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The Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at a press conference following the G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting today.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Defence Procurement Minister delivers keynote speech at DSEI 2021
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Sea mine disposal could be transformed using an innovative technique that is being researched by Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory).
The Royal Navy's newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, sailed into her new home at Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth today.
The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of Defence Staff's speech as part of Defence Innovation Talks at International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
The 7,500-tonne vessel has today been formally accepted from shipbuilder BAE Systems and will now undergo a series of tests before being declared…
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today announced that approval has been given for the early phase of design of the submarine that will deliver the UK's nuclear deterrent well into the 2060s.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace MP gave a speech at the National Army Museum, London, on Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
The Prime Minister announced the publication of the Trident Alternatives Review on 16 July 2013.
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston's speech at the Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference 2022
Writing in The Telegraph, the Foreign Secretary outlines how our unprecedented package of sanctions will leave no corner of his regime unscathed.
Aidan Liddle, Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, makes statement to the UN General Assembly, outlining UK's commitment for a world without nuclear weapons.
The Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) is a £16 million programme to boost small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) defence innovation
The UK will extend its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance commitment to Coalition operations in Iraq and Syria.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Defence Secretary has announced an investment of £40 million to improve the defence of the Typhoon sustaining over 100 British jobs.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, addressed delegates at this year's RUSI airpower conference.
Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt speaks about the Royal Air Force and the space domain
An extra Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft has arrived in Afghanistan, increasing support to troops.
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