Defence in the Media: 22 May 2015

...intense conflict in Afghanistan. It states that it takes £3m and 18 months to train a pilot, another source quote says the Corps is “woefully underfunded and in crisis”. An...
...intense conflict in Afghanistan. It states that it takes £3m and 18 months to train a pilot, another source quote says the Corps is “woefully underfunded and in crisis”. An...
...Nigel Essenhigh, Admiral Lord Boyce, Field Marshal Lord Walker and Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire say that conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have sapped public support for extensive military...
...face of sustained coalition bombing. The Sunday Mirror and the Sun on Sunday both report that an American air strike in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, has killed local ISIL leader Hafiz...
...as embeds since the 1950s, including recent operations in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq. VJ Day 70 It is reported that the Queen will mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day...
...Elizabeth Hospital. He was shot in the hip in 2012 in Afghanistan when crossing a road during a patrol. Despite being wounded LCpl Campbell continued to suppress the enemy drawing...
The Court of Appeal today ruled against the Ministry of Defence in relation to the detention of Serdar Mohammed who was captured and detained by UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan...
...temperatures is picked up widely. The series of explosions in Kabul, which have killed dozens of people including one member of Afghanistan’s NATO force, is running across broadcast outlets. SAS...
...Air show crash Today’s Daily Mirror carries an article about the Shoreham Air Show disaster, which includes comments from a former air show promoter, claiming that the Red Arrows have...
...which will see vintage jet aircraft banned from performing aerobatics over land, until further notice. The suggestion by a former air show promoter that the RAF’s Red Arrows display team...
As well as widespread reporting on Sir John Chilcot’s statement about his inquiry into the Iraq War there have been reports about fighting in Afghanistan. HMS Portland The Daily Mirror...