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Nine ships, 32 aircraft, and 3,700 personnel will set sail today on the UK Carrier Strike Group’s maiden operational deployment.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Development of innovative robotic equipment to give the UK military an operational advantage will be accelerated by a specialist organisation.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy operations across the world.
HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales meet at sea for the first time following Exercise Strike Warrior 21
Twenty warships, three submarines and 150 aircraft have taken part in a UK-led multinational military exercise to test the UK Carrier Strike Group’s response to a range of crisis and conflict situations.
The names of five next-generation Type-31 frigates for the Royal Navy have been announced by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Tony Radakin.
HRH The Princess Royal visited Worthy Down on 13 May to tour and open the Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration and The Royal Logistic Corps Museum.
British peacekeepers seized AK47s, ammunition, fuel and radios hidden by a jihadist cell intimidating civilians, after conducting a search in a sandstorm.
The Defence and Security Accelerator is scoping capabilities, technologies and initiatives for High Consequence Infectious Disease Medical Evacuation.
The new strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025 and is our response to the Government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
A £1.4-billion contract to modernise the Chinook fleet over the next 10 years has been agreed. The deal will see British forces benefit from 14 of the latest iconic heavy-lift helicopters.
The findings of a 10 month study to reform the Reserve Forces for the future has been published.
Getting the full picture: £1.25 million for innovations that improve situational awareness for Royal Navy Carrier and Littoral Strike Groups
The British Army will receive a fleet of 148 Challenger 3 main battle tanks as part of an £800 million contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), the Defence Secretary has announced today.
UK F-35B fighter jets operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth will join Operation Shader in the fight against Daesh.
The Government has delivered the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act to reduce the uncertainty faced by our service personnel and veterans around historical allegations during overseas operations.
UK Armed Forces have transported coronavirus vaccines to the Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha – the most remote inhabited island in the world.
The largest concentration of maritime and air power to the UK in a generation will set sail next month, visiting more than 40 countries.
HMS Ships Dagger and Cutlass confirmed as the new fast patrol boats.
Iceland has formally joined the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the group of 10 northern European nations committed to upholding northern European security.
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