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Defence in the Media: Wednesday 14 February 2018

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Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of potential false allegations against UK troops in Iraq, HMS Sutherland, the Counter-Daesh meeting in Rome, and an insight into UK troops conducting cold weather training in Estonia.

Defence in the Media: 27 January 2018

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, visited the site of the new £10m Remote Radar Head facility, at Saxa Vord, Unst, Shetland, to inspect its progress. Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes reporting about a new radar facility in Shetland, and further coverage of the Defence Secretary's Russia-focused interview in yesterday's Daily Telegraph. Saxa Vord radar station Newspapers today cover the visit of Chief of the Air Staff …

Defence in the Media: 25 January 2018

Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the Modernising Defence Programme (MDP). Modernising Defence Programme The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, and The Independent all cover the announcement that defence will be separated from the National Security Capability Review (NSCR) and …

Defence in the Media: 21 January 2018

Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the Army’s Ice Maidens Antarctica challenge. Mental health The Mail on Sunday leads on the headline that five of 16 military mental health units have been closed. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence is …