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  • UK Merlins deliver aid to continue Ebola effort

    Royal Navy helicopters have delivered essential materials to Northern Sierra Leone as part of the UK’s ongoing efforts to tackle Ebola.

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

  • Set in stone - Lest we forget

    First member of the Royal Navy to receive the Victoria Cross during World War One to be remembered in Edinburgh.

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

  • Thousands of forces families put down roots

    More than £28 million has been loaned to armed forces families to enable them to buy their first homes or to move up the property ladder.

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

  • Ministry of Defence confirms future submarine basing plan

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has confirmed that two Trafalgar Class submarines will move from Devonport to Clyde.

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

  • Contract signed for first production batch of F-35B aircraft

    The Ministry of Defence has signed the contract to order 4 Lightning II combat aircraft.

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

  • British personnel leave southern Afghanistan

    UK service personnel have left southern Afghanistan after completing the most challenging military redeployment operation for a generation.

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

  • Royal Navy warship in Caribbean drugs bust

    HMS Argyll has dealt another blow to drug smugglers after seizing more than 850 kg of cocaine in a high speed midnight chase.

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

  • UK troops conduct joint exercise in Poland

    Around 1,300 UK soldiers have been honing their skills in the largest armoured deployment to Eastern Europe for 6 years.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits Canada

    During a visit to Ottawa and Halifax, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has paid tribute to the sacrifices made by Canada’s military.

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

  • €1 billion contract to develop cutting-edge radar for Typhoon

    The £800 million contract for the development of a new electronic radar system for the Eurofighter Typhoon has been signed in Scotland.

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

  • Preferred bidder to run Defence Support Group announced

    The MOD has today announced the preferred bidder for the Defence Support Group’s land business as Babcock.

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

  • Preferred candidate for Service Complaints Commissioner announced

    The Ministry of Defence today announced the Government’s preferred candidate to succeed Dr Susan Atkins.

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

  • Minister for Portsmouth accelerates deal to create 3,700 jobs

    A massive component of the Portsmouth and Southampton City Deal which will create 3,700 permanent jobs moves a step closer.

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

  • Armed Forces Minister visits military medics fighting Ebola

    Mark Francois met British military personnel in Sierra Leone who are playing a vital role in the UK’s assistance in the fight against Ebola.

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

  • Defence Secretary meets with Nordic-Baltic defence ministers

    Michael Fallon will discuss the consequences of the crisis in Ukraine and recent incursions by the Russians into European air and sea space.

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

  • Sergeant Sean Binnie, 3 SCOTS, killed in Afghanistan

    It is with deep regret that the MOD must confirm the death of Sergeant Sean Binnie from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in southern Afghanistan on Thursday 7 May 2009.

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  • Defence Secretary visits veterans’ project on Armistice Day

    Michael Fallon has visited a veterans’ accommodation project as part of Armistice Day commemoration events.

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

  • RAF Tornados leave Afghanistan for the last time

    Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s have left Afghanistan and are heading back to the UK after more than five years of operations in the country.

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

  • UK armed forces commemorate Remembrance Sunday

    From Scotland to Sierra Leone, members of the armed forces in UK and around the world came together to remember the fallen.

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

  • Ministers plant poppies at the Tower

    In a shared act of remembrance the British and French Defence Secretaries planted ceramic poppies at the Tower of London.

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