...connected to the internet from cyber attacks. The Defence Secretary has also revealed plans to increase the number of cadets in school units to 60,000 by 2024 and celebrate their...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of veterans issues and a Royal Navy Commander cleared at a court martial. Support for veterans In a story in the Daily Express, former Royal...
...SAUDI TRAINING The Guardian runs a short article which claims senior military officers are providing training to Saudi forces despite airstrikes on Yemen provoking outcry over civilian casualties. The piece...
...Sky are reporting that Sierra Leone is set to be declared free of the Ebola virus today after meeting the World Health Organisation’s standard of 42 days with no new...
...Michael Fallon, who says that this marks the UK’s ‘first major defence contract’ with Qatar. The Telegraph adds that BAE Systems have been trying to make a deal with Saudi...
...of fifth in the ranking table with Saudi Arabia and Russia switching places to third and fourth respectively. The figure attached to the UK has risen from $57 billion (US)...
...Mirror and Daily Express report that Saudi Arabia has said it is ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight Daesh, provided the US-led coalition agrees with the move....
...the US-led raids against Daesh in summer last year. Separately, the paper carries a comment piece by Con Coughlin which looks at the UK’s fight against Daesh, suggesting Saudi Arabia...
...and UK relations with Saudi Arabia. Syria The Guardian carries a report discussing the leader of the opposition's views on military action in Syria. Royal Navy personnel Former Vice Admiral...
...France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UK and USA called on Russia to immediately cease its attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians, and to focus its efforts on fighting...
