Defence in the Media: 19 April 2016
...Tripoli in which he offered £10m in support of the new government of national accord (GNA), saying the UK stands ready to help train Libyan state institutions. This is not...
...Tripoli in which he offered £10m in support of the new government of national accord (GNA), saying the UK stands ready to help train Libyan state institutions. This is not...
In Defence news, ITV’s Good Morning Britain discusses the possibility of a Daesh terror plot targeting popular tourist resorts, linking this to reports that staff working in crowded places are...
Today’s news summary covers the conclusion of a rape trial, defence spending, Help for Heroes and recognition for the Army and Royal Navy as some of the top employers of...
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...
Defence news in today’s papers includes Sir John Chilcot’s announcement yesterday that he is to publish the long-awaited report into the Iraq war next summer, and the Royal Navy has...
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...