Defence in the Media: Thursday 7 September 2017

Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the Royal Navy ship RFA Mounts Bay standing ready to help victims of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean. RFA Mounts Bay The BBC, The...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the Royal Navy ship RFA Mounts Bay standing ready to help victims of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean. RFA Mounts Bay The BBC, The...
Today’s Defence news includes coverage of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) and Operation Northmoor. IHAT and Operation Northmoor There is continued interest in investigations into alleged battlefield crimes by...
...Colonel Dominic Coombes said: It is very exciting to welcome our Deputy Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent to Leuchars for the first time. As a retired Regimental Officer he...
...feature today about the female Peshmerga fighters who have been trained by UK personnel in Northern Iraq. The piece reports that the female soldiers are feared by Daesh because they...
Today’s defence news is led by news of an independent review by Philip Dunne, Defence Secretary comments on Daesh and the First Sea Lord's appearance on Sky News. Philip Dunne...
Defence news today includes reporting that the Defence Secretary has launched the first ever Government Veterans Strategy and new cross-Government Veterans Unit. Veterans Strategy The Sun reports that Defence Secretary...
Today’s defence-related news includes reporting of the DSTL's CEO Gary Aitkenhead's interview at Porton Down and coverage of Major Robert Campbell. DSTL CEO Comments on Novichock Most media outlets, including...
Today’s defence news includes a Times interview with the Defence Secretary, the centenary of the Royal Air Force, and UK involvement in the Galileo satellite programme. Defence Secretary interview The...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon With the start of a new financial year, we mark a major milestone for Defence with our budget increasing for the first time in six years...
In today's news items of interest for Defence there are reports about Daesh, steel and the anniversary of Puma helicopters serving in Afghanistan. Steel The Tata steel story is widely...