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Australia and the UK have further strengthened their enduring defence relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on building and delivering the next generation of cutting-edge frigates.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart have committed to strengthening the UK-Qatar defence relationship during a joint visit to RAF Coningsby today.
Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter: The Lebanese and UK Armed Forces have a long and proud history of working together
A Royal Navy task group has prevented drugs worth more than £160-million from potentially reaching the UK on two daring operations in the Caribbean.
The UK is also supporting Somalia to strengthen its security institutions and governance across the country.
A three-year contract extension to ensure NATO submariners are backed up by world-class rescue operations has been awarded to Scotland-based firm, JFD.
Thousands of sailors, soldiers and airmen and airwomen will next week take part in Exercise Joint Warrior, a major show of NATO’s collective force and capability.
Ben Wallace gave a speech at his first in-person meeting with the German and French defence ministers since the coronavirus outbreak.
Estonian Special Forces deploying to Mali will be loaned four Jackal armoured vehicles by the UK Ministry of Defence, it is today announced.
The first of a series of Royal Air Force flights taking medical supplies to Africa to help fight the coronavirus pandemic departed on Saturday, June 27.
Military coordination cell to bolster support to overseas territories
The UK is also supporting Somalia to strengthen its security institutions and governance through the provision of training facilities.
The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement following US airstrikes in Iraq overnight.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace outlines the importance of helping to stabilise fragile states
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a press statement following a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara.
The visit will reaffirm the UK’s close friendship with its NATO ally as it deals with the Syrian regime’s reckless offensive in Idlib.
Dominic Raab condemns the reckless and brutal offensive the Syrian regime and Russia are conducting and calls for an emergency UN Security Council session.
Dstl Fellow Dr Norman Govan has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
Security Minister visits Czech Republic to discuss the close security partnership of the UK and the Czech Republic.
Dstl has opened the UK's first dedicated wargaming centre for use by all 3 services and conducted the inaugural exercise, Eagle Warrior 19.
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