Defence in the Media: Friday 22 September 2017

...team departs for Invictus Games 2017 The UK team departed from London Heathrow yesterday for the third Invictus Games in Toronto ahead of the opening ceremony this Saturday. BBC Newsround...
...team departs for Invictus Games 2017 The UK team departed from London Heathrow yesterday for the third Invictus Games in Toronto ahead of the opening ceremony this Saturday. BBC Newsround...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the UK campaign against Daesh, a correction printed in the Daily Telegraph regarding HMS Ocean, and speculation over possible future inquiries by the Iraq...
News of potential medals for the campaign against Daesh features prominently in the media today, following the Defence Secretary's visit to the Middle East.
...Hurricane Maria ITV Good Morning Britain, BBC Breakfast, and Sky News report that Hurricane Maria has been upgraded to a category 4 and is expected to increase later today. The...
Today’s defence related news includes reports that the Defence Secretary and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah, signed a Statement of Intent concerning Qatar’s proposed purchase of 24 Typhoon aircraft, continued coverage on Operation Ruman in the Carbbean …
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the election of Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach as the new NATO Chairman of the Military Committee, UK military support to the...
Defence news today includes the activation of Operation Temperer and confirmation that Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach has been elected as NATO's next Chairman of the Military Council. Operation Temperer There is widespread reporting …
Today’s defence related media reports on the Royal Navy fleet and Russian military exercise Zapad.
...in Georgia and in Ukraine. We continue to see Russian involvement in Syria prolonging that dreadful civil war. We’ve had Russian pilots buzzing NATO planes and ships, defying international protocols....
There is continued broadcast and print media coverage of the UK response to Hurricane Irma, the EU Security Paper and the trial of two soldiers charged with terror offences for their alleged membership of a banned neo-Nazi group.
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