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News story: Military support for snow relief
Updated: 05 MARCH UPDATE
– Military assistance in Lincolnshire, Devon, Shropshire, Hampshire, Manchester, Wiltshire and Scotland has now completed. One Chinook has been deployed to airlift supplies to areas of Cumbria on 05 March. 328 personnel and 124 4×4 vehicles have been used to assist emergency services with the snow...Read More »
News story: Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson visits Joint Forces Command
The Secretary of State travelled to Defence Intelligence at Wyton and the Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood, gaining first hand insight into these organisations, their place within JFC, and how they support the defence of the nation.
At the Pathfinder Building in Wyton, the headquarters of the...Read More »
Statement to Parliament: Armed Forces' Pay Review Body Appointments
The Secretary of State for Defence (Rt Hon. Gavin Williamson CBE MP): I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has invited Mr John Steele to continue to serve as Chair of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body for a further two-month term of office, commencing on 1...Read More »
News story: Lift-off: Satellite launched into space on RAF mission
The RAF has been working with the MOD’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and UK industry on the programme to deliver high-quality imagery and 3D video footage from space. The first satellite of its kind, the Carbonite-2 has completed its initial checks and is now supplying...Read More »
News story: Defence Secretary names new warship HMS Cardiff on St David's Day
The third to be named in the City Class of eight brand new, cutting-edge, anti-submarine warfare frigates, HMS Cardiff will provide advanced protection for the likes of the UK’s nuclear deterrent and Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, and offer an unrivalled anti-submarine warfare capability.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said:
HMS...Read More »