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Royal Navy tests ship-killer missile

HMS Somerset completes first firing of advanced strike weapon in arctic exercise The Royal Navy has successfully completed the first live firing of.

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Defence Jobs

£1.4bn defence cash boom

Thousands of jobs on way Britain’s defence industry is riding high after landing a £1.4 billion foreign investment jackpot – with more than.

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Defence

King approves Armed Forces Commissioner

First independent commissioner created The King has formally approved legislation establishing the UK’s first-ever independent Armed Forces Commissioner, delivering on a key Government.

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Mandelson pushes UK-US tech pact

Race against China’s tech dominance The UK’s ambassador to Washington, Lord Peter Mandelson, has warned that a new transatlantic technology partnership is vital.

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Defence Politics

Major defence skills drive

Strategy aims to boost jobs and security The Government has unveiled a landmark Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) designed to place skills and jobs.

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Defence World Affairs

UK secures warship deal

£10bn Norwegian partnership Norway has chosen the UK’s Type 26 frigates in its largest ever defence procurement, a £10 billion deal expected to.

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Defence World Affairs

UK extends Ukraine training

Operation INTERFLEX to continue Britain has confirmed its military training of Ukrainian soldiers will run through to the end of 2026, in a.

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Defence

Defence chief’s calls for confidence

Outgoing defence chief’s Washington warning Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has used his final public speech as Chief of the Defence Staff to call.

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Defence

Nuneaton bomb base opens

A state-of-the-art new home has been unveiled for the British Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists in Warwickshire, as part of a £5.1.

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UK targets Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

The UK has announced its largest sanctions package to date, targeting up to 100 oil tankers operating in Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” as.

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