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A new joint defence declaration with Germany has been signed by the Defence Secretary
Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, signed a joint declaration with German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, on 24 July, 2024.
A significant number of Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) have been ordered by the Government from Thales UK for the supply of the versatile, precision weapon to UK Armed Forces.
Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, gave a speech to the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024
The Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, gave a speech to the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024
Defence Secretary John Healey announces a £6.5 billion complex weapons partnership and trials of a laser weapon fired from a British Army vehicle.
Dstl, DE&S and industry have worked together to enable the development of this critical new capability and help prepare the UK's armed forces for the future.
Major advances have been made in body-worn technology for UK soldiers, improving their operational advantage.
Defence Secretary John Healey met UK defence industry leaders to discuss support for Ukraine
Minster for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, speech at the Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference 2024.
The King's Speech announces the Armed Forces Commissioner who will be a strong, independent champion to improve life for UK service personnel and their families, while the Government reinforces the UK’s unshakeable comm…
DASA has launched a new £2 million Themed Competition seeking fast paced proposals over four key challenge areas called Innovation in Support of Operations
New Defence Secretary, John Healey, has set out Britain's commitment to the AUKUS partnership as an important driver of jobs and growth.
A review has been commissioned by the Prime Minister and will be overseen by the Defence Secretary, and headed by Lord Robertson.
The graves of six soldiers who fought and died during World War 1 have finally been marked with their names over 100 years after they died.
The final resting place of a Londonderry-born soldier who died in World War 1 has finally been found, and a headstone installed marking his grave.
NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) has launched five new challenges for 2024
The graves of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Joseph Bryson MC and 2ndLt William Cunningham have been identified side by side in a cemetery in Belgium more than a century after their deaths.
Defence Secretary John Healey joined allies and partners in signing a document establishing a framework for the international capability coalition to supply drones for Ukraine.
The grave of Company Quartermaster Serjeant (CQMS) John Doherty MM (Military Medal), who went missing in France on 22 March 1918, has been identified.
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