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The Defence Secretary has today updated Parliament on the role the UK Armed Forces are playing to tackle Covid.

• Updated: 13 January 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace detailed Defence's support to the COVID-19 response.

• Updated: 12 January 2021

The Prime Minister has announced the biggest investment in the UK’s Armed Forces since the end of the Cold War, confirming an injection of £16.5-billion over four years.

• Updated: 19 November 2020

Mission Motorsport founder James Cameron talks to DRM about his Soldiering On Award and the veteran community COVID-19 response efforts.

• Updated: 16 November 2020

The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, officially opened Dstl's new state-of-the-art Energetics Analysis Centre and met specialist scientific staff.

• Updated: 15 October 2020

Senior Aircraftman Geetha Ramesh supports the UK Military’s response to COVID-19.

• Updated: 12 October 2020

Facilities to house the Poseidon MRA Mk1 fleet have been handed over to Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), marking a major milestone in the Poseidon programme.

• Updated: 23 July 2020

The DE&S Logistics Delivery Operating Centre at MOD Donnington have coordinated the delivery of over 10,000 pieces of critical medical equipment.

• Updated: 2 July 2020

Over the last 12 weeks a dedicated team fronted by MOD experts have negotiated contracts for more than 10 billion items of PPE for NHS workers in the battle against Covid-19.

• Updated: 26 June 2020

The Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Typhoon Squadron have commenced flying as a Joint Squadron.

• Updated: 19 June 2020

In challenging times, the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is proud to serve and continue delivering for defence.

• Updated: 19 May 2020

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack hails contribution of UK's Armed Forces to Covid-19 response

• Updated: 6 April 2020

Do you have an innovative or novel approach to get ambulances cleaner quicker to help combat Coronavirus?

• Updated: 2 April 2020

£2-million innovation competition to reduce and remove impact windfarms have on UK's Air Defence systems to boost green energy growth.

• Updated: 5 March 2020

New figures today show Ministry of Defence (MOD) procurement spend in Scotland has risen to £1.76 billion in 2018/19, the fifth year running there has been an increase

• Updated: 30 January 2020

Two hundred UK Armed Forces personnel have deployed this morning to South Yorkshire to support flood relief efforts.

• Updated: 13 November 2019

Funds will develop new technology to tackle rising security risks posed by Unmanned Air Systems.

• Updated: 5 November 2019

The UK and Norway reinforced their commitment to joint anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic at RAF Lossiemouth today.

• Updated: 15 August 2019

Op Banner was the longest continuous deployment of troops in UK Armed Forces history. Those eligible to attend the event can register before 30 July.

• Updated: 19 July 2019

On the eve of the Salisbury Novichok poisoning anniversary, the Defence Secretary has allocated £11-million of additional funding to bolster the UK’s response to chemical attacks.

• Updated: 3 March 2019