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Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart have committed to strengthening the UK-Qatar defence relationship during a joint visit to RAF...
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Service personnel often live and work all over the UK, moving regularly from posting to posting, so when they leave the armed forces, they may well fi...
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
A judge-led review into how allegations of wrongdoing are raised and investigated will help tackle the uncertainty faced by military personnel on futu...
Monday, 12 October 2020
MDP’s Force Firearms Officer, Superintendent Trevor Clark, has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for distinguished service in the delayed 2020 Bir...
Saturday, 10 October 2020
Defence personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty the Queen in the annual Birthday Honours List....
Thursday, 08 October 2020
The UK and Ukraine underlined their commitment to future defence cooperation by signing a Memorandum of Intent on Wednesday aboard aircraft carrier HM...
Thursday, 08 October 2020
The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme is engaging suppliers for a new recruitment model....
Saturday, 03 October 2020
A Royal Navy task group has prevented drugs worth more than £160-million from potentially reaching the UK on two daring operations in the Caribbean....
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter delivers a speech on the Integrated Operating Concept at Policy Exchange...
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
A three-year contract extension to ensure NATO submariners are backed up by world-class rescue operations has been awarded to Scotland-based firm, JFD...
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
FAM has given over 1,000 personnel across 3 pilot sites (HMNB Clyde, Aldershot Garrison and RAF Wittering) financial support and choice over where, ho...
Monday, 28 September 2020
Thousands of sailors, soldiers and airmen and airwomen will next week take part in Exercise Joint Warrior, a major show of NATO’s collective force and...
Monday, 28 September 2020
How the air safety regulators assure and regulate flying displays in the UK to ensure they comply with safety standards and minimse risk to life....
Friday, 25 September 2020
During a recent visit, which promoted the bilateral military co-operation between the UK and Kazakhstan, the capability of the RAF A400M was showcased...
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
The Overseas Operations Bill for service personnel and veterans will be laid before Parliament today for its Second Reading....
Saturday, 19 September 2020
Over 200 British paratroopers made history this week when they jumped into southern Ukraine for the first time. ...
Saturday, 19 September 2020
Dozens more Afghan interpreters who supported British Armed Forces on the frontline in Helmand Province will be able to move to the UK as part of an e...
Friday, 18 September 2020
A new all ranks Common Room has officially opened at RAF Benson, enhancing the lived experience of RAF personnel and their families. ...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain a special day of events was hosted at RAF Waddington, the home of the RAF’s intelligence gathering as...
Sunday, 13 September 2020
Lieutenant-General Jim Hockenhull looks to the future, outlining the changing character of the threat and the role of UK Defence...
Saturday, 12 September 2020
The Defence Secretary has announced a further £23.8 million investment in the UK logistics hub at Duqm port...
Thursday, 10 September 2020
The Royal Navy has led a multi-national task group of warships and aircraft into the High North for the first time in more than twenty years on an ope...
Thursday, 03 September 2020
RAF Typhoons are to be equipped with next generation radar thanks to a £317-million investment, Defence Minister Jeremy Quin today announced....
Tuesday, 01 September 2020
A confidential helpline has launched to provide support for defence personnel experiencing or witnessing bullying, harassment or discrimination....
Monday, 31 August 2020
Some of the UK's rarest reptiles have been given a safe haven on a military site in the heart of Dorset as part of the MOD's drive to create a sustain...
Saturday, 29 August 2020
Retired military dog Kuno is to receive the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal for valour – the animal Victoria Cross – after he was wounded in action whil...
Friday, 28 August 2020
The military's fleet of bulldozers, cranes and forklifts will soon be refreshed thanks to a £240-million maintenance contract....
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
Pilot Scheme launched to change the way Veterans UK gather medical evidence for War Pensions Scheme claims and reviews. ...
Friday, 21 August 2020
Ben Wallace gave a speech at his first in-person meeting with the German and French defence ministers since the coronavirus outbreak....
Thursday, 20 August 2020
DIO launches one-stop catering, retail and leisure 'village' for military personnel in Hampshire....
Ministry of Defence Defence Secretary’s Dan Jarvis MBE MP speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference
HM Treasury Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams
Civil Nuclear Constabulary Armed Forces Week: Over 30 former Armed Forces personnel join CNC