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News story: Defence Secretary in Doha as multi-billion pound jet contract with Qatar is signed
The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah, oversaw the signing of the deal for 24 Typhoons, building on the Statement of Intent signed in September.
In addition, the agreement signed today by the Qatar and British Governments also includes a clear intention to...Read More »
News story: HRH The Prince of Wales awards MOD Apprentice of the Year 2017
His Royal Highness, a longstanding advocate of apprenticeships and getting more young people in to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subject areas, presented the awards at a ceremony which took place in MOD Main Building. His Royal Highness also announced the winner of this year’s MOD Apprentice of...Read More »
News story: Queen welcomes Royal Navy's largest ever ship into the fleet
The Queen spoke at a ceremony in Portsmouth’s naval base this morning, attended by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, Chancellor Philip Hammond and military chiefs.
In her role as the ship’s Lady Sponsor Her Majesty addressed guests before the Ship’s Commanding Officer, Captain Jerry Kyd, read...Read More »
News story: New bullet-proof material unveiled as Defence Minister visits MOD’s research hub
On her visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), she spoke with scientists who are creating a lighter, more flexible body armour for soldiers which uses a unique synthetically adjusted ceramic material that still stops bullets.
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin said:
We’ve spent millions on innovation this year,...Read More »
Press release: Business contribution to Britain's biggest warships recognised
HMS Queen Elizabeth, the nation’s future flagship and the first of Britain’s two new 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers, will be formally commissioned into the Royal Navy by Her Majesty the Queen next week (07/12).
But the construction of the 280 metre-long ship would never have been possible without the essential...Read More »