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 ...
British universities have been encouraged to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant in a letter written by the ministers for Universities and Defence. Universities Minister Chris Skidmore and Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood have signed a joint letter urging Universities to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant to provide better ...
The TXA Autoinjector can prevent blood loss and has received £5 million in funding from the Defence Secretary. The TXA Autoinjector project, which allows life-saving blood clotting treatment to be administered at the push of a button, has been given a £5 million funding boost by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson to ...
Britain’s new F-35B aircraft are to depart their home station of RAF Marham in Norfolk later this year for Cyprus in their first overseas deployment. Owned and operated by the RAF, the Lightning Force is jointly manned by both the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. This deployment will allow ...