Defence in the Media: 19 May 2015

...be deployed from Cyprus. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: We have made some progress today to a more comprehensive plan that will tackle the problem at source, disrupt the trafficker...
...be deployed from Cyprus. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: We have made some progress today to a more comprehensive plan that will tackle the problem at source, disrupt the trafficker...
Of note for Defence in the news today is the continuing coverage focusing on doubts over the Iraqi forces’ ability and willingness to fight ISIL. ISIL The majority of papers...
...Dialogue this weekend were highlighted on today’s BBC Breakfast (0635) and BBC R4 Today. Mr Carter said that Britain risks becoming disengaged from world affairs if it cuts spending on...
...attack submarine, Agamemnon. NATO deployment Media today cover Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's visit to Estonia to meet British troops deployed with NATO. Sir Michael witnessed the launch of the...
...veterans. Royal Navy Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland is today escorting two Russian warships expected to sail through the English Channel overnight. The Type 23 frigate located the two Russian...
All broadcasts today lead with the Victory over Japan Day anniversary with it widely reported that the Queen has lead the nation in marking the 70th anniversary celebrations. VJ Day...
Defence news today includes an update on the Better Defence Estates Strategy, and reporting on Armed Forces mental health. Better Defence Estates strategy There is widespread coverage today on the...
...further 1,663 RAF service personnel and 588 sailors were also unfit. An MOD spokesperson said: It is a condition of service that our personnel must be fit and healthy and...
Today’s broadcast headlines are dominated by coverage from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, while there is also reporting on the deployment of British troops to Somalia and South Sudan...
...gives us a breadth of understanding and capability we don’t get in any other way”. Steel The Guardian broadly reports on the British steel crisis with a mention in the...