Today’s defence related news includes coverage of the continued situation in Syria and the announced upgrade to the British Army’s standard combat rifle. Syrian Conflict There is extensive coverage of...
Today’s defence-related news leads with military involvement in the ongoing investigation into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. Ex-Russian Spy Leading broadcast news today is the story that the military are...
...comments from Julian Lewis of the Commons Defence Select Committee who said that Britain's fleet of mission-ready Tornados was so small that it could only make a 'marginal' contribution to...
...of the fall of the city. However the Daily Mirror reports that there is more to do in Mosul and it is widely noted this morning that the Iraqi Prime...
Making the news today, British Tornado aircraft have again operated over Syria and Iraq after taking off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus overnight. Strikes against Daesh Several of today’s front...
Today’s defence news takes in the Army’s response to flooding in the north-west of England, along with airstrikes against Daesh and base security. FLOODING There is widespread coverage today on...
...the Daily Mail reports Defence Secretary Michael Fallon’s comment that civilian casualties in Syria cannot be ruled out as “war is messy”. The Sun reports that British fighter jets were...
...Press and Journal and the Herald (p15) all report on the MOD’s announcement that Scottish bases are to receive a £1.7bn upgrade. The Scotsman reports that the £1.3bn upgrade to...
...The Sun, Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph report that the UK paused flying of some F-35s yesterday. Whilst some reported incorrectly that all F-35 jets had been ‘grounded’, today’s...
...War, some 4,000 served with the Special Operations Executive and Auxiliary Territorial Service as agents, drivers, coders, signallers and support staff. Today the FANY are on call to the City...
