Defence in the Media - 17 October 2016

...pass their fitness tests, but a wearable technology device can be a useful tool for those who need to track injury-recovery and fitness. They are not in general use across...
...pass their fitness tests, but a wearable technology device can be a useful tool for those who need to track injury-recovery and fitness. They are not in general use across...
...relation to the use of lethal force outside armed conflict. The article says the Government has not said whether it was applying the laws of war to the killings and...
...Express and The Daily Mail say Daesh is preparing to use chemical weapons. All papers mention the RAF’s role in operations. You can see the latest strike update on the...
...Day, for the first vessel of the £31bn project to replace existing submarines. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: Every day our ballistic missiles submarines are used to deter the most...
...Christians and Muslims used to live peacefully in the Iraqi town of Bartella before the reign of Daesh. Bartella has been liberated by Iraqi Special Forces. The Times says Kurdish...
A variety of Defence stories are featured in today's news, including civil service and armed forces pay, and the armed forces use of fitness apps. BONUSES The Sun reports that...
...the Charity commission for making full use of its powers to crack down on charities which are suspected of misleading donors. RUSSIAN SUBMARINES The Sun speculates that multiple nuclear-powered Russian...
...A MOD Spokesperson said: This is an important report and we are determined to deliver a better defence estate. That’s why we’ve outlined a long-term, military-led strategy, to invest £4...
...put up around Britain's cities in a bid to prevent Berlin and Nice-style lorry attacks. DAESH In the Sunday Times, Security Minister Ben Wallace said Daesh had used chemical weapons...
...use of force by the Attorney General, where he said that specific advance evidence of a terror plot threatening UK interests is not legally necessary before launching pre-emptive drone strikes...