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Wednesday, 06 January 2021
A £550-million contract for new surface-attack missiles will secure hundreds of UK jobs and provide unrivalled lethality for the UK’s F-35B Lightning ...
Monday, 04 January 2021
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has achieved a major milestone ahead of its first operational deployment this year....
Monday, 04 January 2021
Over 5,000 UK Armed Forces personnel are currently deployed to support the response to the Coronavirus across the UK, working on 70 different tasks ra...
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Military personnel have been recognised for their response to the Coronavirus outbreak in the New Year’s Honours list 2021 published today. ...
Thursday, 31 December 2020
A number of armed forces personnel have been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in the annual New Year Honours list....
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Hundreds of Afghan staff who find themselves at risk as a result of their work to support British Armed Forces will be able to relocate to the UK unde...
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
UK Military personnel will provide planning and training support to secondary schools and colleges with testing at the start of the spring term....
Thursday, 24 December 2020
Soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles supported the Zambian National Anti-Poaching Task Force by sharing their skills with recruits...
Friday, 18 December 2020
From 1 January 2021, you may no longer be able to use a British bank account for your War Pension Scheme, Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or Armed Fo...
Thursday, 17 December 2020
A Regulation has been introduced to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 to provide Royal Navy Police with enforcement powers as the transition period for ...
Thursday, 17 December 2020
General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of Defence Staff's speech the Annual RUSI Conference. ...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace gave his personal thanks to British troops deployed in Estonia over the Christmas period, during a visit to the Baltic s...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
A novel disinfectant spray developed by the Army that can eliminate 99.99% of the Covid-19 virus will now be made available to the public and used by ...
Saturday, 12 December 2020
Algae, alcohol and household waste will power RAF fighter jets under bold MOD plans to slash carbon emissions, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced...
Friday, 11 December 2020
Defence Secretary's speech at the RUSI Conference covering the Integrated Review, the spending review settlement and other issues for defence. ...
Friday, 11 December 2020
Anson, the Royal Navy's latest Astute Class attack submarine, has officially been named in a virtual ceremony at BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness shipya...
Friday, 11 December 2020
A vast building hall for the Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 31 frigates has been unveiled in Rosyth....
Tuesday, 08 December 2020
Good progress has been made introducing new measures to clamp down on unacceptable behaviour in the military, an independent review released today has...
Monday, 07 December 2020
Thousands more businesses, charities and public organisations have this year pledged to support veterans, service personnel and their families by sign...
Monday, 07 December 2020
The Ministry of Defence Police reminds the communities that it serves to remain vigilant throughout the Winter months and festive season. ...
Monday, 07 December 2020
The Royal Navy has monitored nine Russian vessels around the UK in recent weeks....
Thursday, 03 December 2020
A UK task force has arrived in Mali to join the UN peacekeeping mission where they will provide a reconnaissance capability ...
Monday, 30 November 2020
Baroness Goldie's speech at the 25th Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention in The Hague....
Monday, 30 November 2020
A new £2.4-billion contract to equip UK Armed Forces with essential fire power will sustain 4,000 jobs around the UK over 15 years, Defence Minister J...
Friday, 27 November 2020
The latest Operational Honours and Awards List recognises the bravery, commitment and commendable service of service personnel within the military....
Friday, 27 November 2020
Defence Ministers from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and United Kingdom reaffirmed their nations’ continued commitment to the Five Power...
Thursday, 26 November 2020
The UK and France reaffirmed their long-standing defence relationship today by committing to a joint programme for Autonomous Minehunting Systems that...
Thursday, 19 November 2020
The new National Cyber Force (NCF) is helping to transform the UK’s cyber capabilities to disrupt adversaries and keep the UK safe, the Prime Minister...
Thursday, 19 November 2020
The Prime Minister has announced the biggest investment in the UK’s Armed Forces since the end of the Cold War, confirming an injection of £16.5-billi...
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Following the announcement that AWE plc will become an Arms-Length Body of the MOD, the Department has decided to appoint Sir John Manzoni as Chair De...