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  • Actions to counter ISIL

    The UK government sets out the actions it is taking to counter ISIL (also referred to as ISIS).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Annual Chief of the Defence Staff’s Royal United Services Institute Lecture 2014

    Speech by General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of the Defence Staff.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Armed Forces Minister meets troops deploying to Sierra Leone

    Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Francois, has visited personnel from Headquarters 11 Infantry Brigade ahead of their deployment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan

    Michael Fallon expresses solidarity with Pakistan during visit of Army Chief.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Military recognised in Stonewall’s top 100

    The Royal Navy, British Army and the RAF have all been recognised as top employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff, Stonewall announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD publishes equipment plan and welcomes NAO report

    The MOD has published its third annual update to the defence equipment plan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Air Traffic Management 3000 Series update delayed until February

    The introduction of the new Air Traffic Management (ATM) 3000 Series is delayed until 4 February 2015.

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  • US announces first F-35 in Europe to be based in the UK

    RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk will become home to the first 2 US F-35 fighter jet squadrons in Europe.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Babcock awarded £900 million army vehicle contract

    The Ministry of Defence has awarded Babcock International a £900 million 10-year contract for the maintenance of the army’s land vehicles.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Securing operational superiority through defence innovation: a UK perspective

    Speech by Mr Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Year Honours for service personnel and defence civilians 2015

    125 UK service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the annual New Year Honours List.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First British Reservists leave for Sierra Leone

    This morning the first UK reserves and 100 regulars departed for Sierra Leone where they will help to tackle the Ebola outbreak.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Review into women in ground combat roles published

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has today announced his hope to open up ground close combat roles to women in 2016.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Secretary visits Faslane

    The Defence Secretary has visited Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde where he met the personnel based there over the festive period.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Publication of the Al-Sweady inquiry report

    Sir Thayne Forbes has published his independent report into allegations of murder and ill-treatment of detainees in Iraq in 2004.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Levene hails ‘sea change’ in defence reform

    An independent reviewer has praised the “fundamental transformation” that the Ministry of Defence has undergone in the last 4 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Support Group sold for £140 million

    The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for £140 million with Babcock International for the sale of Defence Support Group.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Army personnel home after training thousands in Sierra Leone

    Personnel from 5 Armoured Medical Regiment have returned home after successfully completing their training task in Sierra Leone.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Annual Armed Forces Covenant report published

    The Armed Forces Covenant annual report 2014 has been presented to Parliament, detailing the progress and successes of the past year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New UK Ebola centres and labs in Sierra Leone

    Five more Ebola treatment centres have been completed and handed over to the charities who will run them.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government