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  • Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addresses the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2019

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addressed parliamentarians from across the NATO Alliance at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Monday 14 October 2019.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • First UK fighter jets land onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth

    Pictures released by the MOD show UK F-35 Lightning jets landing, taking off and hovering onboard Britain’s next generation aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Cayman Islands to establish a new reserve unit with support of the UK military

    Defence Minister Mark Lancaster travelled to the Cayman Islands and met with the Governor, and the Premier to agree the first steps in establishing the new unit

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • DIO awards contract worth £17-million for next phase of work at Bassingbourn Barracks

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract worth £17-million to Kier Graham Defence Ltd to ready Bassingbourn Barracks for the relocation of the British Army’s Mission Training and Mobilisation Cent…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Burial of 13 WW1 soldiers brings closure to crowdfunded archaeological project

    A burial service on Thursday 10 October brought closure to a crowdfunded archaeological project that discovered 110 previously missing soldiers.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Burial service held on the Western Front for two Unknown London Soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers

    On Wednesday 9 October, on what was the Western Front just over a century ago, two Unknown Soldiers of The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) killed during the Great War were finally laid to rest with full military ho…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Army and RAF listed as top 100 social mobility employers

    The Army and the Royal Air Force have today been listed as two of the top 100 employers in the country for encouraging social mobility.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Over 3,000 troops from 14 countries in UK for NATO Exercise

    Joint Warrior, the major multinational military exercise which will boost the defensive capabilities of the UK and its Allies, takes place across Scotland and Northern England over the next two weeks.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Air accident error prediction

    Aviation has a long history of learning from accidents. This article discusses the different approaches used to predict and prevent accidents.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessel named HMS Spey

    HMS SPEY, the last of five cutting-edge Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) procured for the Royal Navy has been formally named on the Clyde today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • RAF pilot seconded to Virgin Orbit space programme

    The Royal Air Force (RAF) and Virgin Orbit have selected the RAF pilot to be seconded to the company’s ground-breaking small satellite launch programme.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Trio of buildings completed at Worthy Down

    Construction of a combined medical dental centre, physical training centre and band/drill area has completed on the site of the Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration at Worthy Down.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • HMNB Clyde selected for first UK military accommodation trial

    Scottish naval base is the first to launch the Future Accommodation Model pilot for service personnel.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Duke of Sussex visits UK troops on counter-poaching operations in Malawi

    The Duke of Sussex met British Army personnel deployed to Malawi and paid tribute to Guardsman Matthew Talbot, who sadly died there earlier this year

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK supports military transparency by hosting visit of 22 countries

    This week representatives from 22 countries - including from France, Russia and the USA – have visited military sites in the UK as part of steps to increase transparency and to reduce the risk of misunderstanding or miscalcu…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Space Conference

    Minister for Defence Procurement Anne-Marie Trevelyan's speech at the UK Space Conference in Newport, South Wales.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Extra £1.5-million available to eliminate chemical and biological munitions on the battlefield

    Up to £1.5-million is available to fund TRL3+ proposals to access, disable, or destroy chemical and biological munitions

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British Army soldiers’ skills mapped to the Scottish qualifications framework

    MOD supports Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework initiative.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Aerospace investment to take-off following US Trade Mission

    34 UK aerospace companies to meet with Boeing in Seattle as part of government plans to boost global trade and investment

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • DIO shares construction career opportunities with local school

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is working with construction contractor Kier VolkerFitzpatrick to share construction career opportunities with a local school.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government