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The UK’s new defence strategy in the Arctic region has been announced in Norway today by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Typhoon jets and Royal Air Force personnel are deploying to Romania to join the long-standing NATO Air Policing mission for the Black Sea region.
120 Grenadier Guards have taken part in a jungle warfare Exercise in Thailand alongside the Thai Armed Forces.
Strategic Command and NATO Allied Command Transformation led discussions on the future of integrated military operations.
This Ex Panther Gold 21 joint collaboration will provide an opportunity for the two defence establishments to deepen their military ties through sharing experiences and lessons from previous deployments.
Six Royal Navy ships and 2,000 UK personnel have joined vessels and troops from 26 other nations for Exercise Cold Response off the shores of Norway
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace gave a statement to the House of Commons on Ukraine.
Ben Wallace visited Estonia and Denmark this week, meeting counterparts from Joint Expeditionary Force partner nations to provide plans for ongoing support for Ukraine.
UK sea, land and air forces have arrived to reinforce NATO in the East in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Meeting in the UK, Defence Ministers from the ten Joint Expeditionary Force nations have issued a joint statement on the situation in Ukraine.
The last 48 hours have seen a continued Russian military build-up along Ukraine's borders, Ben Wallace told the House of Commons
The UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met with his counterparts from the other Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) to discuss the situation in and around Ukraine and European security issues.
The UK and Japan have today signed a Letter of Arrangement (LOA) to jointly conduct cooperative research on a world-leading fighter jet sensor
UK Ambassador Neil Bush speaks at the Millennium Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and highlights the importance of the platform.
Ben Wallace met with Mariusz Błaszczak in London to discuss the NATO response to the unfolding crisis on Ukraine's border with Russia.
Ben Wallace met with defence counterparts in Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia to strengthen the Allied response to tensions on Ukraine's border with Russia
The Defence Secretary this week held meetings in The Hague, Brussels and Berlin, continuing a period of diplomacy over the situation in Ukraine.
Royal Navy ship HMS Spey arrived into Tonga today (Wednesday 26 January) where her crew have unloaded disaster relief following the devastating Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai underwater volcanic eruption and tsunami.
HMS Montrose seizes over one tonne of illicit drugs in the Gulf of Oman
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace meets Nordic partners amid backdrop of aggressive Russian behaviour on the border of Ukraine.
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