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Vice Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE has been appointed to First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff

Vice Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE has been appointed to First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff

Friday, 15 October 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the new appointment of First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff...

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Mandatory annual mental health training launched across the Armed Forces

Mandatory annual mental health training launched across the Armed Forces

Sunday, 10 October 2021

To ensure personnel are always working toward top levels of mental fitness, a new Annual Mental Fitness Brief (AMFB) programme has launched across the...

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Armed Forces re deploy to support Welsh Ambulance Service this autumn

Armed Forces re deploy to support Welsh Ambulance Service this autumn

Thursday, 07 October 2021

110 Defence personnel will deploy to support the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST) from 14th October, working as non-emergency drivers. The tas...

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East Midlands education sector gives a lesson in supporting the armed forces community

East Midlands education sector gives a lesson in supporting the armed forces community

Thursday, 07 October 2021

The East Midlands demonstrates how education and defence can achieve powerful results through working together....

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Civilian career and Royal Navy Reserve training: the perfect recipe for success

Civilian career and Royal Navy Reserve training: the perfect recipe for success

Thursday, 07 October 2021

"It was fantastic to train alongside like-minded people and make friends", Kiera joined the Royal Naval Reserve whilst at university....

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Army cadet sisters awarded consecutive Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet positions

Army cadet sisters awarded consecutive Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet positions

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Sisters Tegan and Cerys Aplin awarded the highly esteemed position of Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet, in consecutive years. ...

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MBE for Cadet Force Adult Volunteer Sqn Ldr Thompson after 40 years of dedicated service

MBE for Cadet Force Adult Volunteer Sqn Ldr Thompson after 40 years of dedicated service

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Squadron Leader Alyn Thompson, an adult volunteer with Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC), received an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list....

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Leicestershire Army Reservists in the fight against COVID 19

Leicestershire Army Reservists in the fight against COVID 19

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Private Ollie Wilson (21) and Jack Bramford (26), who both parade at the Leicester based Army Reserve unit in Ulverscroft Road, volunteered to serve o...

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Wreath layings mark 20th anniversary of UK operations in Afghanistan

Wreath layings mark 20th anniversary of UK operations in Afghanistan

Thursday, 07 October 2021

The Armed Forces Minister James Heappey joined Armed Forces personnel to lay wreaths in memory of the 457 British service personnel who died during UK...

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Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC appointed new Chief of the Defence Staff

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC appointed new Chief of the Defence Staff

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC to take over from General Sir Nicholas Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC G...

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HMS Trent deploys to West Africa to support maritime security

HMS Trent deploys to West Africa to support maritime security

Tuesday, 05 October 2021

The patrol ship will visit Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia and Cape Verde, conducting patrols and helping partner navies to build capacity through tra...

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Carrier Strike Group Looks Forward to a Busy Autumn in Indo Pacific and Middle East

Carrier Strike Group Looks Forward to a Busy Autumn in Indo Pacific and Middle East

Tuesday, 05 October 2021

With four months of activity alongside allies and partners successfully completed, the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, is p...

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Permanent location of National Cyber Force campus announced

Permanent location of National Cyber Force campus announced

Monday, 04 October 2021

The UK government’s new National Cyber Force (NCF) will be located in Samlesbury in the North-West, bringing highly skilled jobs to Lancashire, the De...

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Future Maritime Support Programme contracts awarded

Future Maritime Support Programme contracts awarded

Friday, 01 October 2021

Following a robust competition, contracts have been awarded as part of the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP)....

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MDP celebrates 50 years

MDP celebrates 50 years

Friday, 01 October 2021

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) celebrates its 50th anniversary on 1 October. ...

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Join our Force with a Difference

Join our Force with a Difference

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

The latest Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) campaign for new recruits is open for applicant registration. ...

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British Army opens first solar farm

British Army opens first solar farm

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

The British Army’s first photovoltaic Solar Farm has been officially opened by the Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, today....

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UK and Japan begin talks on deeper Defence relationship

UK and Japan begin talks on deeper Defence relationship

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

The UK and Japan have agreed to commence formal negotiations on a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to deepen the defence relationship between the two...

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Grave of Royal Flying Corps Observer killed in action in the Great War identified.

Grave of Royal Flying Corps Observer killed in action in the Great War identified.

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Final resting place of Corporal (Cpl) Bertie Frederick George Jeffs of the Royal Flying Corps has been identified and rededicated....

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UK conducts UN sanctions enforcement to counter North Korea's weapons programmes

UK conducts UN sanctions enforcement to counter North Korea's weapons programmes

Sunday, 26 September 2021

HMS Richmond captured evidence of ships apparently breaching UN sanctions targeting North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction and ballistic missile pr...

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Royal Navy seizes £17m of cocaine in Caribbean drug bust

Royal Navy seizes £17m of cocaine in Caribbean drug bust

Friday, 24 September 2021

RFA Wave Knight intercepted the suspect craft as it transited international waters near South America, leading to the seizure of 216kg of cocaine....

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Defence Secretary speech at the Type 31 steel cut ceremony

Defence Secretary speech at the Type 31 steel cut ceremony

Thursday, 23 September 2021

The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's speech at the steel cut ceremony for HMS Venturer, the first vessel of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates....

Veterans’ Minister and OVA Director discuss ex Forces employment support at The Poppy Factory

Veterans’ Minister and OVA Director discuss ex Forces employment support at The Poppy Factory

Thursday, 23 September 2021

The 2 leaders heard how specialist employment support can be truly life-changing, significantly improving veterans’ confidence, financial security and...

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Unknown soldiers of the Great War are laid to rest

Unknown soldiers of the Great War are laid to rest

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Unknown British soldiers from the Great War have finally been laid to rest in France...

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First steel cut for Royal Navy Type 31 programme

First steel cut for Royal Navy Type 31 programme

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Steel was today cut for HMS Venturer, the first vessel of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates that will be at the centre of its surface fleet....

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Hundreds of military personnel deploy to support Scotland’s COVID 19 response

Hundreds of military personnel deploy to support Scotland’s COVID 19 response

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

225 Armed Forces personnel will be deployed to support the Scottish Ambulance Service in the fight against COVID-19 from Saturday....

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British troops in Mali help investigate massacre

British troops in Mali help investigate massacre

Monday, 20 September 2021

UK troops deployed in Mali under the UN peacekeeping mission have assisted with a human rights investigation into a massacre of civilians by violent e...

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£170 million investment for the next generation of Royal Navy submarines

£170 million investment for the next generation of Royal Navy submarines

Friday, 17 September 2021

BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce will undertake concept and design work for the Royal Navy submarines. ...

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Defence Secretary DSEI Keynote Speech 2021

Defence Secretary DSEI Keynote Speech 2021

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace Keynote speech at DSEI 2021....

MOD Permanent Secretary meets with Joint Expeditionary Force counterparts

MOD Permanent Secretary meets with Joint Expeditionary Force counterparts

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Permanent Secretaries from the 10 Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) participant nations met for the first time this year....

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