tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2026-05-14T08:06:25+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/defence-delivering-on-diplomacy-strategy-as-minister-visits-western-balkans-and-turkiye 2026-05-14T08:06:25+01:00

UK Defence Minister Lord Coaker visited Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo strengthening NATO partnerships and Euro-Atlantic security across the Western Balkans

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hms-spey-visits-manila-to-mark-80-years-of-uk-ph-relations 2026-05-13T03:57:15+01:00

UK Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel HMS Spey recently concluded a three-day port visit to Manila, marking a significant moment in the UK-Philippines relations.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-and-france-set-to-host-multinational-strait-of-hormuz-meeting-as-british-warship-to-pre-position-in-the-region 2026-05-11T14:32:53+01:00

UK and France to host first meeting of Defence Ministers to advance the Strait of Hormuz multinational mission. This comes as HMS Dragon, one of the UK’s most capable warships, will forward deploy to the region.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-interceptor-missiles-successfully-tested-in-the-middle-east-as-defence-minister-visits-region 2026-05-01T14:14:00+01:00

The UK military and Gulf partners will be better protected against drone attacks following the successful testing of new British-built Skyhammer interceptor missiles and launchers in Jordan.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-and-france-to-lead-multinational-strait-of-hormuz-military-planning-conference 2026-04-22T00:01:01+01:00

Military planners from over 30 nations will today (Wednesday 22 April) advance detailed planning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a two-day UK-hosted conference.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/defence-secretary-no9-speech-09-april-2026 2026-04-09T11:48:26+01:00

The Defence Secretary held a media briefing at No9 today to give an operational update on Russian activity in the Atlantic.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/gulf-air-defences-boosted-further-as-defence-secretary-visits-middle-east 2026-03-31T16:39:00+01:00

Further vital air defence support for Gulf partners has been confirmed by Defence Secretary John Healey MP as he visits the Middle East.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/raf-personnel-become-first-ever-drone-aces-during-operations-in-the-middle-east 2026-03-28T22:30:04+00:00

Crack gunners from the RAF Regiment have become ‘aces’ for the first time, having blasted Iranian drones out of the sky during operations in the Middle East, protecting British interests, partners, and personnel in the regio…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-commits-100-million-air-defence-package-for-ukraine-to-protect-cities-and-critical-infrastructure 2026-03-27T12:53:00+00:00

The UK will urgently commit an additional £100 million for air defence support to Ukraine, helping to defend the country from Russia’s relentless attacks. 

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-from-finland-the-netherlands-and-the-united-kingdom-on-joint-defence-financing-and-procurement 2026-03-17T08:00:04+00:00

Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have made a joint statement on defence financing and procurement

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-and-ireland-agree-updated-memorandum-of-understanding-on-bilateral-defence-cooperation 2026-03-13T17:23:27+00:00

The UK and Ireland will be better protected against common threats as the two nations sign a refreshed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral defence cooperation.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-convenes-jef-partners-to-disrupt-russias-shadow-fleet 2026-03-11T10:30:00+00:00

Defence Secretary and Attorney General met JEF legal representatives to address action against Russia's sanction-evading shadow fleet funding Ukraine war.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/middle-east-update-oral-statement 2026-03-09T18:32:00+00:00

Statement to update the House on the Middle East.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-minister-visits-manila-for-80th-year-of-bilateral-ties 2026-03-05T04:16:31+00:00

UK Indo-Pacific Minister Seema Malhotra visited Manila to deepen cooperation, marking 80 years of ties and advancing work on security, growth and climate.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/precision-at-pace-enables-safer-military-air-drops 2026-03-03T16:41:27+00:00

ACE developed a data gathering and analysis proof of concept for more accurate air drops that lays the groundwork for predictive modelling. 

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/australia-uk-defence-industry-dialogue-joint-statement 2026-02-23T20:48:00+00:00

On 23 February 2026, the UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP hosted the Minister for Defence Industry of Australia, the Hon. Pat Conroy MP, for the Australia–UK Defence Industry Dialogue (AUKDID).

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-submarine-arrives-in-australia-in-aukus-partnership-first 2026-02-23T14:28:00+00:00

Royal Navy submarine HMS ANSON arrives in Western Australia for maintenance with AUKUS partners.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-hands-over-modernised-rehabilitation-wards-to-ukraine-armed-forces 2026-02-16T11:22:03+00:00

UK hands over final modernised medical rehabilitation wards to Ukraine's Armed Forces under Project Renovator, following two-year Defence collaboration.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-steps-up-defence-of-arctic-and-high-north-from-rising-russian-threats 2026-02-11T00:01:00+00:00

During a visit to meet Royal Marine Commandos at Camp Viking in the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, the Defence Secretary will today confirm that the number of British troops deployed to Norway will double over three years…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-to-lead-multinational-cyber-defence-exercise-from-singapore 2026-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

The UK will lead the multinational defensive cyber exercise Defence Cyber Marvel (DCM) 2026, a multilateral cyber defence exercise conducted by the British Army Cyber Association.