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Royal Navy frigates led vessels from all three Baltic states in the first operation of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Letter from the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defence, to Mr Peter Maddison QPM, Chair of Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body regarding Pay Round 2021 to 2022.
The UK will expand its contribution to NATO Mission Iraq, following the Alliance’s decision to scale up the crucial mission at this week’s NATO Defence Ministerial.
A further 353 Armed Forces personnel will deploy to locations across Scotland as part of the continuing military support to the testing and vaccine delivery programmes.
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s deployment to Indo Pacific later this year will enhance Japan and UK defence cooperation
Ben Wallace travelled to the two East African nations to enhance security cooperation in the battle against terror group Al Shabaab and other shared threats.
The British Army is establishing 80 new COVID-19 vaccine centres for NHS Scotland, from Monday 18 January, as part of the largest peacetime resilience operation ever undertaken by the UK Armed Forces.
The Defence Secretary has today updated Parliament on the role the UK Armed Forces are playing to tackle Covid.
Thousands more military families are benefiting from free childcare, accommodation upgrades and tailored career guidance, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced today as he outlined recent measures to support service famili…
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace detailed Defence's support to the COVID-19 response.
Hundreds of Afghan staff who find themselves at risk as a result of their work to support British Armed Forces will be able to relocate to the UK under a new scheme announced by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secreta…
UK Military personnel will provide planning and training support to secondary schools and colleges with testing at the start of the spring term.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace gave his personal thanks to British troops deployed in Estonia over the Christmas period, during a visit to the Baltic state.
Algae, alcohol and household waste will power RAF fighter jets under bold MOD plans to slash carbon emissions, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced today.
Defence Secretary's speech at the RUSI Conference covering the Integrated Review, the spending review settlement and other issues for defence.
Good progress has been made introducing new measures to clamp down on unacceptable behaviour in the military, an independent review released today has concluded.
A UK task force has arrived in Mali to join the UN peacekeeping mission where they will provide a reconnaissance capability
Defence Ministers from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and United Kingdom reaffirmed their nations’ continued commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA).
The new National Cyber Force (NCF) is helping to transform the UK’s cyber capabilities to disrupt adversaries and keep the UK safe, the Prime Minister announced today
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace talks about transforming in the new Space Age.
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