The Committees on Arms Export Controls has called on the UK government to cease the selling of weaponry to Saudia Arabia, after evidence has suggested the trade has likely been used to violate international humanitarian and human rights laws.
Yesterday (Wednesday 7 September), saw that nation celebrate Reserves Day, to honour the commitment of servicemen and women making up the UK’s Reserves Forces.
According to a report commissioned by the GMB union, there has been almost a 25 per cent decline in employment by the Ministry of Defence in the past eight years.
New figures obtained by a BBC freedom of information (FoI) request submitted by the BBC has identified that the number of under-18s detained under the Terrorism Act when entering or leaving the UK has tripled over two years.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced it has ordered a third Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as part of a £13 million contract with Airbus Defence and Space (ADS).
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a deal worth £184 million, to ensure the UK’s supersonic stealth combat aircraft will continue to be equipped with the latest air-to-air missile.