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Ministry of Defence finalising a £30 million deal for a new laser demonstrator
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin unveiled a cutting-edge new armour project which will protect troops from bullets on the battlefield when she visited defence’s research labs at Porton Down today (4/12).
Cutting-edge fingerprint technology aimed at targeting criminals has been unveiled by Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin today.
New pioneering technologies set to be developed in the UK as part of 4 new partnerships between businesses and universities.
Latest winners of Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme announced. Further £4 million fourth call opens to applications.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A secret insurgent training school and a huge haul of deadly insurgent bombs have been destroyed by British forces in Helmand following a daylight helicopter assault and intense fire fight.
New power to temporarily control potentially harmful new drugs comes into effect, along with an importation ban on two further substances.
Storm Shadow missiles are to be fitted to RAF Typhoon fast jets following a £120 million agreement signed today.
British soldiers working alongside Afghan Police to clear insurgents from a contested area in Helmand's Lashkar Gah district have survived a well-organised attack to turn the tables on their assailants.
Speech by the Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The ‘eight great technologies’ which will propel the UK to future growth receive a funding boost.
The MOD will move away from the Carrier Variant (CV) JSF and our Armed Forces will instead operate the short take-off and vertical landing (…
A pocket-sized drone and a mini-detector known as Snake Eyes are amongst the new high-tech gadgets set to investigate future chemical or bio-hazards, after Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced the winners of an innovation challenge.
The Act FAST campaign has re-launched urging people to call 999 if they notice even one of the signs of a stroke in themselves, or in others.
A £60m deal announced today for extra RAF precision munitions will help sustain hundreds of UK jobs.
The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster has taken on the new 'identity' of 617 Squadron Lancaster B1 DV385, 'Thumper Mk III'.
Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend longer in jail thanks to a new criminal offence.
A new biological device that can sample and detect a range of hazardous substances and explosives at the same time has been created by a Ministry of Defence scientist.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, has opened the High-G training and test facility at RAF Cranwell today.
The Home Secretary has today (Wednesday 20 June) introduced new legislation to ban the delivery of knives and corrosives bought online to residential addresses.
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