Defence in the Media: 9 September 2016

Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the announcement the UK will send up to 100 extra personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Peacekeeping There is further...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the announcement the UK will send up to 100 extra personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Peacekeeping There is further...
...of the art manufacturing facility for the British luxury carmaker will directly create 750 new jobs in South Wales, and support thousands more as production starts in 2019. Speaking at...
Today’s defence news includes at British soldiers deploying to Sudan and the temporary closure of the Ascension Island Runway British Soldiers to South Sudan The Daily Mail reports 300 soldiers...
...South China Sea. Foreign Maritime Patrol Aircraft BBC Raido 4 Today Programme, BBC Breakfast, The Sun and Telegraph all report that the number of foreign maritime patrol aircraft stationed in...
...troops preparing to deploy to Iraq to deliver training to the Iraqi forces, as well as those who will be supporting UN Operations in Cyprus and South Sudan. Defence Secretary...
Today’s defence news includes coverage of HMS Argyll heading to Japan and soldiers awarded medals for their work in South Sudan. HMS Argyll heading to Japan The Times reports that...
...investigated, but false allegations make it harder for justice to be served. HMS Sutherland in the South China Sea The Times, The Telegraph, The FT and The Mirror have all...
...Code £21m of Service Pupil Premium payments made to support the pastoral needs of over 60,000 Service pupils in state schools. 24,500 children from Service families have benefitted from 154...
...profane or insulting language directed at recruits, and this was reiterated as part of the Army Leadership Code launch in September 2015. The Army’s statement on this issue is below:...
...Defence spokesperson said: The MOD is committed to upholding both the Civil Service Code and Queen’s regulations on acceptance of gifts and hospitality. All instances of hospitality, whether accepted or...