Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
7628 articles
Showing 211-240
Thursday, 15 May 2025
The UK and Germany will confirm for the first time that they will work together to develop a new long-range strike capability with a range of over 2,0...
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed that His Majesty The King has approved the new appointment of First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff....
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
More than 250 personnel from the UK Armed Forces are deployed to locations such as Cyprus and Somalia, working to reduce the threat of violence...
Monday, 12 May 2025
Industry, innovators and investors will benefit from a new partnership with UK Defence, making it easier and more attractive to do business than ever ...
Friday, 09 May 2025
The remains of Private (Pte) John Tame of 2nd Battalion The Royal Berkshire Regiment were laid to rest on 8 May in Belgium, nearly 108 years after his...
Sunday, 04 May 2025
Veterans across the UK will have easier access to essential care and support under a new VALOUR system being announced today, as part of the Governme...
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Remains from six Commonwealth soldiers who fought in World War 1, none of them identifiable by name, have been laid to rest in France. ...
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Royal Air Force participates in operation targeting a Houthi military facility in Yemen....
Monday, 28 April 2025
Gurkhas are to take on artillery roles for the first time with the creation of a new regiment. ...
Sunday, 20 April 2025
UK fighter jets have intercepted two Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace ...
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Living conditions for families in military housing will be transformed under a new Consumer Charter, as Defence Secretary John Healey promised to “sto...
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and defeated swarms of drones in the latest trial of a new directed energy weapon developed in th...
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Joint Statement from Ukraine, Germany and the United Kingdom, co-chairs of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG)....
Friday, 11 April 2025
A statement from Defence Secretary John Healey MP and Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu following the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on 10 A...
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Package will support UK jobs and growth, with equipment and repair contracts connecting UK companies with Ukrainian industry...
Thursday, 10 April 2025
UK and France convene defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels to progress planning to support a lasting peace in Ukraine...
Thursday, 10 April 2025
British soldiers are to be better shielded from danger as a new high-tech, remote-controlled mine plough system is put through its paces....
Monday, 07 April 2025
Nearly 4,000 British personnel will support the deployment, which will deliver trade events in Singapore, Japan, and India, promoting Britain’s world-...
Monday, 07 April 2025
Defence Secretary met with Agnes Wanjiru’s family to offer condolences, fulfilling his commitment and making him the first UK Minister to meet with th...
Monday, 07 April 2025
Sir Stephen Lovegrove appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on AUKUS. ...
Sunday, 06 April 2025
Young people who join the cadets do better at school, have improved attendance and behaviour and are more likely to go to university, a new report has...
Sunday, 06 April 2025
The UK Defence Secretary, John Healey MP, met family members of the late Agnes Wanjiru,to express his condolences. ...
Sunday, 06 April 2025
UK hypersonic research, which could see weapons travelling at several thousand miles per hour, has reached a landmark moment after successful completi...
Saturday, 05 April 2025
As part of the UK’s leading efforts to build a Coalition of the Willing to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine, the Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral S...
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
UK jets will protect the skies of NATO’s eastern flank once again, working for the first time with Sweden to protect Polish airspace....
Tuesday, 01 April 2025
Major venture capitalists from across Europe can help unlock billions of pounds of private investment into UK technology and defence firms, as part of...
Monday, 31 March 2025
The Royal Navy’s submarine-hunting Merlin helicopters will receive world-class maintenance under a £165 million contract extension, supporting 1,000 s...
Sunday, 30 March 2025
The UK’s commitment to NATO and ability to respond at pace and at scale strengthened as the British Army successfully returns from Exercise Steadfast ...
Thursday, 27 March 2025
The graves of soldiers from Cornwall, Hull and East Kilbride whose names were unknown when they were buried in Belgium have now been identified, reded...
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
British Army equipment, including tanks and armoured vehicles, will receive world-class maintenance and spare parts under a contract which supports 1,...