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Friday, 22 March 2024
UK and Australia ties are stronger than ever following a successful defence and foreign policy summit in Canberra....
Thursday, 21 March 2024
The graves of three World War One soldiers, from Somerset, London and Staffordshire, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths. ...
Thursday, 21 March 2024
The government has published its response to the Quinquennial Review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme....
Thursday, 21 March 2024
The partnership between British firm BAE Systems and ASC Pty Ltd could be worth billions of pounds, in a major boost to the UK's defence industry...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
A military prison restoration project delivered under the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Portfolio has won a prestigious Defence conservation award...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps signed a new Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement during a visit to Canberra...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
The graves of two World War One soldiers, one whose gun jammed while being attacked in freezing conditions and another who died trying to save his wou...
Saturday, 16 March 2024
McLaren Racing’s Accelerator arm and the Ministry of Defence are teaming up to collaborate on high-tech, innovative projects. ...
Thursday, 14 March 2024
The new helicopters will have double the range of the existing Chinooks in service among the UK Armed Forces...
Thursday, 14 March 2024
NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is significantly expanding its transatlantic network of accelerator sites and test ...
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
One of the UK’s most advanced warships is heading back to the Red Sea to protect global shipping from Houthi attacks. ...
Monday, 11 March 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirm that Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin will be extended in pos...
Thursday, 07 March 2024
The announcement was made today by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps as he met President Zelenskyy in Kyiv ...
Monday, 04 March 2024
A Royal Navy warship seized drugs with a street value of £290.66m in two separate blows to drug runners in the Caribbean....
Friday, 01 March 2024
The Minister for the Armed Forces visited East Africa this week to discuss regional security with defence leaders....
Friday, 01 March 2024
One of the UK’s ballistic missile submarines – HMS VICTORIOUS – will be modernised under a new £560 million contract following an agreement with Babco...
Thursday, 29 February 2024
The Minister for Defence Procurement met with Scottish apprentices to discuss their positive experiences, ahead of Scottish apprenticeship week....
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
A new procurement system will see earlier expert assurance of future military programmes, ensuring they deliver for UK forces on the frontline....
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin gave a keynote speech at Chatham House Security and Defence Conference on 27 February 2024. ...
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Minister for Defence Procurement's speech on the New Medium Helicopter at the International Military Helicopter Conference....
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
The next stage of the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) Programme has been announced by the Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge, today. ...
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Portsmouth will host a major national commemorative event to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in June 2024....
Saturday, 24 February 2024
In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, today the militar...
Saturday, 24 February 2024
The UK will spend £245 million throughout the next year to procure and invigorate supply chains to produce urgently needed artillery ammunition for Uk...
Saturday, 24 February 2024
Four Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s, supported by two Voyager tankers, again participated in a deliberate coalition strike on Saturday 24 February agai...
Friday, 23 February 2024
More than 100 personnel from the British Army and Royal Navy have been involved in a complex operation to remove a WW2 bomb discovered at a residentia...
Thursday, 22 February 2024
UK Defence Drone Strategy launched to deliver unified approach to uncrewed systems across all three military services, supported by £4.5 billion of in...
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
The Armed Forces Minister has praised the bravery and tenacity of the crew of HMS Diamond, who have been working hard to patrol the Red Sea....
Thursday, 15 February 2024
The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) ...
Thursday, 08 February 2024
Defence spending with UK industry by the Ministry of Defence has topped £25 billion for the first time, official statistics have revealed....