Defence in the Media: 19 March 2016

...Operational Honours list yesterday. Many focus on the awarding of an OBE to Colonel Edward Dawes for his work leading a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Read more about...
...Operational Honours list yesterday. Many focus on the awarding of an OBE to Colonel Edward Dawes for his work leading a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Read more about...
...programmes and our new guidelines will help them to compete more effectively for major projects. Falkland Islands The Daily Star Sunday, Sunday Telegraph and Sun on Sunday have followed yesterday's...
...the Baltics. Commander Trish Kohn, Commanding Officer of HMS Sutherland, said: The Admiral Grigorovich was continually monitored as she sailed south from the Baltic. The transit of Russian ships from...
...in the South Central Mediterranean. A Government spokesperson said: Operation Sophia has already saved more than 13,700 lives in the Mediterranean but we want to go further and are working...
There is widespread reporting today that a soldier has died while on pre-course training for the Platoon Sergeants’ Battle Course in the Brecon area of south Wales. Defence Minister Mike...
Today’s Defence news includes coverage of air strikes in Syria and coverage of Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT). Air Strike in Syria There’s been widespread coverage about air strikes in...
Events in Syria dominate this morning's headlines from a defence point of view. Coalition air strikes There is coverage in most national newspapers of the MOD's involvement in recent coalition...
Today’s Defence news includes coverage of the Defence Committee Report and further pick up around Iraq Abuse Claims. Defence Committee Report The main news outlets reported on the Defence Select...
Today’s media-related stories include the news that the RAF estimates it has killed more than 1,700 Daesh terrorists. There is also further coverage of the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise....
Today’s defence news is led by coverage of the Defence Secretary’s announcement that the UK will be sending 800 personnel to Estonia. There is also coverage of Russia cancelling plans...