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First-of-its-kind international defence trade mission to Kyiv deepens industry ties between Ukraine and its allies
More than 120 members of the armed forces, policing and government have taken part in an exercise to practise responding to a national security emergency.
Joining the Armed Forces will become quicker and easier under a new first-of-its kind recruitment service that cuts red tape and transforms the way people sign up to serve.
Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, joined Defence Ministers in Helenów, Poland, from the Group of Five nations: France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK.
Eligible Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) employees will receive a substantial pay rise in 2024/25, with agreement including key reforms and modernisation.
Thousands of UK personnel will continue to deploy to Europe in the next two months to spearhead a major NATO exercise.
Next year, the UK will offer 180 more Ukrainian soldiers training in mental health first aid for combat.
The Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, provided an update to members of the House of Commons on the UK's support for Ukraine.
The operation has concluded after more than two years of successfully protecting Polish airspace.
Residents in Providenciales and Grand Turk were given the opportunity to visit the ship and learn more about the Royal Navy
The UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force partnership has completed an exercise on NATO’s eastern flank
The British Army has completed the first live firing of a next-generation howitzer in Finland in one of the largest series of NATO artillery exercises ever conducted in Europe.
The UK is expanding military support for Ukraine with funding to provide new drone capabilities, on the the 1,000th day of Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion.
British soldiers are to receive high-tech rifle sights, helping them to better track and shoot the enemy in dark conditions.
Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots will benefit from a cutting-edge new cruise missile, following the first successful guided firing trial of the missile.
Defence Secretary expands wraparound childcare support to service families deployed overseas. They will now receive 20 hours a week of funded before and after-school childcare saving families around £3,400 a year.
Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, met service personnel and members of the Falkland Islands Government, and also attended a Remembrance Day service
The production of HMS Formidable underway as steel is cut. Production will sustain 2,500 jobs in Scotland and across the UK, supporting economic growth.
More than 1,000 British troops have begun one of the largest exercises this year in the Balkans, showing the UK’s commitment to the region’s security.
Trade mission agrees key requirements for Ukraine’s future equipment and capability needs.
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