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From Secretary of State for Defence
  • Joint statement: India-UK Defence Partnership

    Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon met with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley for the first annual UK-India strategic dialogue.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline

    Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland is today escorting two Russian warships which are expected to sail through the English Channel overnight tonight.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK personnel depart for NATO Kosovo role

    A team of nearly 30 UK troops has left the UK for Southern Europe

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary agrees closer cooperation with India

    The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon visited India this week to strengthen UK-Indian defence and security relations.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Prince Harry meets Invictus Games hopefuls at UK trials

    The patron of the Games visited wounded, injured and sick serving personnel and veterans trying out for a place on the 2017 UK team

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary boosts Welsh jobs on visit to Aston Martin and GDUK

    The Defence Secretary today announced a £330 million contract to design the next-generation of battlefield communications on a visit to Wales.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Welsh Secretary: Aston Martin creating a lasting legacy in Wales

    Luxury car brand starts conversion of St Athan facility ahead of SUV production in 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK personnel arrive in Poland and Estonia

    The British Army’s Light Dragoons have arrived in Poland as part the UK commitment to NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • IHAT to close at the end of June

    Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed the date that IHAT will close.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary welcomes US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to the UK for the first time

    Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has hosted Jim Mattis on his first visit to the UK as US Secretary of Defense.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • International Security Conference – 27 March

    Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's speech from today's conference on international security.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK’s NATO Southern Air Policing Mission to begin in May

    RAF Typhoon fast jets will deploy to Romania from May for the UK's contribution to NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary pays tribute to Sikh community

    The British Sikh Association have signed the Armed Forces Covenant alongside Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, during an event to celebrate Vaisakhi - the Sikh New Year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK armoured vehicles arrive in Estonia

    The first of hundreds of UK military vehicles have arrived in Estonia to support the UK’s enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK troops arrive in Estonia for major NATO deployment

    Around 120 UK troops have arrived in Estonia as part of one of the biggest British deployments to Eastern Europe in decades.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary confirms 30,000 defence jobs in South West

    Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon visited the Royal Marines (RM) base at Chivenor today to underline the importance of the South West to the defence of the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 30% of officers progress from the ranks

    Addressing a group of would-be officers yesterday, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon revealed that nearly a third of serving officers have progressed from the lower ranks.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Better value for money and fairer profits

    The Defence Secretary has today announced a better deal for taxpayers, with the lowering of the baseline profit rate for contracts placed under Single Source Contract Regulations from 8.95% to 7.46%.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary announces 1,500th signing of Armed Forces Covenant

    Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced that 1,500 UK organisations have now signed the Armed Forces Covenant and pledged to treat our Service personnel and veterans fairly.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial unveiled in London

    HM The Queen, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government