Defence in the media: 2 September 2017
...A diverse force is a more operationally effective force. So I’m delighted that the RAF Regiment is today open to applications from women. Anybody who is capable of meeting the...
...A diverse force is a more operationally effective force. So I’m delighted that the RAF Regiment is today open to applications from women. Anybody who is capable of meeting the...
...claims against British troops The Sun reports today that lawyers Leigh Day did not have enough evidence to back up their allegations against British troops. The paper claims that Leigh...
...The Times, Express, Daily Mirror and Bloomberg all report that the Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to announce a £1.5 billion deal with the French government today to develop...
...to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Type 26 There is continued coverage today that Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced a contract worth £3.7 billion to start building...
...of our security forces that we have the relative peace and stability that Northern Ireland enjoys today. We are now consulting on new legacy institutions to improve the current system...
...as part of the Hurricane Irma aid effort and that it was delayed by a week. Following a correction issued yesterday noting that ‘HMS Ocean left Gibraltar on time as...
Today’s Defence related news includes coverage of the liberation of Mosul, inaccurate reporting of Operation Northmoor, the Saudi Arabia Judicial Review, and a report on the development of long-range enemy...
...and BBC Radio 4 Today report that Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has spoken by telephone with US Defense secretary James Mattis. Sir Michael Fallon congratulated Secretary Mattis in their...
...The Telegraph, with all reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last night that Russian troops would begin a partial withdrawal from Syria today, in a ‘surprise move’ that could...
In defence news today is coverage of the Sun Military Awards, today's UK-hosted Counter-Daesh Ministerial Meeting, the Chief of the Defence Staff's annual lecture at the Royal United Services Institute,...