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The early May bank holiday in 2020 will move from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt speaks about the 'full value of Defence'
The nation’s future flagship will be made available to deploy as part of NATO’s multinational force
HMS Queen Elizabeth, the nation’s future flagship, will deploy in late summer for the eastern seaboard of the US, including a port visit in the Washington area where she will host the Atlantic Future Forum.
Prime Minister Theresa May will watch veterans retrace their journey to Normandy from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt speaks about the power of human rights, democracy and respect for the rules based international order.
Penny Mordaunt has announced her intention to increase the number of women on peacekeeping operations as a commemorative ceremony took place at the Cenotaph
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt has announced £22-million in funding for Army cyber operations centres
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson host their Australian counterparts this week for AUKMIN 2018.
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt speaks about the Royal Navy and Global Britain.
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt has announced a new package of measures to boost mental health support for ex-service personnel.
The Defence Secretary has announced the fourth Dreadnought submarine as HMS King George VI ahead of a special service at Westminster Abbey today to recognise the Royal Navy’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD) over the past …
The Ministry of Defence has announced that 4,000 Armed Forces personnel will salute Normandy veterans at commemorative events taking place in Normandy and Portsmouth.
The development of the TXA Autoinjector will allow life-saving blood clotting treatment to be given at the push of a button.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson bid farewell to Army aviators as they took off for Estonia, where they will be training alongside NATO forces working to reassure our allies and deter our adversaries.
Latest figures released this week show UK exports continue to go from strength to strength, reaching £639 billion in the year to February 2019.
The MOD has launched a £2-million competition for proposals to tackle the future threats of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
F-35B Lightning aircraft are set to deploy to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus
Military equipment testing, training and evaluation sites are set to get a £1.3-billion boost, the Defence Secretary has announced.
A Royal Navy vessel conducting United Nations sanctions enforcement against North Korea has successfully tracked an illegal transfer at sea.
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