Defence in the Media: 25 April 2016
Of interest for Defence in today’s news, President Barack Obama is reportedly planning to send an extra 250 soldiers to Syria to help in the fight against Daesh, bringing the...
Of interest for Defence in today’s news, President Barack Obama is reportedly planning to send an extra 250 soldiers to Syria to help in the fight against Daesh, bringing the...
...to develop new careers outside the military and to secure a long-term future for themselves and their families. Headley Court provided the walkers with home-baked cakes, washed-down with coffee and...
There are further tributes to Captain David Seath in today's Defence-related news coverage, as well as a report on the use of enhanced Paveway bombs to destroy a Daesh tunnel...
Of note for Defence this morning, broadcast headlines and the front pages of the Times, Guardian, Independent and Metro are dominated by news that the Royal Navy ship RFA Mounts...
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...
Today’s Defence news includes reporting on the First Gulf War Memorial and British soldiers who are expected to be questioned by police over the Bloody Sunday shootings. Bloody Sunday The...
The front pages of today’s newspapers offer a mixed bag of stories. Of note for Defence, The Times’ splash claims that British troops are “on standby” to deploy to Libya...
...in our own hands, since by relentlessly improving efficiency we free up resources to re-invest elsewhere. With the new Joint Security Fund providing £1.5bn of funding a year by 2020/21...
This morning’s headlines are dominated by news that Mohammed Emwazi, better known as the ISIL executioner ‘Jihadi John’, has been the target of a US airstrike in Raqqa, Syria. 'Jihadi...
...Support Group to a “cessation of hostilities” in a week’s time, along with an acceleration of humanitarian aid deliveries. Broadcasters including BBC News and Sky News report that the ceasefire...