Defence in the media: 5 August 2015

There is further reporting on the extension of the RAF Tornado fleet in today’s Defence news. RAF ground attack capability The Financial Times (paywall) writes that the extension of the...
Daily updates of how defence is reported in the UK media
There is further reporting on the extension of the RAF Tornado fleet in today’s Defence news. RAF ground attack capability The Financial Times (paywall) writes that the extension of the...
The BBC Today Programme and 5Live bulletins lead with the Defence Secretary’s announcement that the UK is to extend air strikes against ISIL by a year, to March 2017.
...accessing online material which is not related to work and the overwhelming majority of personnel adhere to these. Internet communications are monitored and personnel who fail to act responsibly will...
...Anyone conclusively linked to the deaths of UK service personnel has been convicted by the Afghan authorities. SAS raids The Sunday Express carries an article claiming that British Special Forces...
...made by the Prime Minister that MOD land will be used to ease the transport gridlock around Dover. Libya The Times reports that hundreds of British troops are being lined...
This morning’s broadcast headlines are dominated by the ongoing migrant crisis in Calais and Kent.
Defence issues in the news today include calls for the Army to help secure Calais, follow up coverage of Army numbers, and the confirmation of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
...Defence on the cheap; it is about changing the way we deliver Defence to make the best use of our resources and to harness the talents of wider UK society....
...outline plans agreed by Turkey and the US to drive ISIL out of a strip of land along the Turkish-Syrian border. According to reports the landmark deal will draw Turkey...
Amongst today’s broadcast bulletins is the news that the Prime Minister is expected announce trade deals of around £750m when he visits Indonesia later.