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Speech by First Sea Lord Admiral Sir George Zambellas.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
15 tech firms selected to pitch to military leaders for share of £800,000 to develop space innovation
Statement by the UK Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council session on Syria after targeted strikes to degrade Asad’s chemical weapons capability.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Missiles fired by the Royal Navy and RAF struck targets in Libya's capital Tripoli last night that are closely involved in the repression of the Libyan people by Colonel Gaddafi's regime.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued the following statement, responding to Iranian airstrikes against Israeli forces.
The MOD has signed a contract worth almost £350-million to support the engines that power the UK’s fleet of Typhoon fighter jets.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose set sail from Her Majesty's Naval Base in Devonport, Plymouth, this week for the Horn of Africa and the Somali Basin, where she will take part in counter-piracy operations.
Dragon left a trail of smoke and fire off Portland as she tested her decoy flares for the first time during her intensive trials and training…
The Defence Secretary affirmed the Government's commitment to the Successor submarine programme at a reception in the House of Commons today.
UK launches 2023 Integrated Review Refresh to respond to growing global volatility.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Secretary of State for Defence Sir Michael Fallon delivered the keynote speech at the Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 at the Excel Centre.
RAF Fylingdales has reached 50 years of service in the fields of space surveillance and missile early warning operations.
Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff visited RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire yesterday with Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts to discuss drafting a National Space Security Policy.
At the height of the Second World War the German High Command would have been delighted to land a V2 rocket in the heart of Medway's military estate, but this week the delight was all Medway's as it welcomed this...
Statement by Minister for Asia and the Pacific Minister Mark Field at the United Nations Security Council on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Speech by Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence, Equipment, Support and Technology.
Royal Air Force armourers are making sure that Britain continues to play a full part in delivering precision strikes against forces loyal to the Gaddafi regime in Libya.
Type 42 destroyer HMS Gloucester returned to her Portsmouth home for the last time yesterday prior to decommissioning following 29 years of service in the Royal Navy.
The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific spoke at a United Nations Security Council meeting about ending the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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