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HMS Diamond has shot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen.
The Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps addressed the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference on 14 May 2024.
New intelligence shows the intended target of a Russian missile attack in the Black Sea was a cargo ship.
Defence Secretary announces that hundreds of British-made air defence missiles are being shipped to Ukraine to protect civilians and infrastructure from drones and bombing.
In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, today the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New...
Four Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s, supported by two Voyager tankers, again participated in a deliberate coalition strike on Saturday 24 February against Houthi military facilities in Yemen which had been conducting missile and drone attacks on commercial shipping and...
Ambassador Holland criticises the recent intensification of Russia’s abhorrent attacks against Ukraine and their disastrous humanitarian consequences.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a statement to the House of Commons on Iran’s attack on Israel.
FCDO travel advice for Ukraine. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
The UK sanctioned a further 7 individuals and 6 entities that enabled Iran's destabilising activity in the Middle East, including its direct attack on Israel.
Joint Press Statement by the Permanent Representatives of the United States, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco,...
Acting Ambassador Deirdre Brown condemns Russia’s aerial attacks across Ukraine which have impacted all major cities and resulted in the deaths of civilians.
13 April 2024 – drones and missiles fired from Iran into Israel (‘Warnings and Insurance’ page)
Dstl ensures the UK armed forces have the required weapons capability through research, development and demonstration of advances in science and technology.
A multinational exercise at the MOD Hebrides Range in Scotland last month saw 4,000 service personnel from 13 nations hone their skills and connect with allies.
FCDO travel advice for Iraq. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Cutting-edge Royal Navy missiles – recently used to shoot down multiple hostile drones in the Red Sea – will receive significant enhancements through an upgrade programme supporting hundreds of UK jobs.
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