UK Defence

MOD spend worth almost £2 billion a year to Scotland

New figures from last week have shown Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure with industry and commerce in Scotland in 2020/21 was £1.989 billion, equivalent of £360 per person in Scotland. For the whole UK, the figure was £20.5 billion, working out at an average of £310 per person. UK Government Minister for Scotland Iain Stewart […]

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Joint Expeditionary Force Chiefs hold biannual meeting

The biannual Joint Expeditionary Force Chiefs of Defence meeting was hosted by the UK in London this week, with Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, meeting with his nine counterparts from the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The JEF Chiefs of Defence discussed current international security challenges, including Afghanistan and violent extremism, and

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