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What does the General Election result mean for defence spending?

Land December 16, 2019

Now the dust has settled following the General Election, Defence Online looks at the potential impact on defence spending following the Conservative Party’s return to power. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party’s  victory last week, buoyed by the largest Tory majority since 1987, is likely to result in a ...

General Sir Nick Carter delivers RUSI defence speech

Homeland December 13, 2019

Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter delivered his annual RUSI defence speech earlier this month. In his defence speech, General Sir Nick Carter addressed the last year of defence and the sector’s needs for next year. He spoke about the supply chain and the need for a review into ...

Royal Navy participates in task group to close Westlant 19

Maritime December 9, 2019

HMS Queen Elizabeth took part in a task group exercise ahead of coming home after Westlant 19. HMS Queen Elizabeth took part in a final task to mark the end of Westlant 19. The NATO exercise began in September with Canadian-lead exercise Cutlass Fury and the Queen Elizabeth worked alongside the ...

NATO leaders reaffirm defence spend commitment

Land December 4, 2019

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to NATO, describing it as ‘rock solid’ at a meeting of the leaders of the military alliances’ 70th anniversary in London. The Prime Minister and the other leaders, including US President Trump, met for talks designed to strengthen the alliance and to ...