Defence in the media: 18 April 2017

...region, aims to end destabilising conflict that is prompting migration and shows how Britain works globally to promote security. Ascension Island Runway The Daily Telegraph writes that the Ascension Island...
...region, aims to end destabilising conflict that is prompting migration and shows how Britain works globally to promote security. Ascension Island Runway The Daily Telegraph writes that the Ascension Island...
...assertive Russia. Read more about this deployment here. Agamemnon contract There is various reporting that the MOD has agreed a new £1.4 billion contract with BAE Systems for the Royal...
...Mirror. The Defence Secretary yesterday told the 800 British personnel deployed in Estonia: "You are doing us proud," adding that “Estonia does not stand alone on its frontier of freedom.”...
Today’s defence related media coverage includes news on Unmanned Vehicle Technology. Unmanned Vehicle Technology The Daily Telegraph reports that soldiers fighting on the front line could be resupplied by ‘Amazon-style...
...is widespread coverage in the papers today of yesterday's Trooping the Colour event to mark the Queen's birthday. Reporting reflects that a ceremony involving 1,600 guardsmen and 244 horses took...
...Express, The Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph report that Russia yesterday said that it would track American and British military jets over Syria after a US F-18...
...Minister Harriett Baldwin said: From the south coast to the banks of the Clyde, British shipbuilding is ensuring that our growing Navy has the reach it needs to protect our...
Defence news today includes reporting on the Snatch Land Rover used in Iraq. Snatch Land Rover There is widespread coverage in the media today that families whose relatives lost their...
...claims against British troops The Sun reports today that lawyers Leigh Day did not have enough evidence to back up their allegations against British troops. The paper claims that Leigh...
...'there is a price you pay' for fighting in densely populated cities. He describes the 'evil traps' that Daesh set and that 'they go way beyond human shields'. A Ministry...