Defence in the Media: 7 September 2016
Today’s defence-related coverage leads with news of yesterday’s announcement that thousands of hectares of MOD land are being released for new homes to be built. Land sales There is coverage,...
Today’s defence-related coverage leads with news of yesterday’s announcement that thousands of hectares of MOD land are being released for new homes to be built. Land sales There is coverage,...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to London, £102 million of LIBOR fines being given to military charities and a story about an...
...countries to do so alongside the US, Estonia and Greece. The UK also exceeds the NATO guideline to spend 20% of the defence budget on new equipment. Like all other...
...at the Armed Forces Day service at Guildford Cathedral today. Today, thousands of people across the country celebrated the men and women of the Armed Forces, past and present, at...
Today sees further reporting of the Defence Secretary’s comments made in the House yesterday with coveragedebating whether military action against ISIL militants should be extended to Syria. Corporal Stewart McLaughlin...
...expected verdict from the inquest today. Elsewhere, updates on the Iran nuclear programme which has been agreed after a decade of negotiations is covered amongst today’s broadcast bulletins. ISIL BBC...
In today’s defence news there is significant coverage of today’s NATO Defence Ministerial meeting, where the Defence Secretary has announced that the UK will make a long-term troop commitment to...
...House of Commons today on the ‘Protection of Civilians in Syria.’ Writing in today’s Financial Times Philippe Sands of University College London writes that we need a Syria strategy, not...
...was also on today's BBC Radio 4 Today programme to discuss the news. Sea Ceptor provides a powerful shield against airborne threats, including hostile combat jets, helicopters and other missiles,...
Today’s defence related stories includes coverage of the Defence Secretary’s announcements on opening the RAF Regiment up to women for the first time and new Maritime Patrol Aircraft. RAF to...