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A visual guide to Exercise Saif Sareea logistics

A visual guide to Exercise Saif Sareea logistics

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

In preparation for Exercise Saif Sareea 3 (SS3), Joint Forces Command have put together a series of videos explaining the logistics of the operation....

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Streets ahead: British AI eyes scan future frontline in multinational urban experiment

Streets ahead: British AI eyes scan future frontline in multinational urban experiment

Monday, 24 September 2018

British autonomous technology able to scour urban environments for enemy advances has been tested alongside an arsenal of futuristic military technolo...

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UK boosts cyber links after tri nation visit to Central America

UK boosts cyber links after tri nation visit to Central America

Friday, 21 September 2018

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has returned from a visit to Chile, Mexico and Belize....

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Defence Secretary announces extension of support to Ukraine’s Armed Forces

Defence Secretary announces extension of support to Ukraine’s Armed Forces

Friday, 21 September 2018

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has reaffirmed the United Kingdom's commitment to Ukraine in visit to Marinka and Kyiv...

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UK fighter jets intercept Russian bombers approaching UK airspace

UK fighter jets intercept Russian bombers approaching UK airspace

Thursday, 20 September 2018

Russian Blackjack bombers were not talking to air traffic control, making them a hazard to all other aviation...

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Facilities management suppliers invited to bid for places on new framework

Facilities management suppliers invited to bid for places on new framework

Thursday, 20 September 2018

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is launching a search for suppliers to tender for £2.9-billion worth of new facilities management (FM) contrac...

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Grave of courageous World War 2 pilot has been rededicated 77 years after his death

Grave of courageous World War 2 pilot has been rededicated 77 years after his death

Thursday, 20 September 2018

The grave of Flying Officer David Stein has been rededicated in France on Wednesday 19 September 2018....

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Defence Minister Stuart Andrew at DVD18, Millbrook

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew at DVD18, Millbrook

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

A programme to supply the British Army with a new fleet of eight-wheeled armoured vehicles has taken a major step forward, Defence Minister Stuart And...

British companies get green light to press ahead with new Army vehicle plans

British companies get green light to press ahead with new Army vehicle plans

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

A programme to supply the British Army with a new fleet of eight-wheeled armoured vehicles has taken a major step forward, Defence Minister Stuart And...

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Lift off: F 35 take off technology site opens ahead of historic flight trials

Lift off: F 35 take off technology site opens ahead of historic flight trials

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

A state-of-the-art new facility making unique vertical lift technology for fighter jets has been opened by Defence Minister Stuart Andrew in Bristol t...

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Qatari jet export deal swings into action

Qatari jet export deal swings into action

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Qatar’s deal to buy 24 Typhoon jets and nine Hawks is now officially effective after BAE Systems received its first payment today....

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UK tests life saving chemical detection robots and drones

UK tests life saving chemical detection robots and drones

Monday, 17 September 2018

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by...

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International Federation of Pharmacists’ Annual Congress

International Federation of Pharmacists’ Annual Congress

Friday, 14 September 2018

Over 3,000 delegates attended the annual Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP) Congress in Glasgow, representing over a hundred different cou...

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Defence Minister hails enormous Shropshire military hub as transformative for frontline troops

Defence Minister hails enormous Shropshire military hub as transformative for frontline troops

Friday, 14 September 2018

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has paid tribute to the future of Shropshire’s giant military logistics facility, which was opened last year to revolut...

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LOGNET 18 2: Accelerating Support Innovation, 9 October 2018

LOGNET 18 2: Accelerating Support Innovation, 9 October 2018

Friday, 14 September 2018

This event will focus members of the defence support network on accelerating support innovation to help defence face emerging threats. ...

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UK standing by for Storm Isaac in the Caribbean

UK standing by for Storm Isaac in the Caribbean

Thursday, 13 September 2018

The UK’s military is on standby in the Caribbean and fully prepared to assist British Overseas Territories in the path of Storm Isaac....

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Sea king helicopters: asbestos

Sea king helicopters: asbestos

Wednesday, 12 September 2018

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) are currently making a thorough investigation into whether some sea king helicopters contain asbestos. ...

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Defence Minister sees Stockport firm finishing multi million pound military bridge order for Australian Army

Defence Minister sees Stockport firm finishing multi million pound military bridge order for Australian Army

Monday, 10 September 2018

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew today visited a Stockport company which is world-renowned in building tactical military bridges. While there, he marked...

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New pocket guide for troops to access mental health support

New pocket guide for troops to access mental health support

Friday, 07 September 2018

A new ‘pocket guide’ to help people in the armed forces spot and support those struggling with their mental health and considering suicide has been la...

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UK bolsters support to NATO mission in Afghanistan

UK bolsters support to NATO mission in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 04 September 2018

100 troops arrive in Kabul alongside Defence Secretary. ...

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UK expands counter IED support in Africa

UK expands counter IED support in Africa

Thursday, 30 August 2018

The Prime Minister Theresa May today visited a UK-funded counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training facility at the Humanitarian Peace Suppo...

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Minister hails world class Wales’ role in defence industry

Minister hails world class Wales’ role in defence industry

Thursday, 30 August 2018

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has seen first-hand the crucial role Welsh firms play in the defence sector after a tour of military suppliers in the c...

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Refurbished homes for sailors at HMNB Clyde

Refurbished homes for sailors at HMNB Clyde

Thursday, 30 August 2018

Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde is a step closer to becoming the home of the entire UK Submarine Service with the refurbishment of 34 service family ho...

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British armed F 35B Lightning jet takes to the skies

British armed F 35B Lightning jet takes to the skies

Thursday, 30 August 2018

Britain’s new stealth fighter jet, the F-35B Lightning, has carried out its first trials armed with UK-built weapons, showcasing the major role that t...

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UK gifts historic SS Mendi Bell from WW1 to South Africa

UK gifts historic SS Mendi Bell from WW1 to South Africa

Wednesday, 29 August 2018

The UK has gifted the bell from First World War ship the SS Mendi to the Republic of South Africa, where it holds cultural and historical value....

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UK Military Train 500 Somalis

UK Military Train 500 Somalis

Wednesday, 29 August 2018

The British-led Baidoa Security Training Centre in Somalia has marked its 500th graduate, as part of the UK’s ongoing commitment to bring peace and se...

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RAF typhoons investigate Russians over Black Sea

RAF typhoons investigate Russians over Black Sea

Friday, 24 August 2018

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have interrupted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft’s path towards NATO airspace....

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HMS Queen Elizabeth sets off for F 35B fighter jet trials

HMS Queen Elizabeth sets off for F 35B fighter jet trials

Saturday, 18 August 2018

Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, departs her home port of Portsmouth today, bound for the USA to land fast jets on deck for the very ...

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Defence Ministers re affirm Scotland’s central role in UK defence

Defence Ministers re affirm Scotland’s central role in UK defence

Friday, 17 August 2018

Tobias Ellwood and Stuart Andrew toured Scotland this week....

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RAF helicopters ready to support French in Mali

RAF helicopters ready to support French in Mali

Thursday, 16 August 2018

Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terror...

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