Defence in the media: Thursday 3 October 2019

Today’s defence related news includes the RAF and Virgin Orbit’s selection of an RAF pilot to be seconded to the company’s ground-breaking small satellite launch programme and the Times’s coverage...
Today’s defence related news includes the RAF and Virgin Orbit’s selection of an RAF pilot to be seconded to the company’s ground-breaking small satellite launch programme and the Times’s coverage...
Of note for Defence in today’s news is coverage of the beginning of the operation aimed ultimately at re-taking Raqqa from Daesh. Raqqa Newspapers today cover the start of the...
Today’s defence related media coverage includes news of British troops arriving in Estonia, as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence. UK troops in Estonia There is widespread coverage today of...
Defence spending The US is confident that Britain remains a "force of its own in the World", the Defence Secretary says today amid a growing backlash over the Conservative's failure...
Today’s broadcast news continues to focus on newly appointed Cabinet ministers. Elsewhere news has broken that Nepal has been hit by another earthquake of 7.4 magnitude broke this morning. Nepal...
...Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from in public for months. BBC Radio 4’s Today programme reported the speech, if it is indeed from Baghdadi, will put...
...Kent viewing the flotilla from the HMS Trumpeter. Today is a particularly poignant day for Lieutenant Chris Chew RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Trumpeter who said: It’s an absolute privilege...
Today’s coverage of defence issues in the news includes several reports from Baltic Protector and a story on the cost of accommodation for senior military staff. Military chiefs' accommodation Yesterday...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage on Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland legacy A number of papers, including the Daily Mail, Telegraph and Express carry articles related to Bloody Sunday. A...