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Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Japanese Defense Minister NAKATANI Gen and UK Defence Minister John Healey have welcomed recent progress made on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
Statement by the Defence Secretary John Healey to the House of Commons on Wednesday 20 November.
The UK is expanding military support for Ukraine with funding to provide new drone capabilities, on the the 1,000th day of Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion.
The development of hypersonic technology is to be accelerated under a new AUKUS arrangement – bolstering the collective security of the three nations.
British soldiers are to receive high-tech rifle sights, helping them to better track and shoot the enemy in dark conditions.
Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots will benefit from a cutting-edge new cruise missile, following the first successful guided firing trial of the missile.
Defence Secretary expands wraparound childcare support to service families deployed overseas. They will now receive 20 hours a week of funded before and after-school childcare saving families around £3,400 a year.
Four British soldiers who lost their lives during the Korean War and were buried as unknown casualties, have finally been identified, more than 70 years after they fell.
Deepening defence cooperation and urgently de-escalating tensions in the Middle East will be the focus of the Defence Secretary's visit to Türkiye and Saudi Arabia.
Defence Secretary, John Healey MP, signed the new agreement in London with his Romanian counterpart
Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, met service personnel and members of the Falkland Islands Government, and also attended a Remembrance Day service
The MDP has announced the appointment of Simon Dobinson into the role of Assistant Chief Constable, Territorial, Crime and Support.
Housing support for UK veterans has been guaranteed after the government committed new additional funding for veterans’ homelessness support programmes
More veterans who helped the UK and US to establish the nuclear bomb to receive metallic recognition as expanded criteria will see British veterans who supported the US atmospheric nuclear test programme receive the Nuclear …
The 4th Republic of Korea (ROK)-United Kingdom (UK) Cyber Dialogue was held in London on 6 November 2024.
The government has introduced the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill – the first ever independent champion for serving personnel and their families.
New Juno satellite to support military operations will be designed and built in the UK.
Local communities will benefit from real estate and environmental & technical advice in developing surplus Defence sites for residential use.
Hundreds of Army cadets will try their hand at solving military-base challenges with STEM during their October half term.
Defence Secretary John Healey paid tribute to the thousands of personnel and military veterans across the country as he made a poppy wreath for Remembrance.
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