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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Navy Search and Rescue team saves newborn baby

    In atrocious weather and after three aborted landings a Royal Navy Search and Rescue crew from HMS Gannet came to the aid of a newborn baby.

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

  • Hammond - proud of Armed Forces' role in Libya

    Mr Hammond said that British forces have been hugely involved in prosecuting the campaign in Libya and that there have been over 3,000 sorties…

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

  • 'Squippers' packing a punch on Op ELLAMY

    Behind the scenes on Operation ELLAMY a small team of 'squippers' or, more correctly termed, Survival Equipment Fitters, work around the clock to ensure all the aircraft survival equipment is fit for purpose.

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

  • Royal Navy, Marines and RFA jointly capture pirate mother ship

    A dhow pirate mother ship involved in attacks on merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean has been stopped and boarded by ships from the Royal Navy operating in the Indian Ocean.

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

  • Royal Navy unveils state-of-the-art training facility

    The Royal Navy has today unveiled its new state-of-the-art warfare training facility which will ensure its next generation of sailors are among the best prepared in the world.

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

  • HMS Illustrious begins training after £40m refit

    Fresh from a £40m refit, helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious has begun two months of intensive training off the south coast of Britain.

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

  • Bulwark takes over as UK flagship

    Just two days after HMS Albion made her final entry to Plymouth for three years, and three days after she herself completed her last major training…

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

  • RAF's Sentinel relocates to Gioia del Colle

    After six months of operating from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus the RAF's Sentinel aircraft, which has been gathering vital reconnaissance imagery as part of NATO's Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, is relocating to Gioia del C…

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

  • HMS Richmond missile refit begins

    An extensive £20m refit has begun at Devonport Dockyard on the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond.

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

  • RAF charity cycle ride dedicated to Red Arrows pilot

    Cyclists from the RAF have been taking part in a coast-to-coast charity cycle ride this week dedicated to Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging who tragically lost his life this summer.

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

  • Navy divers detonate WW2 mine

    Royal Navy explosives specialists have safely blown up a rare 400-pound (180kg) Second World War German mine off the north Kent coast.

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

  • 16 Air Assault Brigade prepares for rapid reaction role

    More than 1,000 troops from the brigade are taking part in the two-week exercise which also involves land, sea and air forces from ten nations…

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