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  • The project will deliver facilities at Weston Mill Lake, including two new buildings, marina, jetty and slipway. One building will be a base…

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

  • One of only two Royal Naval cultural advisors, reservist Lieutenant Commander Shah Esfahani's deployment on the Cougar 11 tasking marked the first time either has been deployed in this role at sea. The mine was in exc…

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

  • The Ministry of Defence's 2nd Permanent Secretary, Jon Day, explains what some of Lord Levene's recommendations on Defence Reform will mean, and why we will see dramatic changes across UK Defence. Report by Lorraine …

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

  • A dawn patrol mission over Libya as part of NATO's commitment to protect the civilian population saw an RAF Typhoon pilot rack up his 1,000th flying hour

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

  • The Royal Air Force's E-3D Sentry AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft is a key part of the UK contribution to NATO's Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the mission to protect Libyan civilians from Colonel Gaddafi's f…

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

  • Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) at Hounslow Barracks have moved into their new bedrooms delivered by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

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

  • Amongst the personnel deployed with the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group Cougar 11 deployment, whose lead ships arrived home yesterday, were a small group of individuals from the Royal Naval Reserve.

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

  • The UK's most senior Territorial Officer visited Territorial Army units in the North East of England last week to discuss the implications for the Reserve Forces following the Future Reserves 2020 Study recently publishe…

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

  • Two formations conducted a concerted strike on a former regime barracks and ammunition depot near the town of Zlitan yesterday, as well as a…

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

  • Lieutenant Commander Al Nekrews, who led an eight-man team during the operation, said the controlled explosion created a 300-foot (91m) plume. He added:

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

  • With sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Marine James Robert Wright, 42 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in Helmand province on Friday 5 August 2011.

  • Embarked on HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s largest warship, is a surgical team drawn from across all parts of the UK. Mainly comprising Royal Navy…

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

  • The team of 12 Colchester-based Gunners, many of whom had not sailed before, took to the cold waters of the Atlantic for Exercise Atlantic Challenge…

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

  • Stepping out of the Global Express, the aircraft of choice for Russian oligarchs and international rock stars, I have more than covered the …

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

  • The National Housing Prime will start in 2013, providing repairs and maintenance to more than 49, 000 UK military homes, grounds maintenance…

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

  • British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell has opened the new Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) at MOD St Athan, South Wales.

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

  • They then had to wait until Tuesday for a safe weather window to send a diver down to the device and attach explosives.

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

  • The owner and master of a Dutch fishing vessel, caught with nets illegally adapted to catch baby fish, have been fined £51,000 after they were caught by a Royal Navy patrol ship.

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

  • The search and rescue crews of 771 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) based at Culdrose in Cornwall have had their busiest week so far this year.

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

  • Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has passed a landmark in delivering key new buildings to support Royal Navy helicopter squadrons

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