The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that only four to seven per cent of people who apply to join the UK’s Armed Forces Reserves successfully become untrained entrants, with the Army recording the lowest conversion rate.

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Since July 2024 the MoD has awarded 4,130 defence contracts, with 89% going to UK-based companies, though overseas firms are winning fewer but higher-value deals on average.

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Mohammed Zahir Khan, aged 48, made numerous online posts expressing support for a proscribed organisation after his release from prison in December 2024.

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The UK’s terrorism threat level has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is now considered highly likely the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing has confirmed.

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Abdullah Sabah Albadri, aged 34 and of no fixed abode, attempted to gain entry to the diplomatic premises in Kensington on 28 April last year.

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Scotland will host a new defence procurement summit in Glasgow this May, bringing industry, government and suppliers together as investment and supply chain opportunities expand across the sector. #DPRTE

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Scotland will host a new defence procurement summit in Glasgow this May, bringing industry, government and suppliers together as investment and supply chain opportunities expand across the sector. #DPRTE

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed it took additional security steps after removing a social media video showing a British-run military repair facility in Ukraine, following a series of parliamentary questions about the incident.

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The Council on Geostrategy has warned that the British Army is almost entirely absent from UK High North defence planning, calling for top-down political direction to bring all three services into a coherent strategy.

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The Ministry of Defence conducted a wargame exercise with five leading defence companies to test how supply chains perform under the pressures of a sustained, large-scale conflict.

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