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  • UK Ambassador visits UNIFIL and Blue Line

    Ambassador Ian Collard was briefed on UNIFIL’s crucial work especially along the Blue Line, and the challenges faced at the current time.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British Army on manoeuvres in North Macedonia

    More than 2,000 members of the British Army’s Global Response Force have demonstrated their ability to react to global crises during an exercise with NATO allies.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Speech by Armed Forces Minister at First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2022

    Minister Heappey gave the keynote Sir Henry Leach memorial lecture at the IISS First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2022.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British Army exercises boost presence across Europe

    Around 8,000 British Army troops will conduct a series of planned exercises across Europe this summer in one of the largest deployments since the Cold War.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Alasdair Gilchrist MBE: saving lives at sea

    After serving on HMS Sheffield during the Falklands conflict, Alasdair now advances naval technology and helps save sailors' lives through his work at Dstl.

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  • UK to host world-leading Nato Defence Innovation Headquarters

    The UK will partner with Estonia on the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) programme to maintain NATO’s technological edge

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK gifts £1m Land Rover spare parts to Lebanese Army

    Rover Defender vehicles form the backbone of the LAF’s mobility the spare parts will keep the LAF’s Land Rovers on the front line for the foreseeable future. 

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • RAF deploy to Romania to conduct air policing mission

    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.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Armed Forces join largest Arctic exercise in 30 years

    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

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Women in Defence Charter announces Sam des Forges as MOD Co-Chair

    Sam des Forges, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Ministry of Defence (MOD), has been appointed as the new Defence Co-Chair for the Women in Defence Charter

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New body armour improvements for women in UK Armed Forces

    Defence is continuing to improve the experiences of women in the Armed Forces by rolling out updated combat clothing and body armour.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • General Sir Patrick Sanders appointed new Chief of the General Staff

    Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the new appointment of Chief of the General Staff.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Joint Expeditionary Force Military Chiefs Agree to 'Work Together on Shared Challenges' Amid Rising Tensions with Russia

    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.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary and Polish counterpart reaffirm commitment to European security

    Ben Wallace met with Mariusz Błaszczak in London to discuss the NATO response to the unfolding crisis on Ukraine's border with Russia.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary visits Netherlands, Germany and NATO Headquarters

    The Defence Secretary this week held meetings in The Hague, Brussels and Berlin, continuing a period of diplomacy over the situation in Ukraine.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Royal Navy Ship Delivering Emergency Aid into Tonga

    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.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Two Hundred Armed Forces Personnel to Support NHS Hospitals in London

    Two hundred Armed Forces personnel have been made available to support the NHS in London amid staff shortages due to Covid-19. The Ministry of Defence will provide 40 Defence medics and 160 general duty personnel to support …

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Racing legend Jenson Button wishes UK military happy new year

    Praising new year message to UK Armed Forces serving home and abroad.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • RAF Typhoon Destroys Terrorist Drone in Syria

    The event was the first operational air-to-air engagement conducted by an RAF Typhoon, and also the first RAF air-to-air missile firing during Operation SHADER.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New Armed Forces Bill passed in Parliament

    Defence has delivered new legislation to ensure Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families are better supported when accessing key public services.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government