John Healey said some had already been decommissioned in practice and confirmed retirement of some helicoptersThe defence secretary, John Healey, has announced he will scrap £500m of British navy vessels and army drones as...
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Read MoreKerry-Ann Knight hoped to pave way for Black women but said she was instead subjected to 12 years of abuseA former soldier who appeared on recruitment posters for the British army has received a settlement and an apology after...
Read MoreChina, Russia, Iran and North Korea increasingly acting together against west, according to defence review chiefBritain and its allies are facing a “deadly quartet” of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea who are...
Read MoreWe look at the facts and figures behind Labour’s defence pledge and its affordabilityKeir Starmer has announced a “triple lock” on Britain’s nuclear weapons policy as he seeks to portray Labour as the...
Read MoreThree unions say behaviour is ‘effectively tolerated’ and defence sector must be made safe for womenUK politics live – latest updatesThree civil service trade unions have written to the Ministry of Defence to...
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