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The UK has been leading NATO’s air policing mission in Estonia for the last four months, demonstrating the UK's commitment to the Alliance and security in Europe.
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The design of the Nuclear Test Medal has been unveiled. The medal recognises military, civilian, and overseas staff and personnel who participated in Britain’s nuclear testing programme in the 1950s and 1960s.
The National Space Council met for the first time today since its reinstatement as part of the UK’s mission to become a true space superpower.
The PM and Defence Secretary apologise to LGBT personnel and veterans impacted by the historic ban.
Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace's statement to Parliament on the refreshed Defence Command Paper.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur signed a joint statement, deepening defence cooperation.
The UK is providing 15 Rapid Intervention Vehicles and two Major Foam Vehicles to bolster Ukraine's firefighting capability
The UK and Polish Foreign and Defence secretaries signed the 2030 Strategic Partnership following talks at Lancaster House.
As defence ministers meet in Brussels, the Defence Secretary announced a £60 million contribution to the Comprehensive Assistance Package.
A statement on delivering high priority air defence equipment to Ukraine.
A major new fund will deliver hundreds of vital air defence missiles, the result of a partnership between Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met with ministers from Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) partner nations in Amsterdam.
The £92m air defence package is being provided through the International Fund for Ukraine, in which the UK is investing a further £250m.
In a single 24 hour period, Royal Air Force Typhoons scrambled twice to intercept several Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace.
Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, spoke in Ver-sur-Mer, during an international ceremony at the British Normandy memorial to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day.
UK ministers have attended the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this week
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addressed the 2nd plenary session at the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue on the topic of ‘Building a stable and balanced Asia-Pacific’.
Ben Wallace held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, in which they discussed priorities for arming Ukraine to achieve victory against Russia
Key threats and challenges to European security was the focus of meeting of ministers from 12 European countries today
Two new support contracts have been secured for the Royal Navy’s versatile Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs).
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