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  • Foreign Secretary calls on Iran to take “urgent, concrete steps”

    Foreign Secretary comments after the E3+3 talks with Iran in Baghdad today.

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

  • UK and Libya agreement on open government

    The UK and Libya will work together to develop a modern and reliable communications infrastructure in Libya, spreading the practice of open government.

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

  • New RAF C-17 aircraft touches down in the UK

    A new C-17 transport aircraft has been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

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

  • Canadian Mounties take over Royal duties at Horse Guards

    Re-enacting a gesture made by her father, King George VI, in 1936, HM The Queen has seen fit to celebrate the Commonwealth by inviting the Royal…

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

  • Army and RAF step up training for close quarters combat

    Soldiers are relearning their urban warfare skills in a new course launched this week at Copehill Down, Salisbury Plain, while a newly built…

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

  • Qinetiq 70th anniversary dinner

    Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff at Malvern College, on Thursday 24 May 2012.

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

  • The strategic challenges of defence acquisition

    Speech by Peter Luff Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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

  • RAF personnel remember Dambusters leader

    Exactly 69 years to the day after the famous Dambusters Raid, the people of the Cornish fishing town of Porthleven, with the support of personnel…

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

  • MOD Kineton receives Freedom of Warwick

    Two-hundred soldiers from Kineton military base have marched through Warwick to celebrate being granted the Freedom of the Town.

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

  • Queen thanks Armed Forces for Jubilee Muster

    Her Majesty The Queen has written a letter of thanks to the Armed Forces for the Parade and Muster for her Diamond Jubilee.

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

  • UK and Saudi Arabia agree deal on officer and aircrew training

    The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have reached agreement for the UK to support a programme that will provide the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with cutting-edge officer and aircrew training

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses Iran and MEPP with Israeli Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman discussed regional issues, including Iran and the Middle East Peace Process, during a two-day visit to the UK.

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

  • Prime Minister's statement on G8 and NATO

    Prime Minister David Cameron delivered a statement to the House of Commons regarding G8 and NATO Summit on 23rd May 2012

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

  • Global Youth Leaders Discuss Peace, Security at NATO Summit

    As global leaders gathered in Chicago to discuss global peace and security at the 2012 NATO Summit, youth leaders from around the world were invited to join them, including Tommy Durham from the UK.

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

  • Milestones reached for women in the Royal Navy

    Commander Sarah West, aged 40, joins Type 23 frigate HMS Portland in Rosyth today, becoming the first woman in the Royal Navy’s history to be…

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

  • Video raises awareness of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

    A new animated video is being released today to raise awareness of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

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

  • Dstl hosts international Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation conference

    The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is once again hosting the international Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation (CWD) conference.

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

  • Contracts awarded for the design of future nuclear deterrent submarines

    The first Successor submarine is due to be delivered in 2028, replacing the Vanguard Class submarines which currently carry the UK’s nuclear…

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

  • Address to 15th Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference 2012

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • New national Falklands memorial unveiled

    A new national Falklands memorial was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire yesterday in the presence of hundreds of serving Armed Forces personnel and veterans.

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