Defence in the media: Saturday 10 September 2016

...of RAF Typhoons carried out the UK's 1000th strike in the fight against Daesh. The strike, which took place on Wednesday 28 August, targeted terrorist rocket launchers in western Iraq....
...of RAF Typhoons carried out the UK's 1000th strike in the fight against Daesh. The strike, which took place on Wednesday 28 August, targeted terrorist rocket launchers in western Iraq....
...in western Afghanistan. According to the articles tourists were escorted by Afghan army personnel on their way to Herat city when they were ambushed. Some of the travellers reportedly had...
...be the main Allied effort on the Western Front for 1916. With more than one million casualties on all sides during the 141 days of the battle, virtually every community...
...Western Mail reports that the Defence Secretary will announce the creation of 50 skilled jobs in South Wales at General Dynamics UK, as a result of a £175m investment by...
...a new "stronghold" from which to launch attacks against western targets. Speaking at a press conference in Downing Street he said he had discussed the situation in Tripoli with the...
...used with a drone to attack western cities. The leaders discussed the threat at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington yesterday. HMS Clyde exercises at sea around the Falkland Islands....
...Blair has said Britain and its western allies must be prepared to send ground troops to crush Daesh forces or risk a terror attack in Europe. The Daily Mail follows...
...Royal United Services Institute where the think tank also cautions against using Britain’s role as the leading military power in western Europe as a bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations. In...
Today’s Defence News includes coverage of a new defence contract with Qioptic, the Munich security Conference and the Iraqi Army’s attempt to retake western Mosul from Daesh control. IDEX ANNOUNCEMENT...
...the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria had been reduced to a ‘trickle’. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said: As Iraqi forces push further into western Mosul, the...