Defence in the Media: 1 January 2016
...news agency DPA reported that one station had been evacuated and trains would no longer stop there. British Army soldiers and RAF air crew worked together on New Year’s eve...
...news agency DPA reported that one station had been evacuated and trains would no longer stop there. British Army soldiers and RAF air crew worked together on New Year’s eve...
Among today’s stories is Prince Harry’s speech at the Invictus Games opening ceremony, and the tragic news of the death of a soldier in Wales. INVICTUS GAMES The Invictus Games...
...work that the UN and Member States began in New York last September. To ensure UN Peacekeeping is up to the task and our peacekeepers are ready for their missions,...
...medals could face jail. Bladerunner Speedboat There is widespread coverage, including in Daily Mail, Scotsman, Daily Telegraph and the Times, following yesterday’s testing of a new remote operated speedboat. The...
Leading the news bulletins this morning is the news that security services are closely studying a video released by Daesh yesterday, in a bid to identify the masked man with...
Today’s defence-related news features reports that a resident king penguin and honorary member of the king of Norway’s guard has been given a new title of brigadier. Saudi Arabia It...
...homes can be built on it. Every penny made will be invested back into defence on things like the new maritime aircraft at Lossiemouth or the new ships being built...
Of note for Defence news today is reporting about a new training scheme at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and claims about British Special Forces. Sandhurst The Sun carries an...
MOD’s Innovation Initiative to bring future-tech and ideas to the Armed Forces is widely reported in today’s papers. INNOVATION The Defence Secretary’s launch of the government’s new Innovation Initiative backed...
...in Edinburgh, will make the new positions available from November, following the announcement earlier this month that the ban would be lifted. It says the Army will review the new...