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  • UK troops arrive in Estonia for training exercise

    British troops have deployed to Estonia to take part in a multinational training exercise.

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

  • RAF Tornado contract secures 600 UK jobs

    A £125 million MOD contract to maintain, repair and upgrade the RAF's Tornado fast jets has secured more than 600 British engineering jobs.

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

  • MOD invests £36 million in new army air defence missile

    The army is a step closer to receiving a new multi-million-pound air defence missile system thanks to an investment by MOD.

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

  • Communications contract secures 140 jobs in Wales

    More than a hundred jobs in south Wales are being sustained by a £364 million investment in military communications.

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

  • Shaping the future of the UK space sector

    Government response to the space growth action plan and launch of the national space security policy.

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

  • Royal Navy concludes search for missing aircraft

    HMS Echo has joined HMS Tireless in standing down from the search for the signal from the black box of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

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

  • British team selection begins for Invictus Games

    Prince Harry has met with wounded, injured and sick service personnel as they begin their journey to the Invictus Games.

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

  • D-Day 70th anniversary commemorations

    On 6 June this year the United Kingdom, along with its friends and allies, will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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

  • Captain Thomas Clarke, Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner, Corporal James Walters and Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the names of the 5 service personnel who lost their lives following the crash of a Lynx helicopter in southern Afghanistan on 26 April 2014.

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  • Scottish independence referendum: Our place in the world

    Scottish Secretary says being part of the UK gives us a bigger role on the world stage.

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

  • RAF deploys Typhoon jets to bolster Nato air policing mission

    Four Royal Air Force Typhoons have deployed today to take part in the Nato Baltic air policing mission over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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

  • British forces help make record drug bust at sea

    Over 1,000 kilos of heroin have been seized in a Royal Navy-led multinational maritime forces and counter-terrorism operation.

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

  • Restoring Mali's military pride

    French General Bruno Guibert talks about the importance of the ongoing EU Training Mission in Mali and the progress being made there.

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

  • A watchful eye on UK sea and airspace

    HMS Dragon and RAF Typhoons have been in contact with their Russian counterparts this week.

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

  • Flood protection restored to 115,000 homes

    350 damaged flood risk management assets already repaired following winter flood and storm damage restoring protection to 115,000 properties

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

  • UK business buoyed by £5 million Royal Navy refit

    A Plymouth-based company has been awarded a £5 million contract to overhaul the interiors of all the Royal Navy's ships and submarines.

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

  • F-35 Lightning II jet to make maiden British flight

    The combat aircraft will fly in Britain for the first time this summer at 2 airshows.

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

  • Royal Navy tests remote-controlled minehunter

    A remote-controlled boat that can search for, hunt and destroy mines is being tested by a specialist Royal Navy unit.

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

  • Defence in Scotland

    Armed Forces Minister has said 'UK defence is better together' during a visit to Royal Air Force air defence headquarters in Scotland.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits new veterans' housing development in Scotland

    Armed forces veterans will benefit from a new £6.7 million housing development in Glasgow.

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