tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-06-26T16:09:56+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/operation-interflex-reaches-three-year-milestone 2025-06-26T16:09:56+01:00

UK-led training programme of Ukrainian recruits launched on 26 June 2022.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/veterans-in-north-of-england-set-to-benefit-from-governments-new-support-network 2025-06-26T00:01:04+01:00

Veterans across northern England will benefit from VALOUR, the Government’s new £50m support system giving former members of the Armed Forces greater access to tailored support.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/front-line-drone-technology-to-fuel-uk-ukraine-partnership 2025-06-23T00:00:00+01:00

A landmark agreement between the UK and Ukraine to share battlefield technology has been reached today, boosting Ukraine’s drone production and linking up the UK’s defence industry with the cutting-edge technology being deve…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/1500-jobs-created-at-uk-nuclear-weapons-headquarters-as-sector-boasts-above-average-wages 2025-06-19T00:00:00+01:00

Thousands of high-skilled jobs and hundreds of apprenticeships have been created to help keep the United Kingdom protected around the clock, with newly published figures highlighting the economic benefits of the defence nucl…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-armed-forces-recognise-polands-second-world-war-contribution-at-ceremony-in-warsaw 2025-06-18T00:00:00+01:00

UK Defence Minister Lord Coaker, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz pay tribute to the extraordinary courage displayed by Polish paratroopers during one of the most famous allied o…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/defence-secretary-rusi-land-warfare-conference-2025-speech 2025-06-17T20:37:18+01:00

Defence Secretary John Healey MP addressed the RUSI Land Warfare Conference on 17 June 2025

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/chief-of-the-general-staff-speech-at-rusi-land-warfare-conference-2025 2025-06-17T14:51:20+01:00

The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker's speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference, 17 June 2025

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/boost-to-uk-defence-and-trade-as-carrier-strike-group-arrives-in-the-indo-pacific 2025-06-17T11:39:41+01:00

Port visits to Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Republic of Korea will boost UK trade and defence cooperation

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/homes-england-acquires-ripon-barracks-from-the-ministry-of-defence-to-pave-way-for-1300-new-homes 2025-06-17T00:00:00+01:00

Planning permission has been granted by North Yorkshire council for the new homes as part of a phased development plan

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/employers-recognised-for-their-defence-support-with-2025-ers-silver-awards 2025-06-16T10:00:01+01:00

The Ministry of Defence is pleased to announce that 307 organisations have been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award for 2025.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-missing-world-war-one-captain-identified-in-belgium 2025-06-13T09:10:20+01:00

More than a century after his death, the previously unmarked grave of Captain Ernest Cecil Blencowe has finally been identified and marked.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-missing-world-war-one-company-serjeant-major-identified-in-belgium 2025-06-13T09:10:05+01:00

More than a century after his death, the previously unmarked grave of Company Serjeant Major (CSM) Harry Lowe (born in Derby) has finally been identified and marked.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/successful-trial-paves-the-way-for-improved-reconnaissance-on-army-operations 2025-06-13T00:00:00+01:00

Recent trial saw a single operator controlling three uncrewed vehicles, which detected and classified threats.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/the-military-division-of-the-kings-birthday-honours-list-2025 2025-06-13T00:00:00+01:00

A number of military personnel have been granted state honours in the King’s Birthday Honours list for their work in the Armed Forces.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lost-world-war-one-soldier-found-in-france 2025-06-12T09:06:09+01:00

Relatives of a World War 1 Derbyshire soldier gathered in France today to witness his burial with full military honours alongside his comrades - more than a century after he was killed in action.  

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-artillery-factory-opens-in-sheffield-creating-200-skilled-jobs 2025-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

British exports and sovereign manufacturing have been boosted today with the opening of a new state-of-the-art artillery factory in Sheffield, creating 200 skilled British jobs. 

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-meeting-of-defence-industry-body-to-forge-new-partnership-and-industry-mobilisation 2025-06-09T14:40:41+01:00

Defence Secretary John Healey co-chairs the first Defence Industrial Joint Council meeting today, bringing together defence firms, trade unions and investors to forge a new partnership aimed at improving warfighting readines…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/focus-on-industry-and-innovation-during-defence-secretary-and-nato-secretary-generals-sheffield-factory-visit 2025-06-09T12:35:37+01:00

Government delivering on Strategic Defence Review to turbocharge UK defence industry and drive ‘NATO-first’ approach

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/underwater-robot-could-improve-pipeline-and-cable-security 2025-06-09T08:00:01+01:00

Dstl has trialled an underwater robot which can prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines by disarming or removing threats.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/defence-secretarys-speech-on-d-day-81-anniversary 2025-06-06T19:57:09+01:00

The Defence Secretary John Healey gave the following speech at the International Commemoration at Utah Beach to mark 81 years since the D-Day Landings. This year’s event focussed on the US contribution to the Normandy campai…