The new Defence Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, announced the fourth Dreadnought submarine as HMS King George VI ahead of a special service at Westminster Abbey to recognise the Royal Navy’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD) over the past 50 years. Since April 1969, a Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine has patrolled every ...
Penny Mordaunt has taken over as Secretary of State for Defence following the dismissal of Gavin Williamson. Mr Williamson was sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May after allegedly leaking plans that would see Chinese telecoms company, Huawei, help to build the UK’s 5G network. He has denied the claims but Downing Street ...
The Defence Secretary has extended the veteran’s housing offer, meaning that armed forces personnel can access military accommodation a year after they leave. Current housing offer rules allow military personnel to stay in accommodation up to six months after they leave active service. This will now be extended to 12 months ...
The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has revealed that Britain’s combat air power has reached new heights whilst speaking in a brand-new hangar displaying one-hundred years of fighter jets. Speaking at RAF Marham, the Defence Secretary announced the UK now has nine F-35 Lightning jets ready to be deployed on operations around ...