Defence in the media: Friday 10 March 2017

Today’s defence related news includes coverage of yesterday’s unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial by Her Majesty The Queen, and the naming of HMS Forth. Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial...
Today’s defence related news includes coverage of yesterday’s unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial by Her Majesty The Queen, and the naming of HMS Forth. Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial...
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...
...Navy’s First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, said: It is excellent to see US Navy carrier steel inPortsmouth. And in barely two years we will see UK carrier steel...
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...
...Ranger and HMS Trumpeter. On board for the journey to Dunkirk is the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships’ (ADLS) Honorary Admiral HRH Prince Michael of Kent. HRH Prince Michael of...
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...