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Defence Secretary speech at the Type 31 steel cut ceremony

Defence Secretary speech at the Type 31 steel cut ceremony

Thursday, 23 September 2021

The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's speech at the steel cut ceremony for HMS Venturer, the first vessel of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates....

Veterans’ Minister and OVA Director discuss ex Forces employment support at The Poppy Factory

Veterans’ Minister and OVA Director discuss ex Forces employment support at The Poppy Factory

Thursday, 23 September 2021

The 2 leaders heard how specialist employment support can be truly life-changing, significantly improving veterans’ confidence, financial security and...

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Unknown soldiers of the Great War are laid to rest

Unknown soldiers of the Great War are laid to rest

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Unknown British soldiers from the Great War have finally been laid to rest in France...

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First steel cut for Royal Navy Type 31 programme

First steel cut for Royal Navy Type 31 programme

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Steel was today cut for HMS Venturer, the first vessel of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates that will be at the centre of its surface fleet....

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Hundreds of military personnel deploy to support Scotland’s COVID 19 response

Hundreds of military personnel deploy to support Scotland’s COVID 19 response

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

225 Armed Forces personnel will be deployed to support the Scottish Ambulance Service in the fight against COVID-19 from Saturday....

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British troops in Mali help investigate massacre

British troops in Mali help investigate massacre

Monday, 20 September 2021

UK troops deployed in Mali under the UN peacekeeping mission have assisted with a human rights investigation into a massacre of civilians by violent e...

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£170 million investment for the next generation of Royal Navy submarines

£170 million investment for the next generation of Royal Navy submarines

Friday, 17 September 2021

BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce will undertake concept and design work for the Royal Navy submarines. ...

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Defence Secretary DSEI Keynote Speech 2021

Defence Secretary DSEI Keynote Speech 2021

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace Keynote speech at DSEI 2021....

MOD Permanent Secretary meets with Joint Expeditionary Force counterparts

MOD Permanent Secretary meets with Joint Expeditionary Force counterparts

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Permanent Secretaries from the 10 Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) participant nations met for the first time this year....

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£110 million investment for frontline radio communications

£110 million investment for frontline radio communications

Thursday, 16 September 2021

A £110-million contract has been awarded to deliver the new Defence Strategic Radio Service (DSRS) to critical military operations....

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Prince of Wales’ award for ESUAS

Prince of Wales’ award for ESUAS

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

East of Scotland Universities Air Squadron (ESUAS) has received The Prince of Wales’ Award for The Ulysses Trust Best Expedition....

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Chief of the Air Staff   Defence and Security Equipment International speech

Chief of the Air Staff Defence and Security Equipment International speech

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Speech by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, at the Defence and Security Equipment International event. ...

Chief of the General Staff   Defence and Security Equipment International speech

Chief of the General Staff Defence and Security Equipment International speech

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Speech by Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, at the Defence and Security Equipment International event. ...

Second Sea Lord   When is a box Not a box? The need to think differently

Second Sea Lord When is a box Not a box? The need to think differently

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Speech by Second Sea Lord Vice-Admiral Nicholas Hine at the Defence and Security Equipment International event. ...

British Army outlines battlefield of tomorrow

British Army outlines battlefield of tomorrow

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

The British Army will integrate Robotics and Autonomous Systems as well as electric vehicles on the battlefield as part of its future vision....

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Defence Procurement Minister speech at DSEI 2021

Defence Procurement Minister speech at DSEI 2021

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Defence Procurement Minister delivers keynote speech at DSEI 2021...

Defence Secretary announces National Ship Building Office

Defence Secretary announces National Ship Building Office

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announces National Ship Building Office during DSEI 2021...

UK Strategic Commander DSEI 2021 Speech

UK Strategic Commander DSEI 2021 Speech

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

UK Strategic Commander General Sir Patrick Sanders delivers speech at DSEI 2021. ...

£72.5 million investment for laser and radio frequency weapons

£72.5 million investment for laser and radio frequency weapons

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Three contracts awarded to produce new Directed Energy Weapons advanced demonstrators for British Army vehicles and Royal Navy frigate ...

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Defence Secretary announces launch of National Shipbuilding Office

Defence Secretary announces launch of National Shipbuilding Office

Monday, 13 September 2021

A new National Shipbuilding Office has been created to galvanise and promote the UK’s shipbuilding enterprise, Ben Wallace the Government’s Shipbuildi...

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UK to Resettle Afghan Former NATO Staff

UK to Resettle Afghan Former NATO Staff

Monday, 13 September 2021

UK Armed Forces have deployed to Kosovo to support the processing and relocation of NATO Afghan employees. ...

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Royal Navy outlines future vision

Royal Navy outlines future vision

Sunday, 12 September 2021

The future of the Royal Navy and how it could further embrace autonomous technology, including drones, will be unveiled at DSEI this year....

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£400 million investment for the Royal Air Force

£400 million investment for the Royal Air Force

Sunday, 12 September 2021

The UK's Chinook helicopters will be enhanced with state-of-the-art defensive systems, while the RAF's C-17 Globemaster fleet will receive a software ...

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MOD awards £3.8 million contract for advanced base protection system

MOD awards £3.8 million contract for advanced base protection system

Friday, 10 September 2021

Programme TALOS, overseen by Strategic Command’s innovation hub (jHub), helps to rapidly bring new technology into defence....

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Chief of the Air Staff speech on Sky Guardian

Chief of the Air Staff speech on Sky Guardian

Thursday, 09 September 2021

The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston speech at RAF Waddington for Sky Guardian ...

RAF’s next generation Remotely Piloted Aircraft takes to UK skies

RAF’s next generation Remotely Piloted Aircraft takes to UK skies

Thursday, 09 September 2021

A pre-production example of the UK’s new Protector aircraft has taken to the UK skies as part of preparations for the arrival of Protector to RAF Wadd...

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Special 50th Anniversary pass out event for Ministry of Defence Police new recruits

Special 50th Anniversary pass out event for Ministry of Defence Police new recruits

Monday, 06 September 2021

Friends, family and special guests congratulate and welcome our next generation of officers - the class of MDP 50. ...

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Who are the MDP?

Who are the MDP?

Friday, 03 September 2021

British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) joins the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) during a firearms training exercise. ...

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UK Government to acquire Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited

UK Government to acquire Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited

Thursday, 02 September 2021

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has today launched an offer to acquire Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited (SFIL). ...

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UK enters next stage of Fleet Solid Support competition

UK enters next stage of Fleet Solid Support competition

Wednesday, 01 September 2021

Contracts have been awarded to four consortia, all of which include significant UK involvement, to develop their bids to build three new Fleet Solid S...

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