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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson meets Minister of Defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak in London
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Joint Statement of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The UK stands side by side with our Nigerian partners in the fight against violent extremism, the Defence Secretary reaffirmed in a visit to Nigeria.
The multi-million-pound contract signed will see the UK own 35 stealth jets by end of 2022 with Britain manufacturing 15% of the overall global order for 255 aircraft.
The first ever UK-wide strategy on the delivery of support for veterans has been published today.
British troops will today begin testing out over 70 examples of futuristic technology including enhanced surveillance drones and unmanned vehicles on the fields of Salisbury Plain, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has anno…
Her Majesty The Queen will join thousands at the Cenotaph to remember the fallen of all conflicts.
The Post Office became the 3000th signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.
The UK is cementing its deep and special relationship with Oman for generations to come with the opening of a new Omani-British Joint Training Base.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced that all roles in the military are now open to women.
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands come to the UK on 23 and 24 October for their first state visit.
The UK and Qatar’s Defence relationship is closer than ever, the Defence Secretary has reaffirmed, as production starts on Typhoon fighter jets that will be sold to the Gulf nation.
A new Ministry of Defence report that sets out the need to take action against the latest strategic threats to UK defence and security has been published today.
The team will join 17 other nations at the international event for wounded, injured and sick serving and former military personnel
The Ministry of Defence has launched a new strategy – a “Force for Inclusion” - to continue to increase diversity.
A new programme to train African park rangers in safer counter-poaching techniques has been announced.
NATO’s flagship exercise in 2018, Exercise Trident Juncture, is underway
All of the Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 26 frigates will be homed in Devonport, the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced at the Naval Base today.
In an era of evolving and intensifying threats, the UK remains committed to building ever-closer relationships with our allies, the Defence Secretary reaffirmed today.
An RAF aircraft has successfully delivered 17.5 tonnes of UK aid supplies to those affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia.
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