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His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton KCB ADC FREng to take over from Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC as the next Chief of the Defence Staff, with effect from September 202…
Veterans across northern England will benefit from VALOUR, the Government’s new £50m support system giving former members of the Armed Forces greater access to tailored support.
UK-led training programme of Ukrainian recruits launched on 26 June 2022.
A landmark agreement between the UK and Ukraine to share battlefield technology has been reached today, boosting Ukraine’s drone production and linking up the UK’s defence industry with the cutting-edge technology being deve…
Thousands of high-skilled jobs and hundreds of apprenticeships have been created to help keep the United Kingdom protected around the clock, with newly published figures highlighting the economic benefits of the defence nucl…
UK Defence Minister Lord Coaker, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz pay tribute to the extraordinary courage displayed by Polish paratroopers during one of the most famous allied o…
Defence Secretary John Healey MP addressed the RUSI Land Warfare Conference on 17 June 2025
The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker's speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference, 17 June 2025
Port visits to Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Republic of Korea will boost UK trade and defence cooperation
Planning permission has been granted by North Yorkshire council for the new homes as part of a phased development plan
The Ministry of Defence is pleased to announce that 307 organisations have been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award for 2025.
More than a century after his death, the previously unmarked grave of Captain Ernest Cecil Blencowe has finally been identified and marked.
More than a century after his death, the previously unmarked grave of Company Serjeant Major (CSM) Harry Lowe (born in Derby) has finally been identified and marked.
Recent trial saw a single operator controlling three uncrewed vehicles, which detected and classified threats.
A number of military personnel have been granted state honours in the King’s Birthday Honours list for their work in the Armed Forces.
Relatives of a World War 1 Derbyshire soldier gathered in France today to witness his burial with full military honours alongside his comrades - more than a century after he was killed in action.
British exports and sovereign manufacturing have been boosted today with the opening of a new state-of-the-art artillery factory in Sheffield, creating 200 skilled British jobs.
Defence Secretary John Healey co-chairs the first Defence Industrial Joint Council meeting today, bringing together defence firms, trade unions and investors to forge a new partnership aimed at improving warfighting readines…
Government delivering on Strategic Defence Review to turbocharge UK defence industry and drive ‘NATO-first’ approach
Dstl has trialled an underwater robot which can prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines by disarming or removing threats.
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