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Defence Secretary meets Japanese counterpart, setting out UK commitment to Indo-Pacific security.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin gave his annual RUSI lecture on 4 December 2024.
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Japanese Defense Minister NAKATANI Gen and UK Defence Minister John Healey have welcomed recent progress made on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
Defence Secretary John Healey attended the G7 Defence Ministers summit in Naples where he discussed progress on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).…
Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps gave a keynote speech at the London Defence Conference at Bush House, London on 22 May 2024.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The trilateral exercises will build on previous operations between the three countries – underlining the UK’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific.
Consultations between AUKUS partners and other nations to begin this year.
Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin gave a keynote speech at Chatham House Security and Defence Conference on 27 February 2024.
Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, delivered a speech at Lancaster House in London
UK signs international Treaty with Japan and Italy for a future combat air programme that aims to develop an innovative stealth fighter with supersonic capability and equipped with cutting-edge technology.
The visit is the latest in a series of high-level UK-Japan bilateral engagements this year, driving progress on two major treaties
Andy Start, Chief Executive of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) delivers his keynote speech at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2023.
General Sir Jim Hockenhull, Commander, Strategic Command, delivered his keynote speech at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2023.
Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge delivers his keynote speech at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2023 at ExCel London.
Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge officially opened Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2023 at ExCel London.
A £115m contract will create a ‘flying electronics laboratory’ to develop our future combat air technology, it has been announced at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT).
Defence Procurement Minister, James Cartlidge delivered a speech at the Full Spectrum Air Defence Conference in London.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addressed the 2nd plenary session at the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue on the topic of ‘Building a stable and balanced Asia-Pacific’.
A contingent of senior Italian military officers met with their counterparts from Strategic Command to discuss cyberspace and digital.
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