Defence in the Media: 2 February 2015

...the Sun and the Daily Mirror, reporting that the British Army is creating a “special force of social media warriors”, skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to...
...the Sun and the Daily Mirror, reporting that the British Army is creating a “special force of social media warriors”, skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to...
...its ability to identify remains of soldiers from the Great War. The documentary had unprecedented access to the MOD's War Detectives, an elite team who use state of the art...
...models So today’s contract announcement reflects just how successful we have been in breaking free from the past and forging a new and better path for Defence procurement. What does...
...sense of excitement and relief as I’d been freed form the PoW camp just 10 days earlier. Life on the camp was tolerable. Fortunately we were young and fit...
...writes that the firm wants to use the Human Rights Act to seek cash payouts for the families of alleged victims. It says they will pursue the High Court civil...
...the war against ISIL. The MOD’s statement is as follows: Coalition partners have specifically requested UK assistance because we provide around a third of the coalition’s high end precision strike...
...with a helicopter, adding that its primary objective is to build up a picture of the routes used so the smugglers' business model can be disrupted. He also says the...
...that they were close to the ground, with reports saying the MOD’s investigation found this was because the detector was set too low, while family members claimed there were ‘mechanical...
...Western Mail reports that the Defence Secretary will announce the creation of 50 skilled jobs in South Wales at General Dynamics UK, as a result of a £175m investment by...
Today’s defence related coverage leads with the announcement that the UK is set to deploy a further 100 troops to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to boost support...