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  • HMS Pembroke back in action after Fife refit

    HMS Pembroke is back with the Royal Navy ahead of schedule and ready for action after a successful 42-week, £8-million refit at Babcock바카라 사이트™s Rosyth dockyard in Fife.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £100-million boost for cutting-edge Protector aircraft

    The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth approximately £100-million to test the performance of the UK바카라 사이트™s ground-breaking Protector aircraft.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Italy partners with the UK on Tempest

    Sir Simon Bollom, CEO of Defence Equipment & Support, and Lieutenant General Nicolò Falsaperna, Italian Secretary General of Defence, have signed a Statement of Intent to partner on Tempest in their roles as National Arm바카라 사이트¦

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • DE&S and British Army launch the Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) 20 experimentation project

    The latest in the AWE series will engage with all suppliers to explore emerging technology in Agile Command, Control and Communication.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New high-tech Army reconaissance vehicles built in Merthyr Tydfil

    Minister Kevin Foster MP to visit General Dynamics, responsible for assembling and testing the AJAX vehicle.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK and Norway Reinforce North Atlantic Security

    The UK and Norway reinforced their commitment to joint anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic at RAF Lossiemouth today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • First steel cut for HMS Cardiff

    The first steel has been cut for HMS Cardiff, the second ship in the Royal Navy바카라 사이트™s next generation of Type 26 anti-submarine frigates.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £350-million Typhoon engine support contract

    The MOD has signed a contract worth almost £350-million to support the engines that power the UK바카라 사이트™s fleet of Typhoon fighter jets.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • MOD announces new DE&S Chair

    Mark Russell CBE has been named as the new Chair of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £85-million contract to boost Type-23 capabilities

    The Ministry of Defence has signed an £85-million contract with Rolls-Royce to maintain the engines of the Royal Navy바카라 사이트™s Type-23 frigate fleet.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Coventry company wins £63-million Army vehicle support contract

    The MOD has awarded a contract worth more than £60-million to British industry to maintain the Army바카라 사이트™s cutting-edge fleet of armoured vehicles.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • RAF Typhoon jets trial miniature missile decoy device

    The RAF has commenced trials of a new cutting-edge missile decoy device on its Typhoon fighter jets.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK and US pilots to prepare for frontline on state-of-the-art simulators

    British pilots will be able to undertake simultaneous virtual exercises with US counterparts based across the Atlantic using new cutting-edge simulation technology.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Billion-pound investment in vital MOD testing sites

    Military equipment testing, training and evaluation sites are set to get a £1.3-billion boost, the Defence Secretary has announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Multi-billion-pound deal for early warning radar aircraft

    Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has signed a $1.98-billion deal to purchase 5 E-7 early warning radar aircraft.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK wins global F-35 support assignment worth £500-million

    The UK바카라 사이트™s role as a leading partner on the global F-35 programme has received another huge boost today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New fast jet training takes off

    The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, has opened the High-G training and test facility at RAF Cranwell today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £293-million deal for Apache fleet

    The MOD has awarded a 5 year, multi-million-pound deal to Leonardo Helicopters (UK) for the support of the existing fleet of 50 Apache attack helicopters.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New Chinook simulators ready for training

    A new, purpose built facility replicating real-life operations for Chinook helicopter crews with the very latest technology has been officially opened today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK to double F-35 fleet with 17-jet order

    The multi-million-pound contract signed will see the UK own 35 stealth jets by end of 2022 with Britain manufacturing 15% of the overall global order for 255 aircraft.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government