Defence in the media: 13 August 2015
Of note for Defence this morning, it is being reported widely in the broadcast and print news that families of British service personnel killed in the Iraq War have threatened...
Defence in the Media: 12 August 2015
...for the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to be well-received and highly valued by troops and commanders in the east of the country. Since March, 13 UK training teams have deployed...
Defence in the Media: 4 August 2015
The BBC Today Programme and 5Live bulletins lead with the Defence Secretary’s announcement that the UK is to extend air strikes against ISIL by a year, to March 2017.
Defence in the Media: 22 July 2015
Outlets this morning cover a variety of stories with the Pentagon’s news that a US airstrike in Syria has killed Muhsin al-Fadhli, a key figure in the Khorasan Group being the main item of interest to Defence.
Defence in the Media: 21 July 2015
...part of the US-led programme to train and equip screened members of the Syrian moderate opposition as announced here in March. On current planning the UK is not committing several...
Defence in the Media: 18 July 2015
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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon speaks about yesterday’s budget announcements and outlines some of the key facts about what we spend on defence.
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Yesterday’s budget saw two very significant pledges by this government on defence. Firstly, the Chancellor announced that defence spending will rise each year until 2020/21.
Defence in the Media: 2 July 2015
...has delivered real improvements. Over 5,000 people joined the Army Reserve during 2014/15 compared with around 3000 the previous year. Image of the day The repatriation of the first eight...
Defence in the Media: 27 June 2015
Splashing across all of this morning's papers is the news of multiple terror attacks carried out in Tunisia, France and Kuwait, as Islamist fanatics appear to respond to the ISIL's calls for a wave of violence against foreign enemies during Ramadam.
Defence in the media: 22 June 2015
Items of interest to Defence in today’s news include promotion of tonight’s Panorama programme on reporter Tom Martienssen’s experience after being trapped with a team of British Army Gukhas halfway up Mount Everest when the earthquake hit in April.