Defence in the Media: 18 November 2017

...Mali, who has been awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal – renowned as the highest decoration a military animal can receive – for service to the Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Reporting...
...Mali, who has been awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal – renowned as the highest decoration a military animal can receive – for service to the Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Reporting...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the support provided to Locally Employed Civilians in Afghanistan. Locally Employed Civilians (LECs) in Afghanistan The Telegraph and The Daily Mail report on the...
Today’s papers include news of a new unmanned RAF aircraft flying to the UK, speculation of a troop uplift in Afghanistan and a report calling for more defence spending. Protector...
...operation in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister said: “NATO is as vital today as it ever has been and our commitment to it remains steadfast. The Alliance can rely on the...
...on planning for a range of contingency scenarios. Paratroopers to deploy to Afghanistan on NATO mission The Sunday Express reports that 3 Para will deploy to Afghanistan as part of...
...Afghanistan were trying to change the world without understanding it and that Tony Blair’s Labour Government is facing increasing criticism from many former senior military figures for failing to properly...
...of Afghanistan. The Times, Telegraph, Mail and BBC website report that Prince Harry is looking forward to a "new chapter" in his life after he departs in June after a...
...memorial for British troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ukraine The BBC reports that British military personnel have begun training members of the Ukrainian army fighting pro-Russian rebels. It...
...like to echo Ms Williams’s praise for the work done by Dr Atkins during her time in post. US in Afghanistan The Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and Wall Street Journal...
...was not good enough and we are now implementing the report’s recommendations. We have been clear that this training will not be repeated at Bassingbourn. Afghanistan Explosion The Times, The...