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Lowest paid military personnel to receive pay rise

Homeland July 29, 2019

The Defence Secretary has announced that the lowest-paid members of the armed forces will receive a pay rise of 6%. The Defence Secretary announced the above-inflation pay rise which will affect all the lowest-paid sailors, soldiers, and airmen and women. The 6% increase has been put in place to ensure armed ...

New rules announced to address inappropriate conduct in the armed forces

Land July 26, 2019

Penny Mordaunt has announced new rules to address the problem of inappropriate conduct in the armed forces. Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt announced the new guidelines which will implement changes in culture to fight inappropriate conduct and improve conditions for personnel. A new report found that while the vast majority of personnel ...

Ben Wallace announced as new Defence Secretary

Land July 24, 2019

Ben Wallace has been announced as the new Secretary of State for Defence, taking over the position from Penny Mordaunt. Former Army officer, Mr Wallace was commissioned into the Scots Guards at 20 years of age and served in Northern Ireland, Germany, Cyprus and Central America. He began his political career as ...

UK partners with Sweden on future combat air

Air July 23, 2019

The UK has signed an agreement with Sweden to collaborate on combat air innovation projects. Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt met with Swedish Defence Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on combat air. The MOU will allow both governments to partner on a development ...