Skip to main content
Defence in the media

Defence in the Media: 21 April 2018

Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans escorted a Russian warship through the English Channel and Dover Strait. Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes reporting that Royal Navy ship HMS St Albans has escorted a Russian warship through the English Channel and Dover Strait. Royal Navy There is online reporting, including by The Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Express and Daily Star, that Royal Navy …

Defence in the Media: 24 March 2018

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Defence in the media, Ministerial comment, Reactive statements, Royal Navy
Defence in the Media. Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes further reporting about the Royal Navy’s new offshore patrol vessels.  Offshore patrol vessels There is continued coverage in today's print about the Royal Navy's new fleet of offshore patrol vessels, including in the Daily Mail and The Sun, reporting that …

Defence in the Media: 15 March 2018

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Army, Defence in the media, Ministerial comment, Operations, Reactive statements
Defence in the Media Crown Copyright.

Defence news today focuses on Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's keynote speech at Rolls Royce in Bristol, including the announcement that the UK will build a new £48m Chemical Weapons Defence Centre. Defence Secretary speech Ahead of the Defence Secretary's speech …

Defence in the Media: 5 March 2018

An RAF Chinook has flown food and supplies to areas of Cumbria isolated by snow drifts. Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes reporting that an RAF Chinook has provided further support to areas of Cumbria isolated by snow drifts following the recent heavy snowfall. RAF Chinook Several media outlets today report that an RAF Chinook has flown food …

Defence in the Media: 27 January 2018

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, visited the site of the new £10m Remote Radar Head facility, at Saxa Vord, Unst, Shetland, to inspect its progress. Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes reporting about a new radar facility in Shetland, and further coverage of the Defence Secretary's Russia-focused interview in yesterday's Daily Telegraph. Saxa Vord radar station Newspapers today cover the visit of Chief of the Air Staff …