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  • Science and technology in optimising security, defence and security

    Speech delivered by Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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

  • Medics test battlefield skills in Californian desert

    In the searing heat of the Californian desert, which best mimics the conditions faced by Royal Marines in Afghanistan, medics have been putting their battlefield casualty skills to the test.

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

  • Call me Padre' - meet the Army's head chaplain

    Chaplain-General the Reverend Jonathan Woodhouse talks to Lorraine McBride about issues of faith and his role as head of the British Army Chaplaincy.

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

  • Bagger meets Type 45 for first time

    A Royal Navy airborne surveillance Sea King helicopter has worked together with a Type 45 destroyer for the first time.

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

  • 2012 Community Covenant Conference

    Swapping ideas and experiences and sharing best practice were all themes of the 2012 Armed Forces Community Covenant Conference. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • Remembrance Sunday

    Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday have been marked this year by Her Majesty's Forces in Afghanistan, on board Royal Navy ships, in Army barracks and at RAF stations across the UK and around the world.

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

  • Nick Clegg message for Remembrance Day 2012

    The Deputy Prime Minister speaks of wearing "our poppies with gratitude and with pride" in a video message to mark Remembrance Day.

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

  • 146/2012 - A fresh start for Britain’s Reserves

    Measures to overhaul Britain’s Reserve Forces, to create a fully integrated Armed Forces, were unveiled today as part of a wide-ranging consultation published by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • MOD scientists use flower power to detect toxic substances

    New research by the MOD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has found that plants could be used to detect nerve agents similar to those used in the sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subway in 1995.

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

  • Consultation launched on the future of Britain's Reserve Forces

    Measures to overhaul Britain's Reserve Forces to create a fully integrated Armed Forces were unveiled today as part of a wide-ranging consultation published by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Future Reserves 2020

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Rifles reservists train with Regular Army colleagues

    A hundred Army reservists from 6th Battalion The Rifles (6 RIFLES) recently spent two weeks in Germany training alongside their regular regimental colleagues from 5 RIFLES.

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

  • Huge section of HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves shipyard

    The largest section of future carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is now complete and on its way to join the rest of the ship.

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

  • Personnel visit Singapore for international tri-Service exercise

    A group of Service personnel has taken part in a major exercise in the Asia-Pacific run in support of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA).

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

  • 2012/11/01 - Air Power: Partnership in the 21st Century

    Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Royal United Services Institute Air Power Conference, Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster on Thursday 1 November 2012.

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

  • Army Corporal honoured at Pride of Britain Awards

    The bravery of an Army Corporal has been recognised at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards. Report by Leigh Hamilton.

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

  • Longest-serving female sailor retires from Royal Navy

    The longest-serving woman in the history of the Royal Navy has retired from active service following a 34-year career.

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

  • Helicopter masterclass for airborne medics

    Airborne medics have trained with an RAF Chinook helicopter to refresh the specialist air skills that make them unique.

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

  • Defence Secretary announces further £350m for Successor submarines

    The Defence Secretary has today announced an additional £350m worth of funding for the next stage of design work for Successor, the future generation of UK nuclear-armed submarines.

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

  • 142/2012 - Major Anglo-French exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean

    The Defence Secretary and his French counterpart today witnessed first hand a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean aimed at further developing the joint capability of the UK and French forces.

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