£14m contract for lifesaving medical technology

The MoD has signed a £14 million deal to deliver lifesaving medical monitors to the UK Armed Forces.

A third of officers progress from ranks, Fallon extolls

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has revealed figures showing that almost 30 per cent of officers in the Armed Forces progressed from the lower military ranks.

The Home Office has signed an agreement with Panama to work more closely to combat the threat posed by serious and organised crime.

Regeneration of HM Naval Dockyard Portsmouth jetty completed

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that work to ready a historic jetty at Her Majesty’s Naval Dockyard Portsmouth for the arrival of the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy has been completed.

MoD welcomes record number of female Afghan officer grads

General Sir Gordon Messenger, vice chief of the defence staff, has welcomed the increasing female participation in the Afghan security forces at a graduation ceremony for new Afghan officers at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) in Kabul.

The Royal Navy has formally named its new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) HMS Forth, in honour of the famous Scottish river, in a ceremony at the BAE Systems Scotstoun shipyard.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD)is set to invest up to £6 million in innovative new technologies, processes and ways of operating that improve the ability of defence staff to analyse and exploit data in decision-making.

Fallon outlines UK commitment to European security

In a meeting of European Union Defence Ministers in Brussels, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has called on the EU to step up cooperation with NATO in order for the two organisations to more effectively tackle shared security challenges.

Home Office announces transparency measures for use of tasers

Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced new policies which will require police forces to collect and publish detailed data on all their use of force, including Taser usage, from April.

Excess army rations should be given to homeless, MP urges

Work and Pensions Select Committee chairman Frank Field has called for surplus army food packs to be used to feed the UK's homeless population, after figures showed 12,275 operational ration packs (ORP) had been disposed of between April and December.

Fallon announces £1.7 billion investment in Scottish military bases

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has confirmed that £1.7 billion will be invested to upgrade Scottish military bases as the Ministry Of Defence’s (MoD) Defence Board convened in Edinburgh for the first time.

MoJ announces pay rise to boost prison staffing levels

Prison officers from 31 prisons in London and south-east England are set to receive pay rises of up to £5,000, in a bid to encourage more recruits to join the service.

UK urges for continued momentum against ISIL

Michael Fallon has urged the UK’s Coalition partners to maintain the momentum that is defeating ISIL in Iraq and Syria.

Fallon attends NATO meeting of defence ministers

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that Defence Secretary Michael Fallon will meet new US Defence Secretary James Mattis at NATO Defence Ministerial, in Brussels.

Government rejects claim it missed Nato spending target

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has claimed the government’s defence spending has dropped to 1.98 per cent, missing its target to spend at least two per cent of national income on defence.

Britain and Cyprus strengthen defence partnership

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Cypriot Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides have signed a Defence Co-operation Programme in the capital Nicosia today, agreeing to closer working.

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