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  • RAF Typhoons fly 7,000 miles for Ex Bersama Lima

    RAF Typhoon jets have completed a 7,000-mile (11,265km) journey to take part in Exercise Bersama Lima 11, marking the 40th anniversary of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) (UK, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and A…

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

  • UN Security Council passes Resolution 2017 on counter proliferation in Libya

    FCO Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments on the unanimous vote in favour of UNSC Resolution 2017 that addresses the risks from proliferation of weapons in Libya.

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

  • Hammond – we owe troops honesty and certainty

    Philip Hammond gave his first newspaper interview as Defence Secretary on Friday, during a visit to British troops who have been involved in the Libya campaign from Italy's Gioia del Colle airfield.

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

  • Sailor Beefeater begins work at Tower of London

    Royal Navy Warrant Officer Class 1 Rob Fuller is only the second member of the Senior Service to become a Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London.

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

  • Benefits of virtual testing felt on front line

    The Information Superiority Experimentation Laboratory (ISEL) is located at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) site at Porton…

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

  • Royal town receives funds to strengthen ties with Armed Forces

    The MOD’s Community Covenant Grant Scheme, launched in August 2011, aims to strengthen the ties between the Armed Forces and the general public…

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

  • British and French navies plan major exercise for 2012

    The Royal Navy’s key deployment of 2012 - which will see the UK Response Force Task Group (UK RFTG) head to the Mediterranean - is due to join…

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

  • End of Libya operations announced by NATO

    British military assets used in operations over Libya are on their way home tonight, following today's decision by NATO to conclude the mission on Monday 31 October 2011.

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

  • The Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) AGM

    Speech by Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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

  • UK forces' contribution to Libya campaign

    With the announcement today by the United Nations Security Council to end the mandate for operations in Libya, the UK's Chief of Joint Operations (CJO), Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, has highlighted the contributions mad…

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

  • Army's Apache helicopters dominate aviation awards

    The UK’s Attack Helicopter Force (AH Force), based at Wattisham in Suffolk and part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, has picked up four awards in …

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

  • Health needs audit finds NHS supports nuclear test veterans

    An independent audit commissioned by the MOD has shown the majority of nuclear test veterans feel their health needs are being met well by the NHS.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Best of Army photography honoured at awards

    Outstanding photography from Afghanistan and Army life has been recognised at the annual Army Photographic Competition.

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

  • RAF officers make a Great Escape

    Famously portrayed in the 1963 Hollywood movie starring Steve McQueen, the re-enactment of the mass escape in 1944 took place over two weeks…

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

  • HMS Montrose departs on Atlantic deployment

    Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has set sail for a six-and-a-half month deployment to the South Atlantic to maintain a continuous presence protecting British interests.

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

  • Defence Secretary outlines vision for Defence

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond outlined his vision for Defence in a speech to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Annual Defence Industry Dinner last night.

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

  • Billion-pound upgrade to armoured vehicles announced

    David Cameron was joined by the new Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and the Head of the Army to announce that the vehicles will be fitted with…

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

  • RAF supports French Air Force memorial at York Minster

    Royal Air Force personnel from two Yorkshire air bases played a central part in the unveiling of a memorial to Second World War French airmen in York Minster yesterday, including a flypast of 16 aircraft.

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

  • Freedom of the City of Manchester for TA field hospital

    Territorial Army medics from the North West of England have received the Freedom of the City of Manchester for their life-saving work in Afghanistan.

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

  • Operations in Libya to continue as long as necessary

    Following yesterday's announcement by Libya's National Transitional Council that the country has now been fully liberated, UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said that NATO operations there will continue for as …

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