Ministry of Defence News

The Army has become the 400th member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme for employers it was announced today, Monday 14 July 2008. The Army will now work with Stonewall to promote good working conditions for all existing and potential employees and to ensure equal treatment for those who are lesbian, Continue Reading

Demolition has begun at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire signalling the end of the road for some of the worst military family homes in the UK. The demolition work is paving the way for the construction of brand new homes for the officers and airmen who will operate and support Continue Reading

Support for the Seawolf air defence missile system, which equips Royal Navy Type 22 and Type 23 frigates, is to be radically revamped under contracts worth around £300M, Minister for Defence Equipment Support Baroness Ann Taylor announced today.

The MoD today signed contracts with industry to build the two future aircraft carriers. The contracts, worth in the region of £3 billion, were signed with the newly-formed UK maritime Joint Venture, BVT Surface Fleet, and the Aircraft Carrier Alliance onboard HMS Ark Royal, one of the Royal Navy’s existing Continue Reading

Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may sound like the stuff of science fiction films – but they are actually new defence technologies which could soon be destined for the battlefield. They were just a few of the gadgets and technologies on show at the Future Soldier event, held Continue Reading

The latest version of the Royal Navy’s Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) has been declared operational – three months earlier than planned. Used to arm submarines, the new Tomahawk Block IV missile is considerably more capable than its predecessors. It has a significantly reduced response time and can fly further, Continue Reading