Defence in the Media: Saturday 29 September 2018

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Today’s media reports on the first F-35 Lightning fighter jets landing on the deck of the United Kingdom’s new aircraft carrier, making history and marking the beginning of more than half-a-century of ‘Carrier Strike’ operations. F35 deck landings Royal Navy …

Defence in the Media: Thursday 27 September 2018

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Airborne sappers from 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment have parachuted into an exercise designed to test their readiness to serve as part of the Air Assault Task Force, the British Army’s airborne rapid reaction force

Today’s media features further reports on former RAF officer Samantha McConnell following the urgent intervention of Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson to reverse the decision on whether her children would receive her pension. Former RAF officer's pension Samantha McConnell has been …

Defence in the Media: Wednesday 26 September 2018

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Today’s defence related news includes coverage on military pensions. Former RAF officers pension The Sun and the Daily Mail report on former RAF officer, Samantha McConnell. The Sun was informed yesterday that the Secretary of State for Defence had overturned the …