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  • Major players from across the automotive industry, including Jaguar Land Rover and Westway Nissan, today launched a new initiative to help service leavers and veterans take up jobs in the sector motor industry.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster has announced an increased support package for 22,000 Gurkha veterans and their families.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson commits £66-million of defence’s new multi-million-pound Transformation Fund to fast-track military robotic projects.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • On the eve of the Salisbury Novichok poisoning anniversary, the Defence Secretary has allocated £11-million of additional funding to bolster the UK’s response to chemical attacks.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defra has now handed back the final site of decontamination in Salisbury to the South Wiltshire Recovery Coordinating Group.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • RAF Brize Norton played host to discussions between the two NATO allies on co-operation on areas ranging from Baltic Air Policing to countering nefarious cyber activity.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Today's update to the Defence Optimisation Programme provides new details on 33 military sites.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The military planning exercise will test allies' ability to respond to a crisis.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Veterans awarded France’s highest honour one hundred days before 75th anniversary of Normandy Landings

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  • Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) officers have been pitting their sporting skills against some of the best in the country and getting into winning ways.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has awarded a £235-million contract to support nuclear propulsion systems and revealed the name of the third Dreadnought submarine.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), which develops cutting-edge science and technology to keep the UK safe from harm, has opened an office within the Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) in MOD …

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  • The Royal Air Force’s Brimstone missile capability has been deployed from a Typhoon jet for the first time, in the fight against Daesh.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The first flight of the Texan T1 state-of-the-art training aircraft has been completed at RAF Valley.

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  • The UK and Oman have signed a new Joint Defence Agreement (JDA), signifying Britain’s commitment to security in the Gulf for years to come.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Sue Gray, a Royal Air Force engineer, has been promoted to the rank of Air Marshal, making her the most senior female military officer in the British Armed Forces.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Service leavers can now access military accommodation for up to 12 months.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that the UK’s new fleet of submarine hunting aircraft will take to the skies over the Arctic next year.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Researchers from King’s College London, University of Oxford and Lancaster University are planning new research investigating whether past exposure to small doses of chemical warfare agents impact long term health.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Gavin Williamson gave a speech at the 2019 Munich Security Conference outlining the UK's commitment to NATO and European security.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government