Defence in the Media: Saturday 7 October 2017
...the face of intensifying threats, we are contributing to the cross-government review of national security capabilities and looking at how we best spend our rising defence budget to protect our...
...the face of intensifying threats, we are contributing to the cross-government review of national security capabilities and looking at how we best spend our rising defence budget to protect our...
Defence news today includes Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland escorting two Russian warships near the UK coastline, and news that £22.7m of LIBOR funding has been awarded to support older veterans.
Of note for Defence news today is further coverage around news that the RAF has carried out more than 1,000 air strikes in the campaign against Daesh. Campaign against Daesh BBC Radio 4 Today Programme this morning reported that the MOD …
...the mandatory National Service in place until 1960 Most veterans (62.1 per cent) were married / in a civil partnership or widowed (16.1) The highest proportion of veterans (28.6) were...
Speculation surrounding security in Libya continues to be covered in today’s media. Also appearing is reporting on social media guidelines for Royal Navy canteens and coverage of a former Special Forces soldier who has been jailed for possessing firearms.
Leading today's Defence news are reports that Iran detained two US navy vessels in the Persian Gulf, and there is further coverage of training deaths in the Armed Forces. US vessels Multiple media outlets, including the The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and BBC R4 Today programme, follow …
...The Times report on the announcement made by the Secretary of State yesterday at DSEI on the Future Soldier System. The articles use photos and graphics to show how the...