Defence in Media: Saturday 1 April 2017
...of Russian activity in Afghanistan. While The Daily Mirror, The Times and The Daily Express report on US Secretary Mattis’s comments about the strength of the special relationship between the...
...of Russian activity in Afghanistan. While The Daily Mirror, The Times and The Daily Express report on US Secretary Mattis’s comments about the strength of the special relationship between the...
The focus of today’s broadcast coverage continues to be on reports the US military has dropped a 21,600lb bomb on a tunnel complex used by Daesh militants in Afghanistan, the...
...to an Iraqi military source. Separately, The Telegraph continues to report on the US use of the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb in Afghanistan. DG Nuclear The Times and The...
...that troops facing legal action as a result of their alleged conduct in Iraq, Afghanistan or Northern Ireland have all their legal costs paid for by the MOD. An MOD...
...promote Britain as America’s most dependable and highest-spending defence partner in Europe. The Defence Secretary also defended Washington’s decision to add to troops in Afghanistan, with the UK’s own numbers...
...are effectively investigated by an independent police force like the Royal Military Police. They have found no evidence of criminal behaviour by the Armed Forces in Afghanistan, have discontinued over...
...Mail Online, The Evening Standard, and ITV Yorkshire report on statements made by lawyers Irwin Mitchell on care provided to a veteran injured in Afghanistan. An MOD spokesperson said: We...
...Sir Michael Fallon said: The men and women of our Scottish-based Armed Forces perform a pivotal role in keeping the people of this country, and our allies, safe. From Afghanistan...
...the Royal Marines, who are quoted as saying this is worse than Afghanistan, with loose glass potentially turning to ammunition once Hurricane Maria hits. The second focuses on the rapidly...
...Sunday Times, Telegraph, Mail, Mirror and People all feature the opening, with the Times featuring a profile of former Royal Marine Mark Ormrod, the first British serviceman in Afghanistan to...