Defence in the Media: 25 September 2015
...Channel. And up in Cape Wrath, Scotland, Devonport-based HMS Somerset became the first ship to fire new dark light illumination rounds designed to light up the battlefield without the enemy...
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Daily updates of how defence is reported in the UK media
Defence in the Media: 24 September 2015
In Defence-related broadcast news, the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme reports that MP Caroline Lucas and Baroness Jones are seeking a judicial review into a UK remotely piloted air system (RPAS) strike in Syria.
Defence in the Media: 23 September 2015
...Portsmouth as she heads to Turkey to be scrapped. The Telegraph highlights the ship’s “most notable action”: in 1991 it shot down an Iraqi missile in the Gulf War. Image...
Defence in the media: 22 September 2015
There is continued coverage in today’s newspapers of Lord Ashcroft’s biography of David Cameron, which includes apparent criticisms from former senior military personnel on the Prime Minister’s knowledge of the...
Relatives attended rededication of airmen’s graves after last resting places were found 74 years on
...public appeal via Facebook, Twitter and GOV.uk for the family of crew member Sgt Roy Penry Williams to get in contact. And eight days later, Elizabeth Joseph, his first cousin...
Defence in the Media: 21 September 2015
...submarines carrying Trident nuclear missiles — it is suggested the time has come to close the gap. Marine A The family of Marine Lance Corporal Martin Gill - killed by...
Defence in the Media: 20 September 2015
There continues to be widespread broadcast coverage today of the growing tensions in Europe as it is reported more than 10,000 migrants have flooded into Austria. On defence matters, there...
Defence in the Media: 19 September 2015
Included in today’s broadcast news is reporting that Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will meet his American counterpart in London for the latest round of talks on defeating ISIL.
Defence in the Media: 18 September 2015
The migration crisis continues to dominate today’s news, as Croatia closes seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants. Pirbright Army death -...
Medical experts publish new advice on 'Lariam’
Medical experts have today published new health advice that backs the continued use of ‘Lariam’ by travellers from the UK. The Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention’s (ACMP) “Guidelines for malaria...