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£2.8 billion armoured vehicle contract secured for British Army

£2.8 billion armoured vehicle contract secured for British Army

Tuesday, 05 November 2019

A contract worth £2.8-billion has been signed to provide state-of-the-art armoured fighting vehicles to the British Army....

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Defence Secretary announces extension of UK training mission to Ukraine

Defence Secretary announces extension of UK training mission to Ukraine

Monday, 04 November 2019

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has today announced that the UK will be extending its training mission to Ukraine by three years to March 2023....

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Production starts on world leading respirators for UK armed forces

Production starts on world leading respirators for UK armed forces

Friday, 01 November 2019

UK service personnel will be equipped with world-class respirators under a £16-million contract. ...

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New Service Launched Helping Service Leavers to Plan Early and Leave Well

New Service Launched Helping Service Leavers to Plan Early and Leave Well

Friday, 01 November 2019

The launch of a new service from Veterans UK targets Service Leavers and their families that may need extra help and guidance transitioning from Servi...

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Cadet Expansion Programme reaches 500 unit target

Cadet Expansion Programme reaches 500 unit target

Friday, 01 November 2019

The target of 500 parading cadet units in schools across the UK has been reached. ...

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New service to provide enhanced support to personnel leaving the military

New service to provide enhanced support to personnel leaving the military

Friday, 01 November 2019

The Defence Transition Service will support people as they transition to civilian life. ...

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Helping Service Leavers to plan early and leave well

Helping Service Leavers to plan early and leave well

Friday, 01 November 2019

The launch of a new service from Veterans UK targets Service Leavers and their families that may need extra help and guidance transitioning from Servi...

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First Poseidon aircraft delivered to the RAF

First Poseidon aircraft delivered to the RAF

Thursday, 31 October 2019

The first submarine-hunting Poseidon MRA1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) has been delivered to the Royal Air Force....

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HMS Pembroke back in action after Fife refit

HMS Pembroke back in action after Fife refit

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

HMS Pembroke is back with the Royal Navy ahead of schedule and ready for action after a successful 42-week, £8-million refit at Babcock’s Rosyth docky...

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Team UK unveiled for Invictus Games in The Hague 2020

Team UK unveiled for Invictus Games in The Hague 2020

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

65 serving personnel and veterans will represent the UK at the fifth Invictus Games in The Hague next year. ...

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Defence Secretary meets NATO allies to discuss security challenges

Defence Secretary meets NATO allies to discuss security challenges

Friday, 25 October 2019

The Defence Secretary has met with NATO counterparts in Brussels to discuss how the alliance can tackle evolving security challenges....

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Forces Help to Buy scheme extended for a further three years

Forces Help to Buy scheme extended for a further three years

Tuesday, 22 October 2019

A government scheme to help military personnel get on the housing ladder has been extended until the end of 2022, the Defence Secretary has announced....

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New solar panels generate savings at Worthy Down

New solar panels generate savings at Worthy Down

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Solar panels are helping the environment and saving money at the Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration (DCLPA) at Worthy Down....

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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addresses the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2019

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addresses the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2019

Monday, 14 October 2019

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addressed parliamentarians from across the NATO Alliance at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Monday 14 October 2019....

First UK fighter jets land onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth

First UK fighter jets land onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth

Sunday, 13 October 2019

Pictures released by the MOD show UK F-35 Lightning jets landing, taking off and hovering onboard Britain’s next generation aircraft carrier, HMS Quee...

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Cayman Islands to establish a new reserve unit with support of the UK military

Cayman Islands to establish a new reserve unit with support of the UK military

Saturday, 12 October 2019

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster travelled to the Cayman Islands and met with the Governor, and the Premier to agree the first steps in establishing th...

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DIO awards contract worth £17 million for next phase of work at Bassingbourn Barracks

DIO awards contract worth £17 million for next phase of work at Bassingbourn Barracks

Friday, 11 October 2019

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract worth £17-million to Kier Graham Defence Ltd to ready Bassingbourn Barracks for t...

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Burial of 13 WW1 soldiers brings closure to crowdfunded archaeological project

Burial of 13 WW1 soldiers brings closure to crowdfunded archaeological project

Thursday, 10 October 2019

A burial service on Thursday 10 October brought closure to a crowdfunded archaeological project that discovered 110 previously missing soldiers. ...

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Burial service held on the Western Front for two Unknown London Soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers

Burial service held on the Western Front for two Unknown London Soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers

Wednesday, 09 October 2019

On Wednesday 9 October, on what was the Western Front just over a century ago, two Unknown Soldiers of The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) k...

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Army and RAF listed as top 100 social mobility employers

Army and RAF listed as top 100 social mobility employers

Tuesday, 08 October 2019

The Army and the Royal Air Force have today been listed as two of the top 100 employers in the country for encouraging social mobility....

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Over 3,000 troops from 14 countries in UK for NATO Exercise

Over 3,000 troops from 14 countries in UK for NATO Exercise

Monday, 07 October 2019

Joint Warrior, the major multinational military exercise which will boost the defensive capabilities of the UK and its Allies, takes place across Scot...

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Air accident error prediction

Air accident error prediction

Thursday, 03 October 2019

Aviation has a long history of learning from accidents. This article discusses the different approaches used to predict and prevent accidents....

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Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessel named HMS Spey

Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessel named HMS Spey

Thursday, 03 October 2019

HMS SPEY, the last of five cutting-edge Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) procured for the Royal Navy has been formally named on the Clyde today. ...

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RAF pilot seconded to Virgin Orbit space programme

RAF pilot seconded to Virgin Orbit space programme

Thursday, 03 October 2019

The Royal Air Force (RAF) and Virgin Orbit have selected the RAF pilot to be seconded to the company’s ground-breaking small satellite launch programm...

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Trio of buildings completed at Worthy Down

Trio of buildings completed at Worthy Down

Wednesday, 02 October 2019

Construction of a combined medical dental centre, physical training centre and band/drill area has completed on the site of the Defence College of Log...

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HMNB Clyde selected for first UK military accommodation trial

HMNB Clyde selected for first UK military accommodation trial

Monday, 30 September 2019

Scottish naval base is the first to launch the Future Accommodation Model pilot for service personnel....

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Duke of Sussex visits UK troops on counter poaching operations in Malawi

Duke of Sussex visits UK troops on counter poaching operations in Malawi

Monday, 30 September 2019

The Duke of Sussex met British Army personnel deployed to Malawi and paid tribute to Guardsman Matthew Talbot, who sadly died there earlier this year...

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UK supports military transparency by hosting visit of 22 countries

UK supports military transparency by hosting visit of 22 countries

Sunday, 29 September 2019

This week representatives from 22 countries - including from France, Russia and the USA – have visited military sites in the UK as part of steps to in...

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UK Space Conference

UK Space Conference

Friday, 27 September 2019

Minister for Defence Procurement Anne-Marie Trevelyan's speech at the UK Space Conference in Newport, South Wales. ...

British Army soldiers’ skills mapped to the Scottish qualifications framework

British Army soldiers’ skills mapped to the Scottish qualifications framework

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

MOD supports Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework initiative....

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