A UK-led maritime force has completed the first phase of Baltic deployment as part of Danex. British Royal Marines and their Dutch counterparts waged a battle around the towns of Esbjerg and Varde in western Denmark, taking on Danish troops during the first phase of Baltic deployment. The focus of the ...
Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster visited Washington DC to discuss the USA and UK partnership ahead of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. During the visit, armed forces minister Mr Lancaster met with his counterparts the secretaries of each of the US Services, Secretary for the Air Force Dr Heather Wilson, Secretary ...
Jeremy Hunt encouraged collaborating with NATO in order to strengthen cyber defence in a speech at the National cyber Security Centre. The foreign secretary emphasised the growing need for cyber defence in the face of attacks from authoritarian regimes. He noted the threat of the Russian government targeting information systems to ...
The RAF has joined with eight other countries in Sweden to begin Exercise Arctic Challenge and train together. Exercise Arctic Challenge is one of Europe’s largest air force exercises with 140 aircraft and 4000 troops supported by NATO assets, coming together from 22 May – 4 June to test their ...