Advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space Solutions Worldwide
  • Home
  • /
  • Defence
  • /
  • Penny Mordaunt appointed Defence Secretary

Defence

Penny Mordaunt appointed Defence Secretary

Penny Mordaunt was appointed Secretary of State for Defence yesterday, becoming the first woman to hold the position of UK Defence Secretary.


Courtesy Shutterstock

She is Minister for Women and Equalities, having been appointed to that role on 30th April 2018.

She was previously Secretary of State for International Development from November 2017 to May 2019 and was Minister of State for Department for Work and Pensions from 15th July 2016 to 9th November 2017.

Advertisement
Security & Policing Rectangle

Elected Conservative MP for Portsmouth North in 2010, in autumn 2013 she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP and she served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from May 2015 until July 2016, whilst as a Royal Navy reservist, she has worked alongside British military personnel.

Advertisement
ODU RT


 

Advertisement
Babcock LB
ASC and BAE Systems launch joint ICN Portal for NPS

Defence

ASC and BAE Systems launch joint ICN Portal for NPS

4 November 2025

Australia’s sovereign submarine partners ASC and BAE Systems today announced a new-look Industry Capability Network (ICN) Portal for Australian businesses seeking to participate in the Nuclear-powered Submarine Programme (NPS).

MoD launches Defence Housing Strategy

Defence

MoD launches Defence Housing Strategy

4 November 2025

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched its new Defence Housing Strategy, with £9 billion set to improve over 40,000 military homes.

BAE Systems and PMB to advance Australian battery tech for SSN-AUKUS

Defence

BAE Systems and PMB to advance Australian battery tech for SSN-AUKUS

4 November 2025

Australian submarine battery systems company PMB Defence Engineering has entered into a contract with BAE Systems in the UK to enable the potential integration of its nickel zinc battery technology into the design of UK and Australia's nuclear-powered submarines, known as SSN-AUKUS.

Sigma Advanced Systems acquires Nasmyth

Aerospace Defence Security

Sigma Advanced Systems acquires Nasmyth

3 November 2025

Nasmyth Group, a provider of specialist precision engineering services to the aerospace, defence and related industries, today announced its acquisition by Sigma Advanced Systems UK Ltd.

Advertisement
Security & Policing Rectangle
UK and Germany sign bridging system contract

Defence

UK and Germany sign bridging system contract

3 November 2025

British soldiers’ mobility on the battlefield will be enhanced as the UK and Germany sign a major contract for new high-tech bridging equipment, reflecting the growing defence partnership between the two countries.

Babcock and Plastometrex to advance AM in the defence supply chain

Defence

Babcock and Plastometrex to advance AM in the defence supply chain

3 November 2025

Babcock and Plastometrex are partnering to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) in the defence supply chain.

Advertisement
ODU RT