Defence in the Media: 10 July 2015
This morning’s broadcast and newspaper headlines include news of changes to the FCO’s travel advice for Tunisia, and further analysis of the Chancellor’s budget proposals.
Defence in the Media: 3 July 2015
Today sees further reporting of the Defence Secretary’s comments made in the House yesterday with coveragedebating whether military action against ISIL militants should be extended to Syria. Corporal Stewart McLaughlin...
Senior military officers support London Pride
The three most senior warrant officers from the Royal Navy, British Army and RAF attended the UK’s biggest LGBT pride event in London for the first time, supporting more than 200 defence personnel taking part in the parade.
How am I spending Reserves Day? Training on Ascension Island
...forest of bamboo on the top of Green Mountain, and climb in arid craters of black volcanic rock that look like a film set from Star Wars. At night, Green...
Defence in the Media: 12 June 2015
Yesterday’s unveiling of the Bastion War Memorial features prominently in print media today and several outlets are reporting that the US is spending more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the war against ISIL.
Armed Forces Day is coming
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Defence in the media: 27 May 2015
...Today we feature a video as image of the day, showing one of the latest air strikes in Iraq against ISIL militants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gzWBTQqd_M RAF Tornados attack an ISIL weapons store...
Crowsnest - the 'eyes and ears' of the fleet
...We will all recall the harrowing scenes following the devastation left behind by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2012, and I was enormously proud of the vital and...
Defence in the media: 21 May
...board to ensure the agreed flight plan was followed. We posted an article on this blog site yesterday with an explanation of the flight from one of the RAF crew...
Open Skies - planned aircraft flights in UK airspace
...unidentified aircraft approaching the UK. These are in direct contrast to flights by foreign militaries under an international ‘Open Skies’ agreement which take off from the UK and have RAF...