A new defence centre built with UK expertise opens today in Poland, strengthening the country’s air defences and reinforcing NATO’s eastern flank against Russian aggression.

UK Armed Forces have deployed to the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen alongside Norwegian and US allies, in a demonstration of NATO’s enhanced capability to operate jointly in the High North.

RFA Resurgent’s keel laying ceremony took place at Navantia UK’s Appledore shipyard today, as her sister ships’ names, RFA Reliant and RFA Resourceful, were revealed during the ceremony.

More people joined the Regular Armed Forces than left for the fourth consecutive quarter, the longest such run since 2021.

The NATO submarine rescue system tests global RAF airlift capability in major exercise, keeping UK, France and Norway crews emergency ready.

A MOD-backed UK start-up has developed the UK’s first foot-launched military paraglider, which can take off with no runway, helicopter or drop aircraft required.

HMS Bulwark is to be sold to the Brazilian Navy, ending more than two decades of service with the Royal Navy, as UK focus turns to the future of amphibious assault ships.  

Billions of pounds of investment is supporting skilled jobs and driving modernisation of the UK’s maritime forces, as the Defence Secretary saw firsthand during his visit to HMNB Devonport. 

Dan Rodenhurst has been appointed as the new Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), leading all of the MOD’s digital and data teams.