Today's defence news includes the resentencing of Alexander Blackman, the publication of the Armed Forces' pay review and the reopening of the National Army Museum. Alexander Blackman There is widespread coverage of Alexander Blackman's sentence being reduced and that his …
The departure of HMS Illustrious from Portsmouth, making way for the next-generation Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, leads defence news this morning.
In defence news this morning, there is reporting that UK Armed Forces personnel will begin operations to help train the Libyan Coastguard today, and of a £131m support contract for RAF Sentinel aircraft that will secure around 160 jobs.
There is further coverage of former Army Air Corps Major Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station as HMS Defender meets up with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on operations against Daesh.
There is coverage in the papers this morning of the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton’s appearance on the BBC Andrew Marr Show yesterday, during which he spoke about the need for a nuclear deterrent.
In today's defence-related news there's more on potential military action against ISIL in Syria and levels of political support.
Sky News, BBC News and the Today Programme all report that HMS Richmond will be offered to the EU mission to tackle people smugglers at their source.
On a day when broadcast and print media continue to be dominated by Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of the Labour party, the papers report on the fight against ISIL and defence procurement.
Of note for UK Defence news this morning, the Daily Mail splashes on the ‘Marine A’ case as a new campaign is launched to get the authorities to reconsider the sentence of Sgt Alexander Blackman
