Defence in the Media: Friday 21st September 2018
Defence news today includes coverage of the Defence Secretary’s visit to Ukraine, speculation on a Joint Cyber Force, and a Public Accounts Committee report on nuclear enterprise.
Defence news today includes coverage of the Defence Secretary’s visit to Ukraine, speculation on a Joint Cyber Force, and a Public Accounts Committee report on nuclear enterprise.
Today’s defence-related news includes a Times investigation on the F-35 programme and coverage of UK training of the Ukranian Armed forces. F-35 programme The Times’ investigation, also covered by The Sun, Sky News, Press Association and The Telegraph, reported on …
This morning’s defence news includes reports on the defence budget and Russia’s conflict with Ukraine.
As the nation remembers the fallen at 11:00, media headlines report on the Valletta Summit in Malta where European leaders will discuss finding a resolution to the migrant crisis and continue reports on accusations of doping within Russian athletics.
Among this morning’s top Defence stories is the news that in Ukraine deadly clashes have broken out between police and nationalist protesters in Kiev.
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 legal action against Sir John Chilcot
With no one story dominating the headlines today, news of note for defence includes coverage of the Secretary of State’s visit to Ukraine, and announcement of further enhancements to the UK training programme for the Ukrainian armed forces.
The impact on Defence of the Chancellor’s spending announcement yesterday is carried in several outlets, while the Brecon Beacons inquest and tension in Ukraine feature again.
Items of Defence-related media coverage in this morning’s media include continued coverage of the Brecon Beacons inquest and articles discussing the West’s response to Russia actions in Ukraine.
HMS Bulwark is this morning conducting its largest tasking to date as part of the coordinated response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.