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  • Armed Forces make major changes to end HIV being a barrier to service

    A number of changes that will make it easier for people with HIV to pursue a career in the Armed Forces have been announced on World AIDS Day.

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  • British Army unveils most radical transformation in decades

    The British Army has unveiled ‘Future Soldier’ today, its most radical transformation programme in over 20 years.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • CAS RAF NetZero ambition

    The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston gave a speech at the Kings College London on the RAF's NetZero ambition

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Carrier Strike Group's HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Senior Visitors from NATO

    HMS Queen Elizabeth has welcomed 30 NATO Ambassadors in one of the final events of the Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) deployment.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent, arrives in Ghana

    As part of a 3 month-long deployment, UK Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent has arrived in Accra.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Captain Sir Tom Trophy Awarded to Army Instructor

    A British Army soldier who turned Santa to save Christmas for many families in lockdown has been awarded the Captain Sir Tom Moore trophy for his charitable efforts.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary Visits Oman for Joint Exercises

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has visited Oman, to demonstrate the UK’s commitment to the country and the wider Gulf region.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chief of the Defence Staff hosts Gulf partners onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth

    Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, has hosted a meeting of the Dragon Group onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Armed Forces to support vaccine rollout across Scotland

    Personnel will begin vaccinating on Thursday to support health boards across Scotland.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK-India tri-service exercise Konkan Shakti

    UK’s Armed Forces are participating in exercise Konkan Shakti with their counterparts from the Indian Armed Forces from 21 to 27 October 2021 in India.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British Troops Engage with Terrorist Fighters in Mali

    British Forces deployed in Mali have killed two armed terrorist fighters after being engaged by small arms fire while on patrol.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • HMS Prince of Wales hosts Pacific Future Forum

    Second Royal Navy aircraft carrier hosts summit with UK allies to discuss technology, cyber, climate change and the Indo-Pacific.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Armed Forces re-deploy to support Welsh Ambulance Service this autumn

    110 Defence personnel will deploy to support the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST) from 14th October, working as non-emergency drivers. The task is expected to last until the end of November.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC appointed new Chief of the Defence Staff

    Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC to take over from General Sir Nicholas Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen as the next Chief of the Defence Staff.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Carrier Strike Group Looks Forward to a Busy Autumn in Indo-Pacific and Middle East

    With four months of activity alongside allies and partners successfully completed, the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, is preparing for a series of engagements with Singapore, India and Oman this a…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK and Japan begin talks on deeper Defence relationship

    The UK and Japan have agreed to commence formal negotiations on a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to deepen the defence relationship between the two countries.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK conducts UN sanctions enforcement to counter North Korea's weapons programmes

    HMS Richmond captured evidence of ships apparently breaching UN sanctions targeting North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction and ballistic missile programmes.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Unknown soldiers of the Great War are laid to rest

    Unknown British soldiers from the Great War have finally been laid to rest in France

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Hundreds of military personnel deploy to support Scotland’s COVID-19 response

    225 Armed Forces personnel will be deployed to support the Scottish Ambulance Service in the fight against COVID-19 from Saturday.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British troops in Mali help investigate massacre

    UK troops deployed in Mali under the UN peacekeeping mission have assisted with a human rights investigation into a massacre of civilians by violent extremists.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government