Defence in the media: 29 December 2016

...question issues around the MARS Tankers, suggesting they should be built in Scotland rather than South Korea. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: The UK Government is committed to naval...
...question issues around the MARS Tankers, suggesting they should be built in Scotland rather than South Korea. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: The UK Government is committed to naval...
...planes to train with fighter jets in Japan and South Korea as part of a sixteen country tour is reported in The Times, The Mirror and the Daily Express. Chief...
...discuss the international response to Hurricane Irma, as well as a number of other issues including Libya and North Korea. The Sun reports that 200 extra troops were yesterday on...
...North Korea has tested both its missiles and its warheads, Iran only recently agreed to place its programme on hold and subject to international verification. Latest estimates indicate in addition...
Today’s broadcast headlines are dominated by coverage from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, while there is also reporting on the deployment of British troops to Somalia and South Sudan...
...assess the damage caused during Daesh’s occupation of the city. South Sudan The Sunday Times carries a report quoting landmine clearance firm TDI and an analyst for International Crisis Group...
...in the south-east and south-west, reflecting the fact that most personnel are stationed in the south Fewer veterans (6.9) than non-veterans (10) claimed to have no academic qualifications There was...
Of note for Defence today are reports about a UK peacekeeping deployment to South Sudan and claims about operations in Syria. South Sudan BBC News carries online an article that...
...regiment near the front line south of Guillemont, September 1916. Copyright: Imperial War Museum Many have visited the Somme battlefields this summer, commemorating those who fought in the First Day...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the announcement the UK will send up to 100 extra personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Peacekeeping There is further...