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First F 35B Lightning landing on HMS Prince of Wales

First F 35B Lightning landing on HMS Prince of Wales

Wednesday, 09 June 2021

An F-35B Lightning aircraft has landed onboard the Royal Navy’s latest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, for the first time....

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Armed Forces support the Police as Cornwall hosts G7 world leaders

Armed Forces support the Police as Cornwall hosts G7 world leaders

Tuesday, 08 June 2021

Hundreds of personnel from across the three services will support Devon and Cornwall Police during the G7 Leaders’ Summit this weekend...

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Military personnel help to accelerate UK vaccine programme

Military personnel help to accelerate UK vaccine programme

Sunday, 06 June 2021

The Armed Forces have been working to support the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine programme with new deployments planned in Scotland and North West...

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Military personnel to assist NHS Vaccinators in Scotland

Military personnel to assist NHS Vaccinators in Scotland

Friday, 04 June 2021

Over sixty personnel from across the Armed Forces will deploy to the central belt of Scotland, assisting NHS Lothian and NHS Lanarkshire health boards...

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Defence Procurement Minister RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Defence Procurement Minister RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Wednesday, 02 June 2021

Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021 ...

Chief of the General Staff RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Chief of the General Staff RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

Wednesday, 02 June 2021

General Mark Carleton Smith, The Chief of the General Staff RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021...

UK Ministers lead NATO charge on innovation

UK Ministers lead NATO charge on innovation

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab have backed NATO’s vision of a technologically advanced, globally focused Alliance eq...

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Plans to bring vulnerable Afghan interpreters to the UK accelerated

Plans to bring vulnerable Afghan interpreters to the UK accelerated

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

Local staff who worked for the UK Government in Afghanistan, including many who worked as interpreters for UK forces in the country, will be eligible ...

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Artificial Intelligence used at sea for first time

Artificial Intelligence used at sea for first time

Saturday, 29 May 2021

For the first time, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is being used by the Royal Navy at sea as part of Exercise Formidable Shield, which is currently ta...

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First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech

First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Admiral Tony Radakin First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech 19 May 2021...

Independent report celebrates positive impact of cadet forces

Independent report celebrates positive impact of cadet forces

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Exciting new research into UK Cadet Forces highlights the positive impacts on young peoples’ development, adult volunteers and wider society. ...

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£274 million training boost for RAF

£274 million training boost for RAF

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Pilots and engineers who operate the UK’s C-17 Globemaster aircraft are to benefit from world-leading interactive training, following a £274-million c...

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Commander of Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Commander of Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

General Sir Patrick Sanders, Commander of Strategic Command’s speech at the RUSI Strategic Command Conference: Sharpening the UK Defence’s edge in the...

Defence Secretary Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Defence Secretary Strategic Command RUSI conference speech

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s speech at the RUSI Strategic Command Conference: Sharpening the UK Defence’s edge in the 2020’s....

Consultation launched to waive visa fees for non UK military personnel

Consultation launched to waive visa fees for non UK military personnel

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Service personnel from non-UK nations could be offered indefinite leave to remain in the UK for free under a new public consultation launched today by...

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Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Saturday, 22 May 2021

Britain’s new flagship aircraft carrier will lead the largest concentration of maritime and air power to be deployed from the UK in a generation....

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Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven month maiden deployment

Saturday, 22 May 2021

Nine ships, 32 aircraft, and 3,700 personnel will set sail today on the UK Carrier Strike Group’s maiden operational deployment....

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DE&S led expertise set to revolutionise development of UK military robotics

DE&S led expertise set to revolutionise development of UK military robotics

Friday, 21 May 2021

Development of innovative robotic equipment to give the UK military an operational advantage will be accelerated by a specialist organisation....

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Fleet Solid Support ships competition launched

Fleet Solid Support ships competition launched

Friday, 21 May 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy ope...

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Carrier Strike Group completes final exercise before setting sail for first operational deployment this weekend

Carrier Strike Group completes final exercise before setting sail for first operational deployment this weekend

Thursday, 20 May 2021

Twenty warships, three submarines and 150 aircraft have taken part in a UK-led multinational military exercise to test the UK Carrier Strike Group’s r...

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New ‘Inspiration Class’ Type 31 warships named

New ‘Inspiration Class’ Type 31 warships named

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

The names of five next-generation Type-31 frigates for the Royal Navy have been announced by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Tony Radakin....

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Princess Royal opens new Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration and The RLC Museum

Princess Royal opens new Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration and The RLC Museum

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

HRH The Princess Royal visited Worthy Down on 13 May to tour and open the Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration and The Royal Logi...

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UK troops seize Daesh arms cache in Mali peacekeeping operation

UK troops seize Daesh arms cache in Mali peacekeeping operation

Saturday, 15 May 2021

British peacekeepers seized AK47s, ammunition, fuel and radios hidden by a jihadist cell intimidating civilians, after conducting a search in a sandst...

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DE&S launches new Strategy

DE&S launches new Strategy

Thursday, 13 May 2021

The new strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025 and is our response to the Government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Forei...

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£1.4 billion modernised Chinook fleet

£1.4 billion modernised Chinook fleet

Thursday, 13 May 2021

A £1.4-billion contract to modernise the Chinook fleet over the next 10 years has been agreed. The deal will see British forces benefit from 14 of the...

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Reserve Forces 2030 Review Published

Reserve Forces 2030 Review Published

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

The findings of a 10 month study to reform the Reserve Forces for the future has been published. ...

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British Army to possess most lethal tank in Europe

British Army to possess most lethal tank in Europe

Friday, 07 May 2021

The British Army will receive a fleet of 148 Challenger 3 main battle tanks as part of an £800 million contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBS...

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F 35B jets to join the fight against Daesh from the Carrier Strike Group

F 35B jets to join the fight against Daesh from the Carrier Strike Group

Monday, 03 May 2021

UK F-35B fighter jets operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth will join Operation Shader in the fight against Daesh. ...

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Overseas Operations Bill completes passage in Parliament

Overseas Operations Bill completes passage in Parliament

Thursday, 29 April 2021

The Government has delivered the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act to reduce the uncertainty faced by our service personnel and...

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Royal Navy and RAF combine efforts to deliver vaccines to world’s most remote Overseas Territory

Royal Navy and RAF combine efforts to deliver vaccines to world’s most remote Overseas Territory

Thursday, 29 April 2021

UK Armed Forces have transported coronavirus vaccines to the Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha – the most remote inhabited island in the world....

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