Defence cooperation between the UK and France has been strengthened
following agreements signed at the Farnborough Air Show yesterday. Philip Hammond and Jean-Yves Le Drian agreed to bolster cooperation relating to the acquisition... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Defence rehabilitation services are to be given a £300 million upgrade
in a move that will see the world-class medical services currently
delivered at Headley Court move to a new purpose-built location at... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The first of the RAF’s
fourteen new Chinook helicopters have been unveiled by the Defence
Secretary, Philip Hammond, following its entry into service on time.
During a visit to RAF Odiham, the home of the Chinook force, Philip
Hammond also announced a new £115 million agreement... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
This morning, a RAF C-130 left to join the search and rescue effort for
the missing British yachtsmen. The UK is providing military assistance
in the search for the 4 British sailors who went missing... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Nigerian government have taken up the UKs offer to send a RAF
Sentinel to help in the search for the abducted school girls. The 5
(Army Cooperation) Squadron aircraft, which has a suite of
intelligence-gathering and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has delivered a speech at the Reform
Annual Dinner in London. During his speech, Mr Hammond looked back on
where MoD was four years ago and the efforts that have been made to
transform Defence into a ‘disciplined department with a clear sense
of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond has visited
RAF deployed to Lithuania as part of the NATO Baltic air policing
mission. The detachment of 4 Typhoon multi-role fighter aircraft arrived
at Siauliai Air Base on 28 April, ahead of a 4-month deployment... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Defence Secretary
Philip Hammond has announced that the next deployment of UK armed forces
to Afghanistan is due to take place in Jun14. This week saw the UK’s
military headquarters in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
At the weekend, Philip Hammond appeared on ‘The Andrew Marr Show’, where
he answered questions from the former BBC political editor on Britain’s
military capability, Afghanistan and Nato... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The MoD is a step closer to bringing in a strategic business partner to
help improve the running of the 230,000-hectare defence estate. The
Ministry of Defence has announced Capita, working in conjunction with
URS and PA Consulting, as its preferred... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed the appointment of
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Carter as the next Chief of the General
Staff, the professional head of the British Army. Lieutenant General
Carter will succeed... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Service personnel will assist the Environment Agency in inspecting flood
defences across England. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced
that more than 200 personnel from the RAF, Royal Navy and Army and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
These past few weeks have seen heavy rainfall and widespread flooding
cause major disruption across the UK, and as the wet weather is set to
continue, more than 2,000 military personnel have been called on to
provide flood relief. Personnel from the Royal Air Force... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Philip Hammond made the latest quarterly statement on Afghanistan at the
House of Commons. The Secretary of State started his statement by
paying tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the men and women of our
armed... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The UK and France have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation
following a Summit at RAF Brize Norton today. A communiqué signed b y
the Prime Minister David Cameron and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A RAF C-17 containing emergency blast wall protection for the UN Mission
in South Sudan has today been deployed to Juba. Her Majesty’s
Government today announced that the UK is providing airlift support to
the UN Mission in South Sudan in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Details of the fourth and final set of armed forces redundancies have
been announced by the Defence Secretary. It includes 70 medical
personnel from the RAF. The report from the MoD stated: 'The
restructuring of the armed forces is a... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The MoD has, for the first time, opened the doors to its Unmanned Aerial
Systems (UAS) control centre, based in the UK. Pictures and footage
released show the hi-tech operations room at RAF Waddington where... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
We have received the following Christmas messages to all service
families from the the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for
Defence. Over the Christmas period everyone... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Joint Cyber Reserve Unit set up to protect the UK against cyber
attack is looking at its recruiting policy and Defence Secretary, Philip
Hammond, is not prepared to rule out the use of convicted 'hackers'
to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
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