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๐The UK and 12 partner nations stand as one to support Ukraine in the training of recruits.
๐คOperation Interflex, based in the UK, has trained over 34,000 Ukrainian recruits with the help of our partners.
#StandWithUkraine
The illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is continuing.
The map below is the latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine โ 12 April 2024.
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The cutting-edge DragonFire laser will be installed on Royal Navy warships from 2027.
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New way of shooting down drones and missiles.
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Costs around ยฃ10 per shot
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New procurement reforms mean it will be operational five years earlier
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Earlier this year two minehunter ships were transferred from the Royal Navy to Ukraineโs Navy.
Now named Cherkasy and Chernihiv, the two ships arrived in Portsmouth today ahead of a series of multi-national naval exercises.
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The Kremlinโs war continues to have a profound effect on Russia domestically, including in the provision of healthcare.
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๐ฌ๐ง is supporting international efforts to ensure more aid can reach Gaza by sea, with @rfacardiganbay sailing to the eastern Mediterranean to assist.
HMS Diamond provided an escort through the Red Sea, where she remains to defend against Houthi attacks on civilian shipping.
The UK continues to urgently deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, taking part in the largest international airdrop of aid yesterday.
Today, a further Royal Air Force flight airdropped 11 tonnes of aid, bringing the total amount of ๐ฌ๐ง aid delivered by air so far to 64 tonnes.
The importance of NATO and the ๐ฌ๐งโs role within it has never been greater.
Yesterday in London, Defence Minister James Cartlidge MP ๐ฌ๐ง ๐บ๐ฆ and #NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana met to discuss:
๐Multi-nation Procurement
๐Integrated Missile Defence
๐Support for Ukraine
The Armed Forces canโt and wonโt be intimidated.
Those inside Ministry of Defence ๐ฌ๐ง stand up to dictators & terrorists every day - patriots, many of whom put their lives at risk to protect us all.
Those targeting us today are the opposite, cowardly criminals who Iโm glad to see arrested.
๐ Kyiv
With Department for Business and Trade and 30 UK defence companies, weโve concluded the largest ๐ฌ๐ง trade mission to ๐บ๐ฆ to date, signing a significant defence partnership to help Ukraine push back against Russian aggression.
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Ukrainian surgeons have worked with UK military surgeons to ensure better outcomes for casualties.
Defence Medical Services and The Royal College of Surgeons of England invited ๐บ๐ฆ surgeons to attend a medical training course. They gained insight into ๐ฌ๐ง training & shared their combat surgery expertise.
#StandWithUkraine
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine โ 10 April 2024.
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Today, the Royal Air Force participated in the largest international airdrop of aid into Gaza since the conflict began.
The UK has dropped over 53 tonnes of aid into Gaza, as we ramp up deliveries by land, sea and air.
A ยฃ10 million investment in new snowmobiles for the @royalnavy will see the Royal Marines able to strike faster and further across the Arctic snow, using up to 159 new Lynx Brutal Over Snow Reconnaissance Vehicles.
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#DeliveringDefence
๐ฌ If we as a country, and our allies, are to compete in the future... we have no choice but to reform procurement.
Defence Minister James Cartlidge MP ๐ฌ๐ง ๐บ๐ฆ spoke to industry partners on the launch day of the new defence Integrated Procurement Model.
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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine โ 09 April 2024.
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