Defence in the media: Sunday 6 August 2017

Defence news today includes reporting on mental health in the Armed Forces. The Sunday People reported today on medical discharges from the Armed Forces. An MOD spokesperson said: “We are...
Defence news today includes reporting on mental health in the Armed Forces. The Sunday People reported today on medical discharges from the Armed Forces. An MOD spokesperson said: “We are...
...personnel from Afghanistan - and today undertaking refuelling tasking over the skies of Iraq not just for the RAF, but for several coalition partners as well. This allowed us over...
Many outlets today have reported on an interview the Defence Secretary gave to BBC Radio 4’s World at One (WATO) yesterday which focussed on combating ISIL. Syria The Independent’s front...
Commemorations taking place in Japan to mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki have run across the majority of media outlets today, with many observing that Japanese...
...Iraq inquiry receives significant coverage in today's papers. ISIL chemical weapons There is coverage across broadcast outlets that the US is looking into reports of ISIL using chemical weapons against...
This morning’s broadcast news includes an interview on Radio 4’s Today programme with General John Allen, special presidential envoy for the US-led coalition fighting ISIL. He says that ISIL has...
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...
There is interest across broadcast and print outlets today ahead of the NATO Summit in Warsaw, including news that British troops will be deployed to eastern Europe as part of...
Today’s defence news includes reporting on the Syrian ceasefire, the expelling of 35 Russian diplomats from the United States, and the release of historical Cabinet paper records about the infiltration...
...Munster in Germany. Wellington R1063 was detailed to be part of the raid and took off from RAF Marham with Sgt Bent, aged 23, manning the aircraft’s radio. The aircraft...