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The Ministry of Defence has selected a preferred bidder to build support ships for the Royal Navy.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Volodymyr Havrylov, Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister, visited the UK today to see the support being provided to assist his country’s armed forces.
4,000 UK jobs will be supported by the new contract, awarded to BAE Systems, to build the second batch of Type 26 frigates.
United Kingdom, United States and Australia showcase pioneering equipment during Project Convergence exercise in California
Dstl hosts the UK's first high-powered long range laser trial to assess performance and viability.
Ship to protect UK’s critical national infrastructure to be delivered months ahead of schedule
Scientists have field-tested their research into how the ground-breaking technology could be used to detect hazardous material.
Soldiers, vehicles and UK military bases to receive innovative digital protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) through a £45 million contract.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met with his Turkish counterpart Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in Istanbul.
Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, Sarah Atherton spoke in Windsor to launch the Defence Accommodation Strategy
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Serving personnel and their families will be better supported through the Defence Accommodation Strategy that will prioritise needs over military ranks.
The UK will donate hundreds more air defence missiles to Ukraine, including AMRAAM rockets which are capable of shooting down cruise missiles.
Weapon systems on board the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates will be upgraded in a £34 million contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence.
Air Vice-Marshal Simon Ellard, Director Combat Air at DE&S accepted the first world-class Protector aircraft off-contract on behalf of the UK MOD.
The UK will enhance Poland’s military capability and strengthen the defence relationship between the two countries, following the signing of two major defence equipment agreements.
Ben Wallace travelled to Ukraine to discuss the UK’s ongoing support and the next steps as Ukraine battles to free itself from Russia’s invasion
A new £50 million UK centre will support the training of world-class cyber experts, both domestically and internationally, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory needs large numbers of engineers to work on exciting projects from combat systems to cyber security.
Dr Joel Mozer and his team met Defence Science and Technology Laboratory staff and toured the HERMES satellite ground control station at Portsdown West.
Defence Procurement Minister Alec Shelbrooke speaks at DVD 2022 on UK land-based defence capability
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