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  • Kabul evacuation enters its final stages

    The UK Armed Forces have now entered the final stages of the evacuation from Hamid Karzai Airport (HKIA) in Kabul.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK reaffirms security commitment to Ukraine

    Defence Minister marks 30 years of Ukraine independence and participated in the inaugural International Crimea Platform panel

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Operation TORAL draws to an end as UK transitions to new phase of support to Afghanistan

    As Operation TORAL draws to a close, a small number of UK military personnel will temporarily remain to support the transition to a new phase of UK Government support to Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Industry helps shape the future of Multi-Domain Integration

    Strategic Command hosted a Multi-Domain Integration Industry Day on 24 June 2021

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • RAF Puma helicopter detachment returns from Afghanistan

    The RAF Puma detachment serving in Afghanistan in support of the NATO Resolute Support Mission since March 2015 has now returned to RAF Benson.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Lord Mayor’s Defence and Security Speech - Thursday 10 June 2021

    Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, delivered the 2021 Annual Defence and Security Lecture at the Mansion House.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Strategic Command personnel recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

    Past and present members of Strategic Command have been recognised in Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honours List 2021 for their services to defence.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £1.6 billion investment to upgrade UK Defence estate

    Four contracts will deliver repairs and maintenance services across the UK defence estate, supporting thousands of UK jobs over the next seven years.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Ministry of Defence launches Unified Career Management

    The MOD launches a new approach to career management for select groups of military personnel

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defence Procurement Minister RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

    Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech

    Admiral Tony Radakin First Sea Lord Sea Power Conference Speech 19 May 2021

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK’s Defence Senior Advisor concludes visit to Egypt

    The UK Chief of Defence Staff’s Senior Advisor to the Middle East & North Africa, Air Marshal Martin (Sammy) Sampson, has concludes his visit to Egypt.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven-month maiden deployment

    Britain’s new flagship aircraft carrier will lead the largest concentration of maritime and air power to be deployed from the UK in a generation.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK troops seize Daesh arms cache in Mali peacekeeping operation

    British peacekeepers seized AK47s, ammunition, fuel and radios hidden by a jihadist cell intimidating civilians, after conducting a search in a sandstorm.

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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

  • UK training on RWMIK for Lebanese Army

    A UK team of specialist soldiers part of the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade; have trained 48 officers and soldiers from four Land Border Regiments.

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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

  • Tax cut for employers of veterans brought in

    A National Insurance contributions holiday for businesses who employ armed forces veterans comes into force on 6 April 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Warfighting Experimentation Force unveiled

    The British Army is introducing a pioneering warfighting experimentation Battlegroup.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Army announces Special Ops Army Ranger Regiment

    The British Army is establishing a special operations Brigade, the core of which will be four battalions of the new Ranger Regiment.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government