Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has hosted a visit by the US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in London.
In today’s defence news there is significant coverage of today’s NATO Defence Ministerial meeting, where the Defence Secretary has announced that the UK will make a long-term troop commitment to the Baltic states and Ukraine.
Among the broadcast bulletins this morning, BBC Breakfast carried an interview with the Defence Secretary where he discussed Russian military action in Syria. He said that Russian intervention had made a difficult situation more dangerous, and added that NATO ministers, …
A variety of Defence stories run across the media today, including investment in counter terrorism capabilities for our Armed Forces,
Today’s defence-related media carries several prominent broadcast reports of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of France and Germany, which it’s claimed will cover the situation in Ukraine and Russian airstrikes in Syria. There is also broad …
Of note for Defence today, broadcast outlets including the BBC are reporting this morning that the US and Russia’s foreign ministers have agreed to hold detailed talks over co-ordination and deconfliction of missions over Syria.
In today's defence news there is further reporting from the UN about efforts to tackle ISIL in Iraq and Syria and a feature about the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
Prominent in the media this morning are reports that four British jihadis are to face global travel bans and asset freezes and the apparent disagreement between President Obama and Vladimir Putin over preferred approaches to the conflict in Syria.
Included in today’s broadcast news is reporting that Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will meet his American counterpart in London for the latest round of talks on defeating ISIL.
In today's defence-related news there's further reporting on calls for a review of the conviction of Sgt Alexander Blackman, comment about air strikes in Syria and imagery from a RAF Typhoon interception.
