The latest deployment of British troops has arrived in South Sudan to continue support to the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping mission, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
The Federal Government of Somalia and the Presidents of Somalia’s Federal Member States have agreed a historic political agreement, to integrate regional and federal forces into a coherent National Security Architecture capable of gradually taking on lead responsibility for providing security.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that 60 Royal Navy and Royal Marines are currently taking part in a five-month French naval deployment to the Indian Ocean and Far East, aboard French assault ship FS Mistral.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced three new missile contracts worth a combined £539 million for state-of-the-art Meteor, Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) and Sea Viper missile systems at MBDA Stevenage.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has negotiated a new £1.4 billion contract for the Royal Navy’s new attack submarine, which will protect the UK’s new aircraft carriers and nuclear deterrent.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland has escorted two Russian warships through the English Channel.
Headley Court, a research team from the Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation, are leading a major project that could soon help UK military personnel with hip pain.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Royal Marines is set to be restructured to ‘better balance skills across the force’, to balance out the growing Royal Navy.
150 UK personnel have travelled from their base in Catterick Garrison to arrive in Orzysz, Poland as part the UK commitment to NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe, taking the total deployment in the region to nearly 1,000.
Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that the UK is set to send military trainers to Jordan to help its air force in the fight against so-called Islamic State.
RAF Akrotiri, Britain’s main airbase for operations against ISIL, has official opened its newly renovated runway, improving its ability to combat threats to national security.
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin and her French counterpart Laurent Collet-Billon have signed an agreement to explore future missile technologies with MBDA.
Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss has unveiled plans for four new prisons in England and Wales, creating 5,000 modern prison places to replace old and overcrowded establishments.
Soldiers from the 5th Battalion The Rifles Battlegroup (5 RIFLES), including members of an Armoured Engineer Squadron, Military Police Detachment, Artillery Group and Port Task Group have arrived in Estonia as part of a major NATO deployment.