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  • Starting gun fires for Glasgow 2014 venue

    Construction work has started on the Barry Buddon Training Centre to prepare the ranges ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games.

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

  • New Defence College of Technical Training announced

    MOD has announced a £121 million contract for the first stage of work on a Defence College of Technical Training at Lyneham in Wiltshire.

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

  • Soldier receives UK's first mind-controlled robot arm

    A soldier who lost an arm while in Afghanistan has become the first person in the UK to receive a mind-controlled prosthetic limb.

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

  • Defence procurement

    Statement by Phillip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • HMS Illustrious continues Philippines aid effort

    Royal Navy amphibious helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious has nearly completed her mission in the Philippines.

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

  • Military assist UK flood relief efforts

    This weekend soldiers and airmen joined the effort to help communities affected by the recent flooding up and down the east coast of the UK.

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

  • Royal Navy flagship sails into Gibraltar

    Royal Navy flagship HMS Bulwark sailed into Gibraltar today, 6 December, on her way back to the UK.

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

  • UK support to international response in Central African Republic

    Foreign Secretary announces UK air transport assistance to France for Central African Republic.

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

  • Cadets and veterans debate at the House of Lords

    Cadets and veterans from across the UK came together last week to have their say on defence and remembrance at the House of Lords.

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

  • 'Death Railway': a soldier's story

    Soldiers from the Royal Corps of Signals attended a star-studded screening of 'The Railway Man' in London last night.

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

  • Independent report praises MOD reform

    Significant progress has been made to transform MOD into a more professional and responsible organisation, an independent report has said.

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

  • 'Game-changing' Lightning II impresses RAF pilot

    As training with the F-35 Lightning II steps up in Florida, a Royal Air Force pilot shares his impressions of the advanced stealth jet.

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

  • 42 Commando in the Philippines

    It has been a busy week for J Company of 42 Commando Royal Marines who have been part of the disaster relief effort in the Philippines.

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

  • RAF’s top female officer interviewed

    Air Vice-Marshal Elaine West, Defence's most senior female officer, is the subject of an interview on Sky News.

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

  • Lorraine Kelly launches Christmas Box appeal

    Journalist and broadcaster Lorraine Kelly today launched the uk4u Thanks! Christmas Box campaign.

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

  • HMS Illustrious in the Philippines

    Since arriving in the Philippines, HMS Illustrious and her 'floating warehouse' of emergency supplies have been a hub of activity.

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

  • RAF Hercules detachment hands over Philippines role

    The RAF C-130 Hercules detachment involved in humanitarian inter-island aid transport has handed over to the Philippines Air Force (PAF).

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

  • Handover of UK headquarters team in Afghanistan

    A new headquarters team has arrived at Joint Force Support (Afghanistan) in Camp Bastion, Helmand province.

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

  • Reserve signallers train in Cyprus

    Over 100 British Army reservists have tested their infantry skills on an exercise in Cyprus.

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

  • Flanders soil arrives in Britain

    The 'sacred soil' from cemeteries of First World War battlefields in Flanders, where many millions died, is being brought to Britain.

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