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MOD releases defence spending figures for 2018/19

Homeland February 3, 2020

The MOD has released figures from 2018/19 showing how defence spending contributed to public expenditure in the UK. The defence spending figures put overall 2018/2019 expenditure at £19.2billion. In Scotland, MOD expenditure rose by 4.6 per cent, making Scotland the only region to see a year-on-year increase in total expenditure since ...

Annual Armed Forces Covenant report released

Homeland January 16, 2020

The government has released the annual Armed Forces Covenant report which looks at services available to serving and former personnel. The Armed Forces Covenant report looks at how public services and the government are ensuring that serving and former personnel are not disadvantaged by their service. The 2020 report looks at ...

Space Conference will bring together defence leaders in London

Air January 14, 2020

The 2020 Space Conference in London will bring together experts from industry, academia, and government. The MOD and Air and Space Power Association have organised the Defence Space Conference, scheduled for May 20-May 21 in London. The MOD will use the conference to outline its strategy to counter threats posed to ...

Government expected to announce changes in defence spending

Homeland December 18, 2019

The newly elected government is expected to announce big changes in defence spending following criticism from aide Dominic Cummings. Following a critical blog post on defence spending by Dominic Cummings, the government is expected to make big changes to how the MOD is financed. The post, written eight months ago, challenged ...