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New Government Command Paper sets out full scale of the UK’s national nuclear endeavour.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
UK and Australia ties are stronger than ever following a successful defence and foreign policy summit in Canberra.
The first Ukrainian pilots to have undergone intensive training under the guidance of Royal Air Force instructors have graduated from flight school.
The government has published its response to the Quinquennial Review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
The partnership between British firm BAE Systems and ASC Pty Ltd could be worth billions of pounds, in a major boost to the UK's defence industry
The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary head to Australia for annual AUKMIN ministerial meeting.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps signed a new Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement during a visit to Canberra
The new helicopters will have double the range of the existing Chinooks in service among the UK Armed Forces
One of the UK’s most advanced warships is heading back to the Red Sea to protect global shipping from Houthi attacks.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirm that Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin will be extended in post until autumn 2025.
The announcement was made today by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps as he met President Zelenskyy in Kyiv
A Royal Navy warship seized drugs with a street value of £290.66m in two separate blows to drug runners in the Caribbean.
The Minister for the Armed Forces visited East Africa this week to discuss regional security with defence leaders.
One of the UK’s ballistic missile submarines – HMS VICTORIOUS – will be modernised under a new £560 million contract following an agreement with Babcock.
The UK will spend £245 million throughout the next year to procure and invigorate supply chains to produce urgently needed artillery ammunition for Ukraine.
More than 100 personnel from the British Army and Royal Navy have been involved in a complex operation to remove a WW2 bomb discovered at a residential property
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps provided an oral statement to the House of Commons on 22 February 2024, reaffirming the UK's military support for Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) drones, which have proven highly effective on the battlefield.
Defence spending with UK industry by the Ministry of Defence in Scotland is currently £2.09 billion, official statistics have revealed.
Defence spending with UK industry by the Ministry of Defence has topped £25 billion for the first time, official statistics have revealed.
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