Defence

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed it paused trials of new tanks amid safety and design issues (Benjamin Wright/PA)

Army paused new tank trials over speed and safety concerns

June 3, 2021

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg had talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street (Justin Tallis/PA)

Belarus ‘hijacking’ set in context of ‘more assertive’ Russia, says Nato chief

June 2, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, along with Commodore Steve Moorhouse and First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin (Leon Neal/PA)

PM tours HMS Queen Elizabeth but denies Far East deployment is ‘confrontational’

May 21, 2021

Johnny Mercer (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Johnny Mercer claims he had ‘no choice’ but to quit as veterans minister

April 20, 2021

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Johnny Mercer quits as veterans minister

April 20, 2021

The US has announced it will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11 (AP Photos/Lolita Baldor, File)

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan risks ‘losing the peace’ – Ellwood

April 14, 2021

Labour says the Government should favour British defence manufacturers over those from overseas (PA)

Protect UK jobs by favouring British defence manufacturers, Labour says

April 6, 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth will head to the Indian Ocean and East Asia later this year (LPhot Pepe Hogan/MoD)

Ex-defence chiefs united in criticism of sending aircraft carrier into East Asia

March 23, 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace made the announcement in the Commons (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Army to reduce by 10,000 troops, Defence Secretary confirms

March 22, 2021

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Probe call after arms trade firms exposed in Whitehall

November 5, 2017