Defence in the media: 17 August 2015

This morning, a BBC R4 Today report questioned the Army’s continued use of the anti-malarial medication ‘Larium’. The newspapers focused on defence spending, Afghan interpreters and cyber warfare. Lariam BBC...
This morning, a BBC R4 Today report questioned the Army’s continued use of the anti-malarial medication ‘Larium’. The newspapers focused on defence spending, Afghan interpreters and cyber warfare. Lariam BBC...
...surveillance and the collection and use of criminal intelligence to prosecute poaching gangs. Afghan Interpreters In continued coverage of Afghan interpreters who served with British forces, the Daily Mail and...
...at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) say that that there will be a temptation from some within the MOD not to make changes because there will not be cuts...
...a second independence referendum if military action is taken in Syria. The Daily Mail’s comment piece says the government should not use the Queen as an excuse to drag the...
...scale search and rescue. The Today Programme also reports on comments made by the Chief of the Defence Staff at Chatham House last night, that parliamentary and public reluctance to...
...senior Government source said they were “cautiously optimistic” the votes of Labour MPs in the House of Commons would outweigh those of Conservative rebels, who helped defeat David Cameron on...
...working with Gabon Park Rangers at a military training centre at Mokekou. Their contribution includes sharing operational experience and training, including surveillance and analysis, as well as collection and use...
...because they’re too big. Spitfires are ok, but what I loved was the Dakotas. More than 15,000 of us volunteered. They wanted me to be a rear gunner. But my...
...can be clear that the MOD, like other government departments, rewards performance through the use of one-off payments. They are non-pensionable and have to be earned against stringent objectives each...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has hosted a visit by the US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in London. At a press conference at Lancaster House, Mr Fallon and Mr Carter...