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  • Soldiers defuse record number of Taliban IEDs

    A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.

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

  • TV presenter inspects front line kit

    Fed up with the endless newspaper articles about how troops were being sent to war with inadequate kit, TV presenter Mike Brewer decided it was time to find out the truth. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • RAF begin training with US on intelligence aircraft

    Members of the RAF's 51 Squadron have completed their first week of training with the US Air Force on the Rivet Joint aircraft, designed for airborne intelligence-gathering.

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

  • UK troops support Afghan Police operation

    British-trained policemen in Afghanistan's Helmand province have extended their influence to a new area and detained five suspected poppy farmers in a joint operation with British troops.

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

  • Dr Fox meets his French counterpart

    Ongoing co-operation following the UK-France Summit and the mission in Afghanistan were top of the agenda during British Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox's visit to Paris today.

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

  • UK military help Helmand youngsters back to school

    Investment from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST) has seen a school in Nad 'Ali fully restored, with 600 pupils now being taught there every day.

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

  • Injured soldiers chosen for North Pole expedition

    Four soldiers, severely injured during operations in Afghanistan, have been chosen as the 'Walking With The Wounded' team that will journey, unaided, to the geographical North Pole in April this year.

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

  • Future Defence kit showcased

    Technologies which could deliver benefits to the front line of the future were shown off today by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) who have received MOD research contracts.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police show increasing ability

    British-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand province are becoming increasingly independent and professional, according to senior UK military and civilian officials speaking in London.

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

  • Busy week for Royal Navy Search and Rescue crews

    The Royal Navy duty Search and Rescue crews from HMS Gannet at Prestwick in Ayrshire have just completed a run of seven call-outs in eight days.

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

  • RAF officers prepare for North Pole expedition

    Two members of the RAF Regiment are currently preparing for an expedition that will see them ski, walk, swim and paddle their way unsupported across pack ice to the geographic North Pole.

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

  • Driving the Mastiff in Helmand

    In the past week soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment have used their Mastiff vehicles to escort veterinary teams and engineers around the dangerous Loy Adera region of Helmand province to assist the Afghan Government i…

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

  • Keeping the Apache ready to take on the Taliban

    Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army's gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take on the Taliban.

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

  • Supporting operations in Afghanistan from Cyprus

    RAF Akrotiri supports operations in Afghanistan in more ways than you might think writes Greg Taylor, an Officer Cadet with 7644 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

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

  • Gunners ready 24/7 despite progress in Helmand

    As progress in Afghanistan continues British artillery guns are firing less than on previous deployments but Gunners like Jonathan Long remain ready to support troops on the ground 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week.

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

  • Prince honours Navy man for sea rescue

    For his part in a dramatic and difficult rescue at sea, Petty Officer Airman 'Cags' Lacy was recently presented with the Queen's Gallantry Medal by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.

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

  • Military medics to get new training facilities

    Armed Forces' medics are to get new training facilities and accommodation under the latest phase of a programme to focus military medical expertise in the Midlands.

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

  • Tongan marines join RAF troops at Camp Bastion

    Troops from the Tonga Defence Force have deployed for the first time to southern Afghanistan and commenced security duties with RAF troops at Camp Bastion in Helmand province.

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

  • 2011/01/10 - Transforming Defence

    Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces at the Royal United Services Institute, London on Monday 10 January 2011.

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

  • HMS Iron Duke sets sail for the Gulf

    Crowds of families and friends waved off Portsmouth-based warship HMS Iron Duke today as she left for a six-month deployment to the Gulf.

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