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  • Female submariners make history

    Three women have become the first females to serve in the Royal Navy Submarine Service.

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

  • UK troops arrive in Estonia for training exercise

    British troops have deployed to Estonia to take part in a multinational training exercise.

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

  • Gifting of equipment to Syria

    The Foreign Secretary has updated Parliament on the gifting of non-lethal equipment to the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army.

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

  • MOD invests £36 million in new army air defence missile

    The army is a step closer to receiving a new multi-million-pound air defence missile system thanks to an investment by MOD.

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

  • Royal Navy concludes search for missing aircraft

    HMS Echo has joined HMS Tireless in standing down from the search for the signal from the black box of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

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

  • "We urge Russia to abandon the dangerous course it is pursuing and implement the Geneva agreement"

    Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

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

  • British team selection begins for Invictus Games

    Prince Harry has met with wounded, injured and sick service personnel as they begin their journey to the Invictus Games.

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

  • Croatian Defence Ministry awards UK Defence Attaché

    Lt Col Philip Osment, UK Defence Attaché to Croatia between 2010-13, presented with Certificate of Merit by Croatian Defence Minister.

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

  • D-Day 70th anniversary commemorations

    On 6 June this year the United Kingdom, along with its friends and allies, will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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

  • "The UK will continue to support security sector reform around the world"

    Statement delivered by UK Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant To the UN Security Council debate on Security Sector Reform

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

  • Captain Thomas Clarke, Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner, Corporal James Walters and Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the names of the 5 service personnel who lost their lives following the crash of a Lynx helicopter in southern Afghanistan on 26 April 2014.

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  • Restoring Mali's military pride

    French General Bruno Guibert talks about the importance of the ongoing EU Training Mission in Mali and the progress being made there.

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

  • A watchful eye on UK sea and airspace

    HMS Dragon and RAF Typhoons have been in contact with their Russian counterparts this week.

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

  • New facilities for Wildcat pilots

    A contract has been signed that will see new facilities built for helicopter pilots at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton in Somerset.

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  • UK business buoyed by £5 million Royal Navy refit

    A Plymouth-based company has been awarded a £5 million contract to overhaul the interiors of all the Royal Navy's ships and submarines.

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

  • F-35 Lightning II jet to make maiden British flight

    The combat aircraft will fly in Britain for the first time this summer at 2 airshows.

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

  • Defence in Scotland

    Armed Forces Minister has said 'UK defence is better together' during a visit to Royal Air Force air defence headquarters in Scotland.

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

  • First Bosnian female officer cadet graduates from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

    Senior Bosnian military dignitaries attended the Sovereign’s Parade at the Sandhurst Academy to witness the first Bosnian female officer cadet graduate on 11 April.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits new veterans' housing development in Scotland

    Armed forces veterans will benefit from a new £6.7 million housing development in Glasgow.

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

  • Structural Survey of Anguilla's Main Jetty by Major Andy Nixon MBE

    Report on a structural survey of the Road Bay Anguilla main jetty undertaken by the Engineer Specialists of the Army Reserve

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