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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has met with counterparts from Italy and Turkey on board HMS Queen Elizabeth during his first visit to the Carrier Strike Group since its departure from Portsmouth in May.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden agreed a number of steps to enhance the world’s strongest bilateral defence and security partnership.
The UK government has reinforced its support to the Somali National Army through 3 different training programmes in Baidoa.
Ships taking part in Formidable Shield 2021 will have the latest artificial intelligence (AI) capability on board.
Norwegian Ambassador His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen met with the Standing Joint Force Commander, Major General Rupert Jones, CBE
The UK Chief of Defence Staff’s Senior Advisor to the Middle East & North Africa, Air Marshal Martin (Sammy) Sampson, has concludes his visit to Egypt.
British peacekeepers seized AK47s, ammunition, fuel and radios hidden by a jihadist cell intimidating civilians, after conducting a search in a sandstorm.
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group 2021 (CSG21), led by HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, will visit Japan on its maiden operational deployment later this year.
A Daesh stronghold in northern Iraq has been cleared as part of Operation Shader, the Ministry of Defence has announced today. The RAF has carried out a series of air strikes working in support of the Iraqi Security Forces g…
James Cleverly addressed the Conference on Disarmament following the publication of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Foreign Policy and Development.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will rally NATO allies to face down the threat from Russia and ensure it faces real world consequences for hostile activity.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a speech at the Aspen Security Conference, setting out out how Global Britain will act as a force for good in today’s world.
UK Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, H.E Robert Fairweather, visited Cairo to discuss the situation in Sudan and South Sudan with Egyptian officials.
The 3 foreign ministers and the Foreign Secretary agreed a statement following talks in Tallinn on increasing cooperation between the UK and the Baltic States.
Dominic Raab visits Estonia and Norway for talks on the regional security threat posed by Russia, and climate change ahead of the COP26 climate conference.
The foreign ministers of the UK, France, Germany (the E3), and the USA met in Paris, France on 18 February 2021, following their 5 February meeting.
The UK will expand its contribution to NATO Mission Iraq, following the Alliance’s decision to scale up the crucial mission at this week’s NATO Defence Ministerial.
The US, France, Germany, Italy and the UK released a statement following the 15 February attack in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
Royal Marines supported by the Royal Navy Warship HMS Montrose have intercepted over 2.6 tonnes of illicit drugs.
The British Army gave 100 Armoured Patrol Vehicles to the Lebanese Armed Forces to help prevent militants crossing its border from Syria.
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