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  • Message to Defence personnel

    The Defence Secretary, the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Permanent Secretary have sent a message to all Defence personnel

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Plug and play autonomous sensors

    Government and industry have been working together to lead the development of a new concept in modular autonomous sensing.

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  • Roman burials discovered during work for new defence college

    Late Roman burials have been discovered during groundwork to construct, a £250 million training facility for the armed forces at Worthy Down.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Interesting times

    General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of the Defence Staff, RUSI Christmas Speech 2015.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Dstl webinar and Q&A: Grow your business through easy routes

    These new webinars explain the benefits of Easy Access IP (EAIP) and the exciting technologies in our EAIP portfolio.

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  • More flexible compensation for veterans with cancer caused by asbestos

    Veterans with mesothelioma can now receive lump sums of £140,000, as the MOD makes its compensation arrangements fairer.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Life on board HM Ships at Christmas: 1915 vs. 2015

    From hammocks to bunk beds, letters to e-mails, one Royal Navy sailor compares Christmas at sea 100 years apart

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • £1.2 billion construction phase of military accommodation project completed

    The construction phase of a £1.2 billion project to improve the living accommodation of single service personnel has just completed after 12 years.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMS Defender joins French carrier on counter Daesh operations

    The Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has joined the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle ready to support operations against Daesh.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Understanding the moral component of conflict

    The moral component of conflict has received considerable attention and debate throughout history.

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  • Foreign Secretary welcomes independent assessment of Iran nuclear capabilities

    Philip Hammond notes significance of International Atomic Energy Agency resolution.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Macedonian Army Officer Makes History

    Lt Selma Biberovic becomes first ever Macedonian to graduate from the UK internationally renowned Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Military Aviation Authority (MAA) welcomes new Director

    The MAA is pleased to welcome Rear Admiral Paul Chivers as Director Military Aviation Authority (D MAA).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Safety Authority (DSA) annual assurance report

    The DSA annual assurance report April 2014 to March 2015 contains safety assurance statements from each regulator, including aviation.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 2016 war pensions and allowance rates

    The Ministry of Defence has announced the rates of pensions and allowances payable under the War Pensions Scheme from April 2016.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Dredging project paves way for new QEC Carriers to make their home in Portsmouth

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has today visited Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth to view the preparations to ready the city to become the base port of the brand new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers in early 2017.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Third Astute submarine formally handed over to the Royal Navy

    The third of the new Astute Class attack submarines, Artful, has officially been handed over to the Royal Navy.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary in talks with US counterpart

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon met his US counterpart Ash Carter in Washington ahead of concluding his two-day visit to the United States.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Stronger defence in a more dangerous world

    Speech by Michael Fallon, Secretary of State for Defence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • More beds completed for carrier crew

    The second phase of innovative new modular accommodation for sailors working on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier has been completed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government