300 soldiers...
...assess the damage caused during Daesh’s occupation of the city. South Sudan The Sunday Times carries a report quoting landmine clearance firm TDI and an analyst for International Crisis Group...
Of note for Defence today are reports about a UK peacekeeping deployment to South Sudan and claims about operations in Syria. South Sudan BBC News carries online an article that...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the announcement the UK will send up to 100 extra personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Peacekeeping There is further...
Today’s broadcast headlines are dominated by coverage from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, while there is also reporting on the deployment of British troops to Somalia and South Sudan...
...troops preparing to deploy to Iraq to deliver training to the Iraqi forces, as well as those who will be supporting UN Operations in Cyprus and South Sudan. Defence Secretary...
Today’s defence news includes coverage of HMS Argyll heading to Japan and soldiers awarded medals for their work in South Sudan. HMS Argyll heading to Japan The Times reports that...
Today’s defence related coverage leads with the announcement that the UK is set to deploy a further 100 troops to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to boost support...
...troops are due to deploy to war-torn South Sudan and this year the Army will deploy to Malawi to train anti-poachers. You can read more about the deployment here. UK...
...Day The Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, talks to soldiers from the UK Engineer Task Force serving in Bentiu, South Sudan. Crown copyright....