Ministry of Defence

Britain to send record military aid to Kyiv to help Ukraine keep the lights on

World
Emily Foster

Before travelling to Poland on Tuesday, he warned that Vladimir Putin “will not stop at the Polish border” if he wins the ...

Ukrainian soldiers trained in UK given free cigarettes under MoD deal

U.K.
William Turner

Ukrainian soldiers trained in the UK were given free cigarettes under a deal brokered by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), despite the ...

The wrong defence debate

U.K.
William Turner

Sir Keir Starmer has stated that he will aim to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP should his party ...

Johnny Mercer faces threat of jail over refusal to name soldiers in Afghan Inquiry

U.K.
William Turner

Mr Mercer said in his written statement: “I understood this to mean that he had been asked to carry an extra weapon ...

Army wives force MoD about-turn over housing

World
Emily Foster

In January, the chairman of the Nato military committee warned of war with Russia within 20 years, and British forces are currently ...

Army at risk of becoming ‘static land force’, chief tells generals

World
Emily Foster

Maj Gen Julian Thompson, who commanded Three Commando Brigade in the Falklands, said: “He is right to warn that we might soon ...

British nuclear missile ‘misfires and crashes into ocean’

U.K.
William Turner

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key were both on board the submarine during the test, according ...

Minister defends military’s ‘woke’ policies, as he says Armed Forces must reflect society

U.K.
William Turner

A government minister has defended the military’s “woke” policies, as he said the Armed Forces must reflect today’s society. Andrew Murrison, the ...

General behind plan to relax Army security checks says force is ‘too hierarchical’

U.K.
William Turner

Last year she told the Centre for Army Leadership podcast her vision for a less hierarchical force. “Just because we have a ...

Keir Starmer attacks Donald Trump’s ‘bad faith’ Nato criticism

World
Emily Foster

He also condemned the Conservatives’ “degradation of the UK’s Armed Forces” after a Commons defence committee report concluded that the Armed Forces ...