Belfast firm secures £98-million air defence missile contract

A £98.4 million contract, supporting 119 jobs, has been extended to maintain Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) for the British Army and Royal Marines.




Ben Wallace, Defence Secretary letter to the AFPRB Chair Pay Round 2021 to 2022

Letter from the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defence, to Mr Peter Maddison QPM, Chair of Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body regarding Pay Round 2021 to 2022.




Defence Secretary opens £70-million British Army facility in Kenya

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered a new headquarters and training facility at Laikipia Air Base East in Kenya.




£180m Army vehicle contract protects 700 Glasgow jobs

A £180 million contract to deliver cutting edge threat detection technology for the British Army’s new Boxer vehicles will support hundreds of jobs in Scotland, it is announced today.




UK renews commitment to NATO missions

The UK will expand its contribution to NATO Mission Iraq, following the Alliance’s decision to scale up the crucial mission at this week’s NATO Defence Ministerial.