Press release: Alun Cairns visits Afghanistan and praises: “incredible spirit and contribution” of Welsh soldiers
Visit marks one month to go to National Armed Forces Day in Llandudno read more
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News story: Defence Secretary praises troops about to embark on countering elephant and rhino poaching operation
Gavin Williamson has praised British Army personnel who are preparing to train park rangers in Malawi in techniques that will help them protect African elephants and for the first time, black rhinos from poachers. read more
News story: British Army’s new air defence missile blasts airborne target by Baltic Sea
A brand-new missile system at the heart of the British Army’s future air defences has completed its first successful firing trials, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. read more
News story: Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference 2018
Defence minister calls for international community to hold to account those who use chemical weapons read more
Speech: First Sea Lord speech at the RUSI Sea Power Conference
Admiral Sir Philip Jones, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, delivered the closing keynote address at the 2018 Sea Power Conference at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London on 24 May 2018. read more