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  • DE&S launches new Strategy

    The new strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025 and is our response to the Government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £1.4-billion modernised Chinook fleet

    A £1.4-billion contract to modernise the Chinook fleet over the next 10 years has been agreed. The deal will see British forces benefit from 14 of the latest iconic heavy-lift helicopters.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Reserve Forces 2030 Review Published

    The findings of a 10 month study to reform the Reserve Forces for the future has been published.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Look out! DASA competition seeks to enhance Royal Navy early warning capabilities

    Getting the full picture: £1.25 million for innovations that improve situational awareness for Royal Navy Carrier and Littoral Strike Groups

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British Army to possess most lethal tank in Europe

    The British Army will receive a fleet of 148 Challenger 3 main battle tanks as part of an £800 million contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), the Defence Secretary has announced today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • F-35B jets to join the fight against Daesh from the Carrier Strike Group

    UK F-35B fighter jets operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth will join Operation Shader in the fight against Daesh.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Overseas Operations Bill completes passage in Parliament

    The Government has delivered the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act to reduce the uncertainty faced by our service personnel and veterans around historical allegations during overseas operations.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Royal Navy and RAF combine efforts to deliver vaccines to world’s most remote Overseas Territory

    UK Armed Forces have transported coronavirus vaccines to the Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha – the most remote inhabited island in the world.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Record size and scope of Carrier Strike Group deployment announced

    The largest concentration of maritime and air power to the UK in a generation will set sail next month, visiting more than 40 countries.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Royal Navy confirms two new fast patrol boats

    HMS Ships Dagger and Cutlass confirmed as the new fast patrol boats.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Iceland becomes 10th nation to join UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force

    Iceland has formally joined the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the group of 10 northern European nations committed to upholding northern European security.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary statement on UK forces in Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has made a statement on UK forces in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

    Upon the sad news of the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace pays tribute.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Turkish Defence Minister hosted on board HMS Prince of Wales

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today hosted Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on board the UK’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • RAF clears Daesh stronghold in Iraq in support of an Iraqi Security Force operation

    A Daesh stronghold in northern Iraq has been cleared as part of Operation Shader, the Ministry of Defence has announced today. The RAF has carried out a series of air strikes working in support of the Iraqi Security Forces g…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • DSTL bids farewell to its current chief executive

    Chief Operating Officer Doug Umbers is stepping into the role while a successor is sought.

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  • Army’s Solar Farms support commitment to Sustainability

    The British Army will launch defence’s first photovoltaic solar farm at the Defence School of Transport.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK and Qatar expand defence partnership

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have announced an expansion of the relationship between each nation’s air force.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Carrier Strike Group to sail with Netherlands Frigate on 2021 deployment

    The Netherlands will be fully integrated into the UK sovereign Carrier Strike Group’s maiden operational deployment later this year, Defence ministers have confirmed today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chief of Defence Staff IISS speech

    General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of Defence Staff's speech as part of Defence Innovation Talks at International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government