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  • RFA Fort Victoria disembarks pirates for prosecution in the Seychelles

    A group of suspected pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles.

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

  • Minister updates Parliament on outcome of Foreign Affairs Council

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has updated Parliament on the outcomes of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 23 January.

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

  • Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung killed in Afghanistan

    With sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung from the Royal Gurkha Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 27 January 2012.

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  • New airmen and women for the New Year

    A group of 68 recruits have become the newest airmen and women of the Royal Air Force this year.

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

  • A spell in the cockpit

    Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose demonstrates how 824 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) trains aircrew and engineers for the Merlin helicopter fleet.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: increasing political pressure on Colonel Gaddafi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the political situation in Libya, including the UN sanctions agreed last night while speaking to the BBC on 27 February.

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

  • HMS Protector arrives in Antarctica

    Her arrival, via Montevideo in Uruguay, coincided with the centenary of the Royal Navy’s Captain Scott reaching the South Pole. HMS Protector…

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

  • Services targeted in voter registration drive

    Thousands of members of the Armed Forces could lose their chance to vote this year if they do not fill in a voter registration form.

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

  • Partnership pays off for submarine upgrades

    Two of the Royal Navy's Trafalgar Class submarines are reaping the benefits of major upgrades to their combat systems following their latest maintenance periods.

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

  • Dstl STEPS new starter conference

    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

  • Leave the landing light on

    The deck of the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers may be the size of four football pitches and supported by the best part of 65,000 tonnes of steel but, from three miles (5km) out, when viewed through the BAE Syste…

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

  • Olympic security training continues with military aviation exercise

    Royal Air Force and Royal Navy aircraft are in operation over the skies of Yorkshire as part of a major training exercise to prepare for this year's Olympic Games.

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

  • HMS Liverpool to visit London on farewell tour

    HMS Liverpool recently returned from a seven-month deployment off Libya where she played a key role as part of NATO's task force during the conflict - she also became the first Royal Navy warship to be fired upon in 30 y…

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

  • Tank demo gives troops tactical insights

    A full-scale attack by twelve Challenger 2 tanks has been underway - not on the front line but on Salisbury Plain for the Combined Arms Demonstration Day at Copehill Down.

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

  • Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones dies in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Signaller Ian Gerard Sartorius-Jones from 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (200) on Tuesday 24 January 2012 at Forward Operating…

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  • Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations: Communique

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Philip Hammond welcomed Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith for the fourth Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN).

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

  • HMS Victory 1744 - a rare gift to Foundation

    The wreck of the historically important HMS Victory from 1744 has been gifted to the Maritime Heritage Foundation.

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

  • EU sanctions on Iran and the threat from Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz

    Foreign Secretary William Hague's response to an urgent question in Parliament on Iran.

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

  • European defence and security 2012

    Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.

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

  • Minister for Europe welcomes decision of Croatian people to join the EU

    Minister for Europe David Lidington welcomed the Croatian people's decision to join the European Union after the country's referendum on accession.

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