Defence in the media: 2 September 2016

Today’s defence related news includes coverage of HMS Daring setting sail from Portsmouth to the Gulf to support the military campaign against Daesh and a report about military charities being...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of HMS Daring setting sail from Portsmouth to the Gulf to support the military campaign against Daesh and a report about military charities being...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of UK support to a Danish-led maritime operation to remove chemical weapons materials from Libya. Libya The Daily Telegraph reports that a Royal Navy ship...
Today’s Defence news includes coverage of HMS Enterprise rescuing 700 migrants in the Mediterranean yesterday, former Chief of the General Staff Lord Richard Dannat apologising for allowing troops to take...
This morning, there is coverage of a Forces of Mind trust and Local Government Association report looking at the Military covenant.
Today’s defence in the media includes widespread coverage of the news that Britain will send HMS Daring to the Gulf to support the campaign against Daesh. HMS DARING Today’s announcement that Britain will send destroyer HMS Daring to the Gulf …
There is widespread coverage across broadcast and in print that an Army bomb disposal team was sent to Birmingham’s Lee Bank as a precautionary measure as five men were arrested by West Midlands anti-terrorism police.
Today’s defence in the media includes tributes to Conor McPherson and news that Carillion has seen an increase in half-year profits and sales. CONOR MCPHERSON Tributes to Conor McPherson, who was named yesterday as the soldier to die in a live …
It is with great sadness that the MOD can confirm that Private Conor McPherson from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland died while taking part in a night live firing exercise on Monday 22nd August 2016 …
...in Germany, and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). Crown Copyright. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to sign up for email alerts....
...extant licences for Saudi Arabia are compliant with the UK’s export licensing criteria. The key test for our continued arms exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law...
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