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News story: Defence Minister and Prince Harry celebrate 200 year relationship with Nepal
Defence Minister Mark Lancaster, who served with the Queen’s Gurkha Engineers himself, was at a special ceremony at the Nepali Embassy in London this afternoon to celebrate the end of the 200th year of UK-Nepal relations by the Nepali calendar.
The Minister and His Royal Highness Prince Harry met Gurkha...Read More »
News story: UK troops arrive in Estonia for major NATO deployment
Soldiers from the 5th Battalion The Rifles Battlegroup (5 RIFLES), including members of an Armoured Engineer Squadron, Military Police Detachment, Artillery Group and Port Task Group, arrived at Amari airbase last night.
They were welcomed by Estonia’s Defence Minister Margus Tsahkna, having flown from RAF Brize Norton by Voyager aircraft.
The...Read More »
News story: Army's future is secure in Brecon
Sir Michael confirmed that the Brecon Infantry Battle School will remain open, providing world-class training to 3,500 infantry soldiers each year who are preparing to become future Army leaders.
During the visit he also announced that the Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh is likely to remain in its current...Read More »
News story: Accelerator face-to-face meetings: 4 April 2017 in Harwell
These 30-minute face-to-face meetings give you the opportunity to discuss your innovative research idea with Accelerator staff in private.
The Accelerator funds innovative proof-of-concept research that could lead to a cost-effective capability advantage for UK armed forces and...Read More »
News story: Defence Secretary confirms 30,000 defence jobs in South West
During the visit to Devon, Sir Michael revealed figures showing the significant contribution Defence makes to the region, with the Ministry of Defence spending billions of pounds with industry and supporting one in 70 roles or 30,000 local jobs.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said:
Creating an economy that works for...Read More »