The Defence Secretary has announced a further £23.8 million investment in the UK logistics hub at Duqm port, as part of a visit to Oman and Qatar to discuss shared security challenges and future collaboration. The investment in the Omani port will triple the size of...
On 18th March the Defence Secretary announced new measures to enable armed forces personnel to support public services in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s an update on the form this support has taken so far… Strengthening public services On 18...
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has discussed European and wider international security challenges with German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on her first official visit to the United Kingdom… In a meeting at Horse Guards Parade the pair discussed...
Forces Help to Buy, a government scheme to help military personnel get on the housing ladder, has been extended until the end of 2022, the Defence Secretary has announced… The Forces Help to Buy scheme has lent over £280 million to over 18,000 armed forces...
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the UK will be extending its training mission to Ukraine, Operation Orbital, by three years to March 2023… Operation Orbital was established following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia, in a demonstration...