Defence in the media: 26 March 2016

...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...
...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...
...face are growing in scale, complexity and concurrency. In a more dangerous world, we have chosen to use our hard-earned economic strength to give our Armed Forces what they need...
...giant light sabres, soldiers on Exercise Shamal Storm 2016 are taught to use the L12A2 para-flare by 66 GS Sqn Ammo Troop in Jordan. Follow us on Twitter and don’t...
...against Taliban roadside bombs. The MOD's full position can be seen below. An MOD spokesperson said: Warthog was delivered in 2010 to replace Viking and was designed specifically for use...
...There is no overall programme to deliver free wi-fi access to UK based soldiers for personal use, however wi-fi is currently provided across 90% of the Army estate on a...
...in a combat role without the approval of Parliament. During Defence Questions in the House of Commons yesterday the Defence Secretary specifically confirmed that approval would be sought from Parliament...
There are further tributes to Captain David Seath in today's Defence-related news coverage, as well as a report on the use of enhanced Paveway bombs to destroy a Daesh tunnel...
...term offensive. An MOD spokesperson said: We are not aware of any complaint but we of course encourage all staff members to treat each other with respect and use appropriate...
...The articles state that it is believed they were planning to perform aerobatic stunts. The Station Commander at Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse, Group Captain Ian Laing, said: We were very...
...for civil marriages and partnerships, including same-sex unions, and adds that the move has been disclosed in response to a parliamentary question on the use of military chapels for same-sex...