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Ministry of Defence recognise LGBT Veterans in milestone ceremony to help right the wrongs of the past
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Defence Ministers present Etherton Ribbon to LGBT Veterans at symbolic ceremony.
![Defence Ministers John Healey MP and Alistair Carns OBE MC MP presenting the Etherton Ribbon to LGBT Veterans.](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e06379865c0eef0bc42dd6/s712_Defence_Ministers_John_Healey_MP_and_Alistair_Carns_OBE_MC_MP_presenting_the_Etherton_Ribbon_to_LGBT_Veterans.jpg)
The UK has trained more than 45,000 Ukrainian recruits since Putin began his illegal full-scale invasion in 2022.
![Ukrainian recruits receive training under Operation Interflex](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66deb202e87ad2f1218265d5/s465_Ukrainian_recruits_receive_training_under_Operation_Interflex.jpg)
UK to provide £162 million package of air defence missiles for Ukraine as Defence Secretary meets international partners
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UK to supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) through £162 million contract to boost Ukraine’s air defences.
![The type of missile that has been supplied to Ukraine](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66dac370293afcbf8a811185/s465_The_type_of_missile_that_has_been_supplied_to_Ukraine.jpg)
New Government pledges the ‘triple lock’ on the nuclear deterrent will safeguard Britain and NATO for “generations to come”, as Defence Secretary John Healey joined Royal Navy submariners on the UK’s nuclear deterrent returning home from at-sea patrol.
![Defence Secretary backs Britain's nuclear deterrent for generations to come as he joins returning submarine patrol](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d81f679084b18b95709fa0/s465_Defence_Secretary_backs_Britain_s_nuclear_deterrent_for_generations_to_come_as_he_joins_returning_submarine_patrol.jpg)
Defence Secretary welcomes Ukrainian counterpart to UK and confirms £1bn milestone in UK-administered fund
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The milestone comes as the International Fund for Ukraine’s largest support package will start delivering this year
![Defence Secretary John Healey met Ukrainian Defence Minister, Rustem Umerov, in London today](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d7014f6eb664e57141dba4/s465__DDC-OFFICIAL_20240903-369119.jpg)
A new test facility, one of the largest in Europe, will help military kit to be better protected from attempts to jam GPS devices.
![Aircraft inside current anti-jamming facility.](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66c5c76f81850effa1b18e04/s465_Military__silent_hangar__to_help_protect_against_foreign_GPS_jamming.jpg)
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