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  • Defence Minister visits Dalgety Bay to hear concerns of local community

    Mr Robathan met with and listened to the concerns of representatives from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the local community…

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

  • MOD announces bidder shortlist for UK training estate contract

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has published details of the four bidders shortlisted for a new national contract to manage its UK training estate.

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

  • HMS Brocklesby rewarded for part in Libya mission

    HMS Brocklesby has been awarded the accolade of Britain's best minehunter for its work in the waters off Libya last year.

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

  • HMS Daring becomes first Type 45 to pass through the Suez Canal

    HMS Cumberland's ship's company received a rapturous welcome home to the UK as she returned from six-and-a-half months of operations, including high-profile roles evacuating refugees from Libya and enforcing an arms …

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

  • Defence Secretary meets New Zealand counterpart

    The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed the New Zealand Minister of Defence Dr Jonathan Coleman to the UK.

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

  • RAF snipers protect Afghan family from insurgent attack

    Snipers from the RAF Regiment used their skills and training to protect an Afghan family caught up in an attack by insurgents in Helmand province.

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

  • RNAS Culdrose to welcome Olympic Flame into UK

    In addition to being close to the start point of the Torch Relay at Land’s End, the arrival of the Flame at RNAS Culdrose acknowledges the vital…

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

  • MOD sets out plans to ensure investment in state-of-the-art defence equipment

    The Government has set out its plans to prioritise investment in Science and Technology, in order to ensure the UK's Armed Forces continue to have state-of-the-art technology, equipment and support, in a White Paper publ…

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

  • Afghan police chief helps reintroduce kites to the Helmand skies

    Youngsters in Kopak, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, were presented with the traditional symbol of Afghanistan's culture thanks to an idea from the 5 RIFLES.

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

  • Navy engineers catch Black Widow spider in Sea King

    Royal Navy aircraft engineers got a shock recently when they started maintenance on a Sea King helicopter and came across a Black Widow spider inside.

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

  • TA medics return from Afghanistan

    Territorial Army (TA) soldiers returned home at the weekend from a demanding tour in Afghanistan running the busiest trauma hospital in the world.

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

  • Armed Forces Community Covenant signed in Gateshead and Preston

    In two separate signing ceremonies local members of the Armed Forces, both past and present, together with their families, have received a public promise of support from the people of Gateshead and Preston.

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

  • Afghan police and British soldiers take on insurgents

    Troops from B Company, 1 YORKS, took the fight to the insurgents during a recent patrol with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the Nahr…

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

  • Princess Anne presents 2 LSR with Afghanistan campaign medals

    Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, has presented personnel from 2 Logistic Support Regiment (2 LSR) with campaign medals following their return from a demanding tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • RFA Fort Victoria disembarks pirates for prosecution in the Seychelles

    A group of suspected pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles.

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

  • Duchess of Cornwall presents medals to medics returned from Afghanistan

    The Duchess, who is Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services, presented Afghanistan medals to more than 200 men and women from all three Services at a parade on Friday at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth.

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

  • New Sea Ceptor missiles to be developed for Royal Navy

    The MOD has confirmed the development of a new Royal Navy missile defence system which will be able to intercept and destroy enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds.

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

  • Prime Minister and Afghan President sign UK-Afghanistan strategic partnership

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at Chequers, Mr Cameron's country residence, where they signed an enduring strategic partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.

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

  • UK soldiers and Afghan police launch airborne operation

    Soldiers from the Queen's Royal Hussars Battle Group and Afghan police joined forces recently to launch their first joint airborne operation in Helmand province

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

  • Locals aid Afghan and British troops in seizure of insurgent arms caches

    Troops from C Company, 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES), were on a routine patrol with Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors when they were…

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