PM thanks personnel giving up family time at Christmas on visit to RAF Lossiemouth
Rishi Sunak paid tribute to those Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force servicemen and women who will be spending the festive period on duty.
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Aircraft Treaty signed to create Tempest - the RAF's next supersonic stealth fighter
UK, Japan and Italy sign an agreement to develop the next-gen supersonic jet that is set to replace the Typhoon in Royal Air Force service
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Afghanistan UK has duty to protect ex-Afghan Special Forces operators from Taliban, says Mercer
Veterans Minister pledges to do all he can to help former SF members resettle in the UK as some are being attacked and killed by the Taliban
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Politics Full debate on LGBT+ veterans' compensation to take place next year, Govt confirms
The Government is accepting the intent behind all 49 recommendations of a review into the treatment of LGBT+ people in the military.
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Afghanistan MOD fined for personal data breach involving would-be Afghan evacuees
Details of 265 people were reported to be compromised in an email data breach weeks after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in 2021
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Army General says hard-edged decisions to be made if Army is to be most lethal in Europe
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff Lt Gen Rob Magowan tells the Commons Defence Committee that some tough choices need to be made.
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Army Defence Secretary backing beards and brands Army's current policy ridiculous
Grant Shapps calls for change, saying many armies around the world operate effectively without any prohibition on facial hair.
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Politics Military charities call on PM to honour pledge to hold debate on LGBT+ compensation
Fighting With Pride and other organisations supporting LGBT+ veterans want to see the expected debate go ahead in the Commons
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Ukraine Ukraine's first lady warns her countrymen face mortal danger if West backs down over aid
Olena Zelenska argues people in her country will be left to die if the world gets tired of providing support amid the Russian invasion
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Politics Non-state armed groups like Wagner on the rise worldwide, says thinktank
The IISS's Armed Conflict Survey found 200 million people's lives are being controlled by groups like these rather than their government
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Afghanistan Cameron pledges to investigate Afghan special forces persecuted by the Taliban
The Foreign Secretary vows to assist former British-trained operators who were left behind in Afghanistan after being denied entry to the UK
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Politics Military support for Ukraine will be matched or exceeded in 2024, says Cameron
The Foreign Secretary also says British defence companies could be doing more to help arm Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invaders
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Middle East No circumstances for UK troops on ground in Israel-Hamas conflict, says Shapps
The Defence Secretary rules out any suggestion of a deployment of British troops to Gaza, Israel or the West Bank amid the current crisis
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Politics One in three service personnel living in lowest grade service accommodation, Labour reveals
MOD data revealed by the Labour Party shows that over 25,000 members of the Armed Forces are housed in Grade 4 Single Living Accommodation
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News British military faces £17bn equipment black hole - biggest budget deficit since 2012
A report by the Government's spending watchdog found the largest cost increases were in the MOD's nuclear and naval programmes
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Middle East HMS Diamond sets sail to bolster UK's maritime presence across the Middle East
The deployment to the East of Suez follows increasing concerns over the security of strategic maritime chokepoints