Defence in the media: 13 March 2017
Top defence stories today include coverage of Scottish soldiers on exercise in Kenya and the withdrawal of the e-bluey service at the end of the month.
Top defence stories today include coverage of Scottish soldiers on exercise in Kenya and the withdrawal of the e-bluey service at the end of the month.
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of yesterday’s unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial by Her Majesty The Queen, and the naming of HMS Forth.
The unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial by Her Majesty the Queen leads Defence news today.
Of note for Defence news today is Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's visit to Scotland, and reporting that the British Army's bomb disposal experts have dealt with an unexploded Second World War bomb in London.
Today’s defence news includes an interview with Deputy Commander of the counter-Daesh Operation Inherent Resolve, Major General Rupert Jones; the MOD’s Russian expertise; European Defence; and missing airman Corrie McKeague.
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the campaign against Daesh and a new tech campus to be built on former MOD land.
Top defence stories today include continued coverage of operations in western Mosul, where the RAF are providing close air support to Iraqi Security Forces; the announcement of an £8million investment in unmanned air systems; criticism of the Royal Navy’s Type …
Defence-related news today includes a £1.7bn upgrade to Scottish bases, British troops in Estonia, and the death of Royal Marine Owen Wilson.
Defence news today includes reporting about the RAF striking British jihadists fighting for Daesh. RAF strikes On its front page the Daily Mail reports that RAF pilots have been taking out British jihadists plotting UK terror attacks from bases in Syria and Iraq. An MOD …