Defence in the Media: 24 July 2017

...complex challenges of the 21st Century, while delivering the high-wage, high-skills jobs of the future; and it’s particularly fitting that we welcome astronaut Major Tim Peake as I announce the...
...complex challenges of the 21st Century, while delivering the high-wage, high-skills jobs of the future; and it’s particularly fitting that we welcome astronaut Major Tim Peake as I announce the...
...and The Sun all report on the Defence Secretary’s comments that the decision is ‘a defining moment for the RAF’. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier’s comments that “The RAF...
...Defence Secretary’s speech today at the RAF Air Power Conference, in which he announced that from September this year, ground close combat roles in the RAF Regiment will be open...
...total disregard for innocent civilian life and we should welcome their defeat in a city that was ground zero for their so-called caliphate. Britain has played a leading role in...
British naval base in Bahrain The Independent has reported that the government will face a major legal challenge over a new Royal Navy base inBahrain following accusations that Britain sacrificed...
...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...
...asked about this on PBS Newshour, Sir Michael said it was “welcome, but it’s got to be enforced, it’s got to be an actual ceasefire.” The Defence Secretary’s remarks were...
...that the arrival of US F-35 A-Lightning II aircraft at RAF Lakenheath. The papers say that the jets landed at the Suffolk base at the weekend, and will take part...
...able to adapt to evolving threats and the Prime Minister has made clear that he does not want to see our regular armed services reduced below the level that they...
...all report on the return of HMS Enterprise to the UK after three years abroad. Reports mention that the ship had been working to disrupt people smuggling routes, destroyed 117...