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June 2026 will mark four years of Operation Interflex, a UK-led multinational training programme that has trained more than 63,000 Ukrainian personnel as infantry soldiers, leaders and instructors.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence can confirm the deaths of Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher of 846 Naval Air Squadron, and Petty Officer Owen Green of 845 Naval Air Squadr…
Burial services for three unknown Commonwealth soldiers found on the Western Front have taken place at Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension in France (2 June 26) and at CWGC Tyne Cot C…
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Freeman, who died in Iraq during routine training activity on 31 May 2026. He was 29 years old.
New contracts worth £36 million to supply hundreds of Lightweight Multirole Missiles for UK Armed Forces.
Joint statement from the United Kingdom, France, Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Net…
First-of-its-kind project to develop cutting-edge uncrewed underwater technologies as AUKUS nations ‘step on the accelerator’ for Pillar 2.
The first National Cadet Week in October 2026 will celebrate the cadet forces, one of the country's most effective youth organisations.
UK welcomes Sweden’s leadership in brokering new deal to supply Ukraine with fighter jets.
Vital emergency services, military operations and British businesses will be better protected through a new system to protect UK satellites and the services they provide from space.
UK Rivet Joint aircraft repeatedly and dangerously intercepted by two Russian jets over the Black Sea.
The UK Government calls for more Welsh organisations to join a £50m nationwide veterans' support network.
The previously un-named grave of an Officer from Ireland, who served with the Royal Air Force has been identified and rededicated in his name more than 108 years after his death.
Members of the public gathered in France yesterday (19 May 2026) to witness the burial with full military honours of a World War Two Hurricane Pilot. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) George Morley Fidler was laid to rest exactly 86…
Thirteen British businesses have been awarded contracts of up to £4 million to work with the Ministry of Defence to boost rapid procurement and deliver cutting-edge technology for the UK Armed Forces.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan, who died on 15 May.
Red Arrows set to tour the United States this summer to support 250th anniversary celebrations
British citizens and regional partners will be better protected against drone attacks as the Royal Air Force deploys a new low-cost anti-drone weapon on operations in the Middle East.
Drones which will accompany the Army’s Apache helicopters are receiving £10 million investment today as the programme reaches a new milestone.
The Government is cracking down on waste and delays as defence companies are to be incentivised to deliver equipment on time and on budget with new reforms to Single Source Contract Regulations.
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