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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson today announced the Ministry of Defence is investing a massive £2.5 billion in boosting Britain’s submarine building projects.
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A number of the Armed Forces have been named in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.
Event organisers are ramping up preparations for Armed Forces Day with just 50 days to go until the national celebration of the UK’s military.
A rededication ceremony was held for Petty Office Charles McDonald yesterday 10 May 2018 at Oostende New British Cemetery in Belgium.
He will succeed General Sir Nick Carter as head of the Army in June of this year.
An autonomous minesweeper system that can safely clear sea lanes of mines has been handed over to the Royal Navy, Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced.
Analysts from Dstl are supporting Europe’s biggest bi-annual military training exercise.
Nine nations come together for Joint Expeditionary Force live demonstration
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Steven Wainwright
The UK and Norway advanced their plans for international Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) co-operation in the North Atlantic, as the nations’ defence ministers flew in an American P-8A Poseidon from RAF Lossiemouth today.
The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has today announced that 26 schools across the country will create new cadet units under the Government’s Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP).
A cross-party group of 12 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) learned more about Europe’s largest military exercise when they visited HM Naval Base Clyde.
The Cabinet Secretary, with the agreement of the Prime Minister, has today announced the appointment of Sir Simon Bollom as the new Chief Executive for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), an arm’s length body of the Mi…
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that the UK has officially gifted the historic Franklin Wrecks to the Canadian government and Inuit community.
Veterans’ homelessness, loneliness, debt problems, and mental health issues will be tackled by the first ever Government Veterans Strategy, announced today by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has laid a wreath at the Cenotaph to mark the wartime service of Britain’s close allies Australia and New Zealand.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced a major step forward for Britain’s new nuclear submarines.
The Ministry of Defence will invest up to £80 million in a new computer system to boost the RAF’s speed and accuracy in protecting the skies, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.
Exercise Joint Warrior starts 21st April incorporating personnel from 17 nations
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has committed to working ever closer with charity partners, during a visit to a state of the art recovery centre for veterans and service personnel.
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