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  • Afghanistan experience

    Operational lessons learnt in Afghanistan have made the British Army a more effective fighting force.

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

  • British forces achieve base closure milestone in Afghanistan

    UK forces have now closed or handed over to Afghan forces all but 2 of their bases in Helmand province.

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

  • Defence minister visits British forces in Cyprus

    Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois has made his first visit to British Forces Cyprus and the Sovereign Base Areas.

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

  • First World War trenches uncovered at Ballykinler

    A series of First World War practice trenches have been uncovered at Ballykinler Training Centre in Northern Ireland.

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

  • £300 million investment for UK submarine industry

    More than £300 million is to be invested into building the Royal Navy's next generation of nuclear submarines.

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

  • Detecting explosives and chemicals with infrared technology

    The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is collaborating with industry and academia to develop an infrared detector capability.

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

  • First Service Complaints Ombudsman to be created

    The independent commissioner whose role it is to ensure armed forces complaints are fairly and properly dealt with is to receive new powers.

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

  • Royal Navy warship welcomed home from operations

    Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose was given a rapturous welcome when she returned home to Plymouth yesterday, 12 March.

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

  • £20 million contract for new Royal Navy ships

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £20 million contract to buy parts for the Royal Navy's 3 new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

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

  • Royal Air Force reserves return to Wales

    The Royal Air Force is reforming an auxiliary squadron in Wales, 57 years after its disbandment.

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

  • Storms unearth 19th century remains on MOD island

    Storms and flooding have revealed human remains thought to date from the 19th century on a disused MOD island in Portsmouth Harbour.

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

  • UK and Australian Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting

    Foreign and Defence ministers of the UK and Australia meet in London this week for the annual Australia-UK Ministerial (AUKMIN) meeting.

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

  • Women in the Forces

    In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, meet a female reservist who has seen service in Afghanistan.

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

  • Royal Marines kick-start charity abseil

    Celebrities, fundraisers and Royal Marines have been taking part in an exhilarating abseil down the BT Tower.

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

  • MOD announces preferred private sector bidder to join DIO

    MOD is a step closer to bringing in a strategic business partner to help improve the running of the 230,000-hectare defence estate.

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

  • Apprenticeship opportunities at leading defence firm

    Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois has learned about the opportunities available to apprentices at defence equipment company MBDA.

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

  • Reserves prepare for deployment with regulars

    Army reservists from the London Regiment are to take part in the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus with their paired regular counterparts.

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

  • Home Front legacy project

    Armed forces volunteers have been delving deeper into the recently discovered remains of a First World War practice battlefield.

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

  • Sapper Adam Moralee has died in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Sapper Adam Moralee, from 32 Engineer Regiment, on Wednesday 5 March in Camp Bastion.

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  • Nuclear submarines

    The nuclear reactor in HMS Vanguard is to be refuelled, the Defence Secretary has announced.

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