Defence in the Media: 8 December 2016
Today’s defence news includes coverage the final voyage of HMS Illustrious and pick up of investigations of British personnel in Northern Ireland.
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Defence in the Media: 7 December 2016
The departure of HMS Illustrious from Portsmouth, making way for the next-generation Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, leads defence news this morning.
Defence in the media: 6 December 2016
Today’s defence news includes the Prime Minister’s announcement on UK spending on Middle Eastern airport security and the Defence Science and Technology Lab’s (Dstl) development of an app to prevent laser attacks on pilots.
Defence in the Media: 5 December 2016
Today's defence media includes reporting of the Minister for the Armed Forces in Gibraltar and the return of the Red Arrows.
Defence in the Media: 4 December 2016
Today’s defence news includes the announcement of a £100M contract to develop cutting-edge Protector Remotely Piloted Air System especially for RAF.
Defence in the Media: 2 December 2016
Defence news today includes continued coverage of the Ministry of Defence’s proposals for better compensation for Armed Forces personnel, and looks ahead to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s upcoming speech in which he is expected to urge all NATO members to meet …
Defence in the Media: 1 December 2016
Defence news today includes reporting that Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced proposals for better compensation for soldiers. Better Compensation Several newspapers, including the Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Times report that the Defence Secretary will today announce a consultation on proposals to pay compensation to …
Defence in the Media: 30 November 2016
Defence-related news is dominated today by Sir John Parker's independent report on naval shipbuilding, with coverage of a report on a Coalition airstrike, and the Prime Minister's phone conversation with President-elect Trump.
Defence in the Media: 28 November 2016
In today’s defence-related news there’s coverage that the UK will deploy soldiers from the Light Dragoons to a NATO mission in Poland and reports from Al Asad in Iraq.
Defence in the Media: 27 November 2016
A variety of Defence stories feature in today's news