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Ministry of Defence

The Ministry of Defence is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. It manages the armed forces and ensures the security of the United Kingdom.

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Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
500

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
20.8

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
909

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
25.6

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
3%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

7650 articles

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UK Carrier Strike Group to deploy to North Atlantic to keep UK safe

UK Carrier Strike Group to deploy to North Atlantic to keep UK safe

Saturday, 14 February 2026

UK will bolster regional security by deploying a Carrier Strike Group to the North Atlantic and High North...

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Enemy weapons detector in the hands of soldiers five years early

Enemy weapons detector in the hands of soldiers five years early

Saturday, 14 February 2026

New acoustic weapon detection system will help keep soldier safe on the battlefield by helping to locate and target positions of enemy gunfire, mortar...

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UK spends over £400 million on long range weapons as cooperation scales up with European allies

UK spends over £400 million on long range weapons as cooperation scales up with European allies

Friday, 13 February 2026

UK will spend over £400 million this financial year on hypersonic and long-range weapons including joint projects with France, Germany, and Italy....

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Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry

Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry

Friday, 13 February 2026

Defence apprentices celebrated for National Apprenticeship week as Defence Minister visits Babcock International to witness the future of defence manu...

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Hypersonic missiles development accelerated by new contract

Hypersonic missiles development accelerated by new contract

Friday, 13 February 2026

The development of the new hypersonic missiles will speed up thanks to a £12 million contract which will benefit British-based businesses....

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Armed forces careers unlocked for tens of thousands through new recruitment drive

Armed forces careers unlocked for tens of thousands through new recruitment drive

Thursday, 12 February 2026

People looking for a career in the Armed Forces will receive advice directly from military personnel in their local jobcentre, under new plans to boos...

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UK announces urgent new air defence package for Ukraine worth over half a billion pounds

UK announces urgent new air defence package for Ukraine worth over half a billion pounds

Thursday, 12 February 2026

New half a billion pound package of air defence for Ukraine, including £150 million for NATO PURL, and additional 1,000 UK-manufactured missiles. ...

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Free legal advice to be provided to victims of sexual offences perpetrated by military personnel for the first time

Free legal advice to be provided to victims of sexual offences perpetrated by military personnel for the first time

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

New Independent Legal Advocacy scheme will provide free, independent legal advice to victim-survivors of rape and sexual offences committed by Service...

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Victims of serious and sexual crime to receive better protection and support in Armed Forces justice reforms

Victims of serious and sexual crime to receive better protection and support in Armed Forces justice reforms

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Victims of serious and sexual crimes to receive improved guidance and support in the Service Justice System ...

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UK steps up defence of Arctic and High North from rising Russian threats

UK steps up defence of Arctic and High North from rising Russian threats

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

During a visit to meet Royal Marine Commandos at Camp Viking in the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, the Defence Secretary will today confirm that th...

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UK to lead multinational cyber defence exercise from Singapore.

UK to lead multinational cyber defence exercise from Singapore.

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

The UK will lead the multinational defensive cyber exercise Defence Cyber Marvel (DCM) 2026, a multilateral cyber defence exercise conducted by the Br...

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Soldiers to get new AI capable radios, headsets and tablets with futuristic sensor data

Soldiers to get new AI capable radios, headsets and tablets with futuristic sensor data

Sunday, 08 February 2026

British soldiers will be?able to make?faster, better decisions on the battlefield through?thousands?of new radios, headsets and tablets....

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UK firms pitch future technologies in first ever defence 'Dragons' Den' event

UK firms pitch future technologies in first ever defence 'Dragons' Den' event

Friday, 06 February 2026

Pioneering defence firms have pitched their innovations directly to major investors in a first-of-its-kind Dragons’ Den-style event, set up by the Min...

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Defence’s next top intelligence officer appointed

Defence’s next top intelligence officer appointed

Thursday, 05 February 2026

Britain’s next top defence intelligence official has been appointed today....

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Student skills investment to boost UK defence industry

Student skills investment to boost UK defence industry

Thursday, 05 February 2026

Britain’s defence industry will benefit from an £80 million skills boost to increase places on key strategically-relevant courses....

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New powers for Defence personnel to defeat drones following doubling of incidents near bases

New powers for Defence personnel to defeat drones following doubling of incidents near bases

Monday, 02 February 2026

The security of key military sites will be strengthened as Defence personnel will be given stronger powers to defeat drones near bases as part of new ...

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New review of single living accommodation to transform military housing standards

New review of single living accommodation to transform military housing standards

Friday, 30 January 2026

Independent review launched to fix substandard military accommodation for around 80,000 single and unaccompanied service personnel...

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Minister Pollard speech at ADS Annual Dinner 2026

Minister Pollard speech at ADS Annual Dinner 2026

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, delivered a keynote speech at the ADS Annual Dinner. ...

Search for Britain’s next defence unicorn kicks off with new £20 million fund

Search for Britain’s next defence unicorn kicks off with new £20 million fund

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

New routes for small businesses into Defence with £7.5 Billion investment into the defence sector....

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Red tape to be slashed as MOD launches new team to back British small businesses

Red tape to be slashed as MOD launches new team to back British small businesses

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

A new team dedicated to supporting small British businesses to win more defence contracts has been established today by the Defence Readiness and Indu...

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Government spends record levels to support our veterans

Government spends record levels to support our veterans

Monday, 26 January 2026

Government delivers record levels of investment to support veterans, across health, housing, employment and more...

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Kier Pritchard announced as Ministry of Defence Police Chief Constable

Kier Pritchard announced as Ministry of Defence Police Chief Constable

Monday, 26 January 2026

Lucy Bogue, Director SJC GUARDIAN, has announced the appointment of Kier Pritchard as Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Chief Constable following an op...

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Futuristic helicopter drones programme advances as British based companies selected to develop prototypes

Futuristic helicopter drones programme advances as British based companies selected to develop prototypes

Saturday, 24 January 2026

A programme to build futuristic ‘wingman’ drones to operate alongside Apache attack helicopters is advancing as British companies have been selected t...

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New digital medical records to speed up Armed Forces recruitment

New digital medical records to speed up Armed Forces recruitment

Friday, 23 January 2026

New digital system - fully integrated with the NHS - will dramatically cut delays for those joining the Armed Forces, boosting readiness and recruitme...

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UK Joint Squadron deploys Typhoon jets to Qatar

UK Joint Squadron deploys Typhoon jets to Qatar

Thursday, 22 January 2026

12 Squadron begins deployment to the Gulf region reflecting the strong UK-Qatar defence partnership that helps to keep the UK secure at home and stron...

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Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer appointed NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer appointed NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Thursday, 22 January 2026

He will be the first RAF officer to hold the post since 1984, and only the third RAF officer in history to serve as DSACEUR....

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Half a billion investment to upgrade RAF Typhoons and secure 1,500 British jobs

Half a billion investment to upgrade RAF Typhoons and secure 1,500 British jobs

Thursday, 22 January 2026

The government has this week committed over £650 million to upgrade the RAF's Typhoon fighter jet fleet, securing over 1,500 jobs across the UK....

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Defence Secretary Denmark Press Conference

Defence Secretary Denmark Press Conference

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Defence Secretary Denmark press conference opening remarks on Defence and security cooperation. ...

Cutting edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled

Cutting edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Young engineers to master battlefield-proven technology at Hereford university from September 2026....

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High North security set to be focus of Defence Secretary visit to Denmark

High North security set to be focus of Defence Secretary visit to Denmark

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Defence talks in Copenhagen today will bring the UK and Denmark together to discuss High North security, industrial cooperation, and vital support to ...

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