Defence in the media: 21 July 2016
Today's media includes further reporting on the death of a soldier in Brecon.
Defence in the Media: 30 June 2016
There are several reports in today’s Defence-related news about the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. BBC Radio 4 played music from the vigil rehearsals, Sky spoke to...
Defence in the media: 21 June 2016
Today’s news blog looks at the future of Defence Business Services and internet access on merchant ships. DEFENCE BUSINESS SERVICES An article in the Financial Times criticises what they describe...
Defence in the Media: 12 June 2016
...invested £660million in service housing over the last six years. Since April, the Government’s Decent Homes standard has been applied to service family accommodation (SFA) and no properties which fail...
Defence in the Media: 9 June 2016
...recognise the importance of publicly provided accommodation to Armed Forces personnel and their families, and continue to look at ways we can improve standards of Service Family Accommodation and Service...
Defence in the Media: 6 June 2016
Of note for Defence today are reports about a UK peacekeeping deployment to South Sudan and claims about operations in Syria.
Defence in the Media – 26 May 2016
...fly the White Ensign from her. It is also noted that P311 was the only T-class submarine never to be given a name. She had been due to be named...
Defence in the Media: 12 May 2016
...billion (including inflation), with a contingency fund of £10 billion. We also expect that, once the new fleet of deterrent submarines come into service, the in-service costs of the UK’s...
Defence in the Media: 7 May 2016
Of note for Defence news today is reporting about HMS Illustrious and further coverage around the situation in Syria. HMS Illustrious Short articles are carried in The Telegraph and The Sun reporting that HMS Illustrious, the former aircraft carrier, is to be sold for scrap …
Defence in the Media: 6 May 2016
Today’s news includes reporting on an air strike on a refugee camp in Syria and the papers continue to write about Afghan interpreters.