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Royal Navy delivers 75 tonnes of aid to Caribbean island

Royal Navy delivers 75 tonnes of aid to Caribbean island

Saturday, 12 June 2021

RFA Wave Knight carried 139 pallets of food, water, toiletries and other essential supplies to St Vincent to help residents who fled the volcanic erup...

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Commander Strategic Command Commendations

Commander Strategic Command Commendations

Saturday, 12 June 2021

General Sir Patrick Sanders, Commander Strategic Command awards Commander Commendations. ...

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The Military division of the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021

The Military division of the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021

Friday, 11 June 2021

Defence personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty the Queen in the annual Birthday Honours List....

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Armed Forces personnel recognised by the Queen for diversity and inclusion work

Armed Forces personnel recognised by the Queen for diversity and inclusion work

Friday, 11 June 2021

Military personnel have received state honours by Her Majesty The Queen for promoting diversity and inclusion across the Armed Forces....

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MOD civilian recipients of the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021

MOD civilian recipients of the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021

Friday, 11 June 2021

MOD civilians have been granted state honours by Her Majesty the Queen in the annual Birthday Honours List....

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Defence Secretary meets with NATO Allies on board HMS Queen Elizabeth as Carrier Strike Group visits Italy

Defence Secretary meets with NATO Allies on board HMS Queen Elizabeth as Carrier Strike Group visits Italy

Friday, 11 June 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has met with counterparts from Italy and Turkey on board HMS Queen Elizabeth during his first visit to the Carrier Strik...

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Submarine training facility takes shape at HMNB Clyde

Submarine training facility takes shape at HMNB Clyde

Friday, 11 June 2021

Work is well underway on a new training facility which will secure HMNB Clyde as the central base for submariners in the UK. ...

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UK and Montenegro underline shared commitment to NATO on Carrier Strike Group visit

UK and Montenegro underline shared commitment to NATO on Carrier Strike Group visit

Friday, 11 June 2021

Coinciding with the visit of HMS Richmond, sailing from the UK Carrier Strike Group, Lady Goldie held high-level meetings to discuss NATO and regional...

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UK and US Strengthen Security Cooperation over Emerging Threats

UK and US Strengthen Security Cooperation over Emerging Threats

Thursday, 10 June 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden agreed a number of steps to enhance the world’s strongest bilateral defence and security partners...

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Forces families benefit from upgraded homes at RAF Waddington

Forces families benefit from upgraded homes at RAF Waddington

Thursday, 10 June 2021

Military homes at RAF Waddington, including that of Chf Tech Brindley and his family, are being refurbished thanks to additional Government funding. ...

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First F 35B Lightning landing on HMS Prince of Wales

First F 35B Lightning landing on HMS Prince of Wales

Wednesday, 09 June 2021

An F-35B Lightning aircraft has landed onboard the Royal Navy’s latest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, for the first time....

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Armed Forces support the Police as Cornwall hosts G7 world leaders

Armed Forces support the Police as Cornwall hosts G7 world leaders

Tuesday, 08 June 2021

Hundreds of personnel from across the three services will support Devon and Cornwall Police during the G7 Leaders’ Summit this weekend...

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Military personnel help to accelerate UK vaccine programme

Military personnel help to accelerate UK vaccine programme

Sunday, 06 June 2021

The Armed Forces have been working to support the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine programme with new deployments planned in Scotland and North West...

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Military personnel to assist NHS Vaccinators in Scotland

Military personnel to assist NHS Vaccinators in Scotland

Friday, 04 June 2021

Over sixty personnel from across the Armed Forces will deploy to the central belt of Scotland, assisting NHS Lothian and NHS Lanarkshire health boards...

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Defence Procurement Minister RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Defence Procurement Minister RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Wednesday, 02 June 2021

Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021 ...

Chief of the General Staff RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Chief of the General Staff RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Wednesday, 02 June 2021

General Mark Carleton Smith, The Chief of the General Staff RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021...

UK Ministers lead NATO charge on innovation

UK Ministers lead NATO charge on innovation

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab have backed NATO’s vision of a technologically advanced, globally focused Alliance eq...

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Plans to bring vulnerable Afghan interpreters to the UK accelerated

Plans to bring vulnerable Afghan interpreters to the UK accelerated

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

Local staff who worked for the UK Government in Afghanistan, including many who worked as interpreters for UK forces in the country, will be eligible ...

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Artificial Intelligence used at sea for first time

Artificial Intelligence used at sea for first time

Saturday, 29 May 2021

For the first time, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is being used by the Royal Navy at sea as part of Exercise Formidable Shield, which is currently ta...

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First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech

First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Admiral Tony Radakin First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech 19 May 2021...

Independent report celebrates positive impact of cadet forces

Independent report celebrates positive impact of cadet forces

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Exciting new research into UK Cadet Forces highlights the positive impacts on young peoples’ development, adult volunteers and wider society. ...

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£274 million training boost for RAF

£274 million training boost for RAF

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Pilots and engineers who operate the UK’s C-17 Globemaster aircraft are to benefit from world-leading interactive training, following a £274-million c...

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Commander of Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Commander of Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

General Sir Patrick Sanders, Commander of Strategic Command’s speech at the RUSI Strategic Command Conference: Sharpening the UK Defence’s edge in the...

Defence Secretary Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Defence Secretary Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s speech at the RUSI Strategic Command Conference: Sharpening the UK Defence’s edge in the 2020’s....

Consultation launched to waive visa fees for non UK military personnel

Consultation launched to waive visa fees for non UK military personnel

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Service personnel from non-UK nations could be offered indefinite leave to remain in the UK for free under a new public consultation launched today by...

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Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Saturday, 22 May 2021

Britain’s new flagship aircraft carrier will lead the largest concentration of maritime and air power to be deployed from the UK in a generation....

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Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Saturday, 22 May 2021

Nine ships, 32 aircraft, and 3,700 personnel will set sail today on the UK Carrier Strike Group’s maiden operational deployment....

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DE&S led expertise set to revolutionise development of UK military robotics

DE&S led expertise set to revolutionise development of UK military robotics

Friday, 21 May 2021

Development of innovative robotic equipment to give the UK military an operational advantage will be accelerated by a specialist organisation....

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Fleet Solid Support ships competition launched

Fleet Solid Support ships competition launched

Friday, 21 May 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy ope...

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Carrier Strike Group completes final exercise before setting sail for first operational deployment this weekend

Carrier Strike Group completes final exercise before setting sail for first operational deployment this weekend

Thursday, 20 May 2021

Twenty warships, three submarines and 150 aircraft have taken part in a UK-led multinational military exercise to test the UK Carrier Strike Group’s r...

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