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UK sea, land and air forces have arrived to reinforce NATO in the East in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has reopened the grenade range at Colaton Raleigh Common on the Pebblebed Heaths
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the new appointment of Chief of the General Staff.
Former Metropolitan Police Service Chief Superintendent, Jason Gwillim, joins the Ministry of Defence Police.
In recognition of the immensely valuable contribution that thousands of overseas personnel make to the UK while serving, the Government has announced that visa fees will be waived for those who have served in the UK Armed Fo…
As part of the Combined Space Operations Initiative (CSpO), the UK has published a vision affirming a commitment to lead as responsible actors in space.
Meeting in the UK, Defence Ministers from the ten Joint Expeditionary Force nations have issued a joint statement on the situation in Ukraine.
The last 48 hours have seen a continued Russian military build-up along Ukraine's borders, Ben Wallace told the House of Commons
Former Metropolitan Police Service Commander, Melanie Dales, joins the Ministry of Defence Police.
UK’s substantial contribution to NATO’s uplift in Eastern Europe is strengthening the Alliance’s Defences on land, sea and air, amid ongoing tensions with Russia.
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent, Brigadier Robert Aitken CBE, has paid tribute to his outgoing cadets at a virtual ceremony in which he welcomed his new cadets appointed for 2022.
The UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met with his counterparts from the other Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) to discuss the situation in and around Ukraine and European security issues.
The UK and Japan have today signed a Letter of Arrangement (LOA) to jointly conduct cooperative research on a world-leading fighter jet sensor
Dr Paul Hollinshead OBE today takes the reins of Dstl, the science inside UK defence and security
The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace MP, today (11 February) held talks with the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergey Shoygu.
Ben Wallace met with Mariusz Błaszczak in London to discuss the NATO response to the unfolding crisis on Ukraine's border with Russia.
Two of the UK’s largest and most respected military charities intend to combine their employment-related work, beginning an exciting new chapter in their history.
The UK and Nigeria held the first UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership dialogue in London this week.
Ben Wallace met with defence counterparts in Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia to strengthen the Allied response to tensions on Ukraine's border with Russia
Chief of the Air Staff Sir Mike Wigston speech at the Defence Space Strategy launch
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