Defence in the Media: 01 October 2015

Of note for Defence today, broadcast outlets including the BBC are reporting this morning that the US and Russia’s foreign ministers have agreed to hold detailed talks over co-ordination and...
Of note for Defence today, broadcast outlets including the BBC are reporting this morning that the US and Russia’s foreign ministers have agreed to hold detailed talks over co-ordination and...
In today's defence news there is further reporting from the UN about efforts to tackle ISIL in Iraq and Syria and a feature about the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...
Today’s broadcast headlines are dominated by coverage from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, while there is also reporting on the deployment of British troops to Somalia and South Sudan...
...who won the UK dog trials this summer. Nuclear submarine The Mail on Sunday speculates that a UK nuclear submarine has been caught on camera on Google Earth after it...
...story also adds that the RAF has conducted more than 300 strikes since the combat operation in Iraq was approved by Parliament exactly one year ago. The Defence Secretary said:...
...Channel. And up in Cape Wrath, Scotland, Devonport-based HMS Somerset became the first ship to fire new dark light illumination rounds designed to light up the battlefield without the enemy...
...Portsmouth as she heads to Turkey to be scrapped. The Telegraph highlights the ship’s “most notable action”: in 1991 it shot down an Iraqi missile in the Gulf War. Image...
...submarines carrying Trident nuclear missiles — it is suggested the time has come to close the gap. Marine A The family of Marine Lance Corporal Martin Gill - killed by...
...Air Force have only flown remotely piloted aircraft systems in support of operations in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq. Defence procurement The Sunday Times reports that Kuwait has said it will...
...Times, Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraphof the news that Kuwait has agreed a memorandum of understanding to buy up to £5.8 billion worth of Eurofighter Typhoon jets, with outlets...