Policy papers published by Ministry of Defence

AUKUS Defence Ministerial Joint Statement: 30 May 2026

Ministry of Defence raising a concern policy

Women in Defence Charter

Defence Diplomacy Strategy

Agreement on Defence Export Controls

Iraq Fatality Investigations: Consolidated report into the deaths of Radhi Nama and Mousa Ali and the death of Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali

The Defence Housing Strategy 2025

Secretary of State for Defence policy statement on environment

BATUK Inquiry Written Statement

UK Defence Footprint – making defence an engine for growth

Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Making Defence an Engine for Growth

UK-Japan Defence Ministerial Meeting 2025: Joint Statement

British Sign Language 5-year plan: Ministry of Defence

British Army Challenge Set 2025

The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad

Secretary of State for Defence policy statement on health and safety

Defence Advanced Manufacturing Strategy

European Group of Five (E5) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Paris (12 March 2025) – Joint Statement

Joint Statement on Enhanced Defence Cooperation between Norway and the United Kingdom

Defence Industrial Strategy - Statement of Intent

Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan: 2024

UK-Germany Trinity House Agreement on Defence

Strategic competition in the age of AI - emerging risks and opportunities from military use of artificial intelligence

Command and Control in the Future: C2 Enablers

Command and Control in the Future: Conceptualising C2 as a Capability

Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper

AUKUS defence ministers joint statement: April 2024

Defence Support Modelling and Analysis Framework

Royal Air Force Autonomous Collaborative Platform Strategy

Integrated Procurement Model: driving pace in the delivery of military capability

Defence Drone Strategy - the UK’s approach to Defence Uncrewed Systems

Government response to the House of Lords AI in Weapon Systems Committee Report

Defence Command Paper 2023: Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world

Defence Artificial Intelligence (AI) Playbook

No defence for abuse: an action plan to tackle domestic abuse in the defence community

Command and Control in the Future: The Defence C2 Enterprise

Command and Control in the Future: Grappling with Complexity

UK-Ghana Security Dialogue Communique 2023: joint statement

The Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans

Air Operating Concept (AirOpC)

Defence Operational Energy Strategy

Defence and Security Industrial Strategy: reform of the Single Source Contract Regulations

Defence Equipment & Support Strategy

Strategy for Defence Infrastructure

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

Defence Aviation Net Zero Strategy

Agency and Agility: Incentivising people in a new era - a review of UK Armed Forces incentivisation

The Ajax Lessons Learned Review

UK Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022 to 2032

Defence Road Safety Strategy