Alison Stevenson has been appointed as the first Director of Overseas Bases. Since May 2015 she has been the Director Head Office in the Ministry of Defence (MOD), responsible for the financial and corporate management of the Head Office, and is also the Gender Champion for the MOD. Commander of Joint Forces ...
The Netherlands has become one of the first nations to announce their intention to sail alongside the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in her first deployment in 2021. A Dutch warship will participate in the Carrier Strike Group, which will be one of the cornerstones of NATO defence capability in the years ...
Minister for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster has bolstered the strong defence relationship between the UK and Italy on a visit to Rome. The Defence Minister highlighted how our Armed Forces’ can work closer together at a Protection of Cultural Heritage event, before further discussing future co-operation with Italian Defence partners. At ...
The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has signed a Joint Vision Statement committing the UK to building closer relations with Germany. Mr Williamson, alongside his German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen, signed the Joint Vision Statement, in a move to strengthen the UK-German relationship and increasing defence cooperation across a range of ...