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Press release: Support deal worth £100m agreed for Puma helicopters
The deal will sustain around 25 jobs at Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd in Oxfordshire at the company’s base in Kidlington and at RAF Benson, where the front line squadrons are based and many more across the supply chain.
The support arrangement will enable planned and responsive Puma operations to take...Read More »
News story: Defence Secretary visits Appledore yard as warship competition ramps up
The Ministry of Defence announced plans to procure a new class of frigates, the Type 31e, as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy which was launched last year. The warships will be built in the UK, with a set price cap no more than £250M per frigate for...Read More »
News story: Royal Navy work with Australians on massive drug bust
Under the command of Combined Task Force (CTF)150, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Rosalie’s Royal Navy Sea King Mark 7 helicopter spotted a suspicious boat while flying over the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Oman, this week.
Australian ship HMAS Warramunga – working with Fort Rosalie as part of...Read More »
News story: Defence Secretary praises UK efforts as RAF operations against Daesh continue
In his first visit to Iraq, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson praised UK service personnel as British airstrikes continue to wipe out Daesh.
RAF aircraft flew on operations against the terrorist group every day over the Christmas period, striking terrorist compounds, trucks, mortars and pockets of fighters engaged in close quarter,...Read More »
Press release: British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson visits Kuwait
Updated: Added translation
British Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson visits Kuwait today, Wednesday 3 January 2018, for the first time since his appointment in November 2017. During his visit he called on His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh...Read More »