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  • Making space for ex-military personnel

    MOD continues to support the Armed Forces Covenant by making surplus estate available to small business and social enterprises.

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

  • Apprenticeships offer the way

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the single largest provider of apprenticeships in the UK.

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

  • Army top dogs in Reserves recruitment

    British Army continues to ‘lead the way’ in military innovation with the creation of a Reserve Military Working Dog Unit.

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

  • International Women’s Day 2015: Frontline Females

    Three women tell the story of a day in their life and what it’s like to be female on the frontline.

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

  • Defence Secretary announces further UK support to Ukrainian Armed Forces

    The Defence Secretary has today confirmed that the UK will provide a new package of non-lethal equipment to the Ukrainian armed forces.

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

  • Minister for reserves urges industry to support Armed Forces

    Minister for Reserves Julian Brazier urged UK industry to get behind the Armed Forces during a visit to Portsmouth Naval Base today (March 5).

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

  • Defence Secretary Discusses Regional Threats On Middle East Visit

    The Defence Secretary met ministers in Saudi Arabia and Oman to discuss regional security and international co-ordination against ISIL.

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

  • Thousands of military families helped onto the property ladder

    More than 4,000 personnel have had applications approved to buy a home of under the Forces Help to Buy scheme.

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

  • DIO provides new accommodation at Europe’s biggest residential driving school

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) will this month complete the last of 4 new accommodation blocks at the Defence School of Transport (DST) at Leconfield in east Yorkshire.

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  • Improvements to urban training on Salisbury Plain

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is investing more than £500,000 to improve facilities at Copehill Down’s Fighting in Built Areas (FIBUA) village on Salisbury Plain.

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  • MOD boosts Government target for providing land for new housing

    The Ministry of Defence has released enough land for more than 38,000 new homes, helping the Government to surpass its target

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

  • UK Defence Secretary visits Oman

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon MP visited Oman today.

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

  • Ministry of Defence announces preferred bidder for Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre

    Solent Gateway chosen as preferred bidder to manage and develop commercial potential of Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre

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

  • Harmonising airworthiness article

    Air Vice-Marshal Martin Clark, Director (Technical), MAA, reviews recent progress in harmonising military airworthiness.

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  • NGO Military Contact Group conference 2015

    Speech by Mark Francois, Minister of State for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Defence Secretary pledges to train Syrian Moderate Opposition

    In Kuwait today, the Defence Secretary met the senior military figures overseeing the international coalition’s response to the ISIL threat.

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

  • Building state-of-the-art facilities at Dstl

    The Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology cuts the turf on the next phase of building work at Porton Down.

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

  • Formation of Defence Safety Authority (DSA): what this means for the MAA

    A new organisation, the Defence Safety Authority (DSA), will be launched on 01 April 2015.

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  • Army medic receives Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service

    Corporal Ben Spittle, of the Royal Army Medical Corps Army Reserve, has been recognised in the latest Operational Awards and Honours.

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

  • Defence Secretary thanks UK military personnel tackling ISIL

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today thanked UK personnel directly involved in the fight against ISIL during a trip to RAF Akrotiri.

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