Defence in the Media: Thursday 1 March 2018

...to counter the growing range of threats, citing Russia and North Korea. General Messenger said ‘Defence affordability is not something we should shy away from. We should be making the...
...to counter the growing range of threats, citing Russia and North Korea. General Messenger said ‘Defence affordability is not something we should shy away from. We should be making the...
...the UK’s global role. Whether it’s by increasing our military expertise in the Middle East, training Nigerian forces in maritime security, or RAF Typhoons exercising over South Korea, Britain is...
...question issues around the MARS Tankers, suggesting they should be built in Scotland rather than South Korea. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: The UK Government is committed to naval...
...planes to train with fighter jets in Japan and South Korea as part of a sixteen country tour is reported in The Times, The Mirror and the Daily Express. Chief...
...the posture risks escalating the tension over disputed islands in the South China Sea and elsewhere in the Pacific. The Independent reports that the release of the document detailing this...
Today’s broadcast headlines are dominated by coverage from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, while there is also reporting on the deployment of British troops to Somalia and South Sudan...
...assess the damage caused during Daesh’s occupation of the city. South Sudan The Sunday Times carries a report quoting landmine clearance firm TDI and an analyst for International Crisis Group...
...in the south-east and south-west, reflecting the fact that most personnel are stationed in the south Fewer veterans (6.9) than non-veterans (10) claimed to have no academic qualifications There was...
Of note for Defence today are reports about a UK peacekeeping deployment to South Sudan and claims about operations in Syria. South Sudan BBC News carries online an article that...
...regiment near the front line south of Guillemont, September 1916. Copyright: Imperial War Museum Many have visited the Somme battlefields this summer, commemorating those who fought in the First Day...