Sergeant David Harkness Blakey of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (R Innis Fus) was today laid to rest with full military honours at a ceremony in France almost 100 years after...
Today’s headlines include news that ISIL militants have destroyed Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin and further reporting on Defence spending. Iran Many of today’s papers highlight yesterday’s re-opening of the...
Defence news today includes further focus on the case of Sergeant Alexander Blackman, as well as reporting on the Defence Secretary's announcement of a better deal for taxpayers, with the...
The Defence Secretary spoke on the Today Programme this morning about the action taken to keep the streets of Britain safe as part of a counter-Terrorism operation in Syria. His...
Today's broadcast and print news includes the Government's fight against ISIL, Defence spending and Afghan Interpreters. Syria strikes Today the Guardian led with reports that Downing Street is drawing up...
Today’s Defence news is dominated by post-event coverage of The Millies - The Sun Military Awards. The Sun Military Awards The Sun has covered the event in full across three...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the Prime Minister’s announcement that UK troops will be protected from elements of the European Convention on Human Rights in future conflicts. UK TROOPS...
...Putin over preferred approaches to the conflict in Syria. Help for Heroes Today’s Times claims that Help for Heroes and the British Army have spent ‘tens of millions of pounds’...
In today's defence news there is further reporting from the UN about efforts to tackle ISIL in Iraq and Syria and a feature about the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...
Of note for Defence today, broadcast outlets including the BBC are reporting this morning that the US and Russia’s foreign ministers have agreed to hold detailed talks over co-ordination and...
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