Defence in the media: 18 August 2015

This morning’s defence-related broadcast headlines include the BBC reporting across Breakfast and BBC R4 Today that 18 Hurricanes and six Spitfires will fly over south-east England later today to mark...
This morning’s defence-related broadcast headlines include the BBC reporting across Breakfast and BBC R4 Today that 18 Hurricanes and six Spitfires will fly over south-east England later today to mark...
...absurdity of us not being able to strike against ISIL in Iraq, but not being able to strike ISIL’s command and control centres in North-eastern Syria, and the… JN: If...
...is increasingly convinced that Russia is planning direct military intervention, sending air and ground troops to fight for Assad in a move that would risk an East-West confrontation. There are...
...about all the UK Government is doing to support interpreters here. Russia influence The Times reports that a Russian-led coup inside east Ukraine's rebel leadership saw Russian security forces kidnap...
...attempt to tackle home-grown terrorism. Media outlets report that this is a clear warning to British citizens considering joining ISIL and that extremists who fled to the Middle East have...
...in 1941. A similar story contribution was seen in the Burma campaign, where over 90,000 soldiers from East, West and Central Africa played a crucial role in defeating the Japanese....
...Times leader argues that President Obama must take blame for a policy of disengagement which it argues has contributed to a political vacuum in the Middle East and conflicts in...
...with experience gained during operational tours in Belize, the Middle East, the Balkans, Northern Ireland and southern Africa. These were interspersed with periods on the staff that gave me the...
...the first part of our meeting this morning focused on operations where in the Middle East we’re degrading ISIL, reducing the territory they hold, conducting strikes, and training moderate forces....
...facility for the Royal Navy. The piece says that the infrastructure project is the UK’s first ‘East of Suez’ expansion since the 1970s. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's statement is...