A new £256M contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces serving in Cyprus has been awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). The contract, which provides maintenance work, repairs, servicing, and hard facilities management to the MOD’s estate sizeable estate in Cyprus, was awarded to Mitie Defence Limited. ...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has handed over new service family accommodation (SFA) at RAF Akrotiri in a special ceremony earlier this month. The Commander British Forces Cyprus (BFC) was in attendance at the Cyprus base and was given a short tour of the site prior to the handover of the ...
James Heappey, Minister for the Armed Forces, visited troops stationed in Cyprus and the Cypriot Defence Minister during a three-day visit. James Heappey spoke with troops stationed at the Cyprus Sovereign Base Area (SBA) and Defence Minister Savvas Angelides. In discussions with Mr Angelides, the Minister for the Armed Forces reaffirmed ...
Warship HMS Duncan joined a humanitarian training exercise in Cyprus focusing on search and rescue. The type 45 destroyer joined several other countries in Cyprus for humanitarian training under Exercise Argonaut. The operation focused on search and rescue procedure and international collaboration. The annual exercise saw countries including Greece, France, and Cyprus ...