Defence in the media: 2 April 2016
...attack against US servicemen at an RAF base in East Anglia (Telegraph, Guardian, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Times, FT, Independent). The articles say Khan had driven near to bases operated...
Defence in the media: 1 April 2016
In today's news items of interest for Defence there are reports about Daesh, steel and the anniversary of Puma helicopters serving in Afghanistan. Steel The Tata steel story is widely...
Defence Secretary: Today marks our first budget increase in 6 years
Posted by:
Michael Fallon, Secretary of State for Defence, Posted on:
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Categories:
Equipment, Ministerial comment, Operations, Personnel
...Finland, Senegal and Albania. Today's increasing budget sends the clearest of signals to allies and adversaries that this government puts security first. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to...
Defence in the Media: 31 March 2016
Of note in Defence news today is continued coverage of the situation around Britain's steel industry, and reporting that HMS Somerset escorted a Russian naval ship through the English Channel. Steel Issues around Britain's steel industry continue to dominate the …
Defence in the media – Wednesday 30th March 2016
...neatness and dress codes in an attempt to attract correctly qualified cyber reservists. A MOD statement on this issue is below: Defence seeks to maximise talent and where people bring...
Defence in the media – Tuesday 29th March 2016
Reporting on defence issues in today’s papers includes articles on the new Hawk support contract with BAE and Babcock and updates on the Pakistan suicide bomb that killed at least...
Defence in the media: 28 March 2016
...raft of measures designed to improve service life. The Government works in close partnership with the Service charitable sector on these issues and we value contributions such as this. PUBLIC...
Defence in the Media: 27 March 2016
Of note in Defence news today is further coverage about a potential deployment of UK military personnel to Libya, and reporting that Syrian forces have entered parts of Palmyra. Libya The Sunday Telegraph reports on its front page that there has been …
Defence in the media: 26 March 2016
...Mirror Online). It is our long-standing policy that we don't comment on Special Forces operations. Bahrain The Independent carries a report claiming that British Royal Marine Commandos have trained Bahrain's...
Defence in the Media: 25 March 2016
A variety of Defence stories are covered in today’s media, including on-going coverage of the terrorist attacks in Brussels.