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The Ministry of Defence is finalising the agreement of a £30 million contract with MBDA UK Ltd to produce a Laser Directed Energy Weapon Capability Demonstrator.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Writing in outlets around the world, the Foreign Secretary calls on the international community to strengthen and protect the global ban on chemical weapons use.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement to the House of Commons on the Integrated Review.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is hosting the two day event on 25 to 26 May 2017. Registration is now open.
Mr Aidan Liddle, UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament delivers statement during thematic debate on international conventional arms control.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £183 million contract for a weapons system which will sit on board the Royal Navy’s new next generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship.
The government delivers on its pledge to protect the public better and restore confidence in the criminal justice system as four major bills became law today (28 April).
More than 105 delegates representing 53 organisations and 13 countries attended a unique gathering of chemical weapons demilitarisation specialists in London in May.
This summer, UK Border Agency officers seized a record number of potentially lethal weapons, including stun guns, CS-canisters and machetes.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in UN Security Council briefing on 1540 Committee.
New technology designed to spot hidden weapons will be used by police officers in London for the first time today.
The force will receive additional support and investment from the Home Office over the next three years to take down county lines drug networks.
Prime Minister Theresa May spoke at the UN Security Council's event at UNGA 2018.
Deadly weapons including knives and replica firearms have been seized by Border Force officers from passengers at Manchester Airport.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is once again hosting the international Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation (CWD) conference.
A man who attempted to bring a haul of offensive weapons through Newcastle Airport has been jailed.
At the Fourth special session of the Conference of the States Parties, Sir Alan Duncan gave a statement about how the Chemical Weapons Convention operates.
A ban on the sale of the most dangerous corrosive products to under-18s and tough restrictions on online sales of knives were announced today (Sunday 8 April) by the Home Office.
Revised edition of the Home Office guidance for air weapons users also published.
HMS Sutherland came under attack from supersonic French fighters based in Djibouti as the frigate swapped counter-piracy duties for a brief return to traditional war-fighting training.
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