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Friday, 05 January 2018
In a visit to Kuwait, Iraq and Cyprus, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson commended UK personnel deployed in the fight against Daesh....
Wednesday, 03 January 2018
108 service personnel have been granted by Her Majesty the Queen in the annual New Year Honours list. ...
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
Congratulations to Constable Claire Batt who has been appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours. ...
Friday, 22 December 2017
The Defence Secretary has praised British troops’ work with NATO Allies in Poland during a visit with the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet....
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Defence Secretary has met with Canada’s Minister of National Defence in London today, further strengthening the historic relationship....
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Firing trials from the first Royal Navy ship to test the new Sea Ceptor air defence system have been successfully completed....
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
A three-pronged refresh to defence’s Industrial Policy has been unveiled by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson at the UK Defence Solutions Centre in F...
Tuesday, 19 December 2017
The Defence Secretary met military personnel in London to thank them for their commitment over the Christmas period....
Monday, 18 December 2017
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that 2,000 organisations have now signed the Armed Forces Covenant....
Monday, 18 December 2017
The UK has taken delivery of its 14th F-35B Lightning II which flew into Beaufort, South Carolina last week to take its place as part of the Lightning...
Thursday, 14 December 2017
A new housing development for veterans transitioning from military to civilian life opened today in South London....
Thursday, 14 December 2017
The Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary met their Japanese counterparts at Greenwich Naval College....
Thursday, 14 December 2017
The number plate of a new Typhoon squadron set to integrate Qatari personnel was revealed by Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin at a reception to celeb...
Thursday, 14 December 2017
This year marked the tenth anniversary of the ‘Millies’, where the public honours and celebrates the hard work of the UK Armed Forces....
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Statement from the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson...
Monday, 11 December 2017
Military Aviation Authority in collaboration with Civilian Aviation Authority and British Air Display Association delivered post-season air display s...
Sunday, 10 December 2017
A multi-billion pound contract to supply Qatar with 24 Typhoon aircraft has been signed today, supporting thousands of British manufacturing jobs....
Thursday, 07 December 2017
Young apprentices were recognised by HRH The Prince of Wales as engineers of the future at the Annual Ministry of Defence Apprentice Awards today....
Thursday, 07 December 2017
Her Majesty The Queen has commissioned the UK’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth into the Royal Navy....
Monday, 04 December 2017
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin unveiled a cutting-edge new armour project which will protect troops from bullets on the battlefield when she visite...
Saturday, 02 December 2017
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin today recognised the vital contribution that businesses have made to the construction of the Royal Navy’s largest ev...
Friday, 01 December 2017
Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has visited Kosovo and Serbia to commemorate the past and discuss future defence cooperation....
Thursday, 30 November 2017
Over 100 British soldiers on a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan have been awarded their UN medals....
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that HMS Sutherland will visit Australia in the New Year as part of her Asia Pacific deployment....
Monday, 27 November 2017
Cutting-edge fingerprint technology aimed at targeting criminals has been unveiled by Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin today....
Friday, 24 November 2017
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced a £250 million investment to build new homes for Service personnel and their families on Salisbury Pl...
Friday, 24 November 2017
A cross party group of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) discovered more about life in the naval service at Royal Marines Condor, Arbroath, to...
Friday, 24 November 2017
The UK will send a second warship to the Asia Pacific region to strengthen relations with allies in the area....
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Visiting BAE Systems’ Great Baddow site today, Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin announced a new £18 million contract to support the Royal Navy’s air ...
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Over 3,000 Afghan Officer Cadets have passed out of the elite academy since 2014....
HM Treasury Joint statement from member countries of the Multilateral Defence Mechanism
Department for Education Government to cut costs for parents ahead of new school year
UK Health Security Agency UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England
UK Health Security Agency UKHSA updates heat health alerts across England