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  • 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

  • Philip Hammond announced as new Defence Secretary

    The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP has been announced as the new Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Study finds convincing case for new rehabilitation centre

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today that the findings of a feasibility study into the establishment of a Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre have made a convincing case for creating a new facility in the…

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

  • MOD/Industry Workshop

    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

  • Fighting mental health issues in the military

    Fearless and chatty, Staff Sergeant Vicky Charnock brims with confidence, but it wasn’t always that way. In 2009, she was diagnosed with depression…

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

  • Review into single-source military equipment contracts published

    A review of single-source military equipment contracts has found that the Government could potentially save hundreds of millions of pounds by introducing new rules for industry the MOD announced today.

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

  • Princess presents bravery award to Navy helicopter crew

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal presented the crew of HMS Chatham's Lynx helicopter with a bravery award at the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society's Skill and Gallantry Awards this week.

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

  • UK Armed Forces are Pride of Britain

    Members of the UK's Armed Forces have been honoured by the general public and celebrities this week at the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards

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

  • RAF wins culinary challenge

    The RAF Culinary Arts Team remains undefeated for a fourth consecutive year having won the Challenge Shield at last week's Exercise Joint Caterer (formally the Combined Services Culinary Challenge) that took place at San…

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

  • Defence Secretary confirms first project of concern

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has, for the first time, announced that a major ongoing defence project is considered to be underperforming and has been placed on the Projects of Concern list.

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

  • Royal Navy redundancies

    As part of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme, and following on from the Army and the RAF earlier this month, today the Royal Navy is notifying personnel selected for redundancy in Tranche 1 of the programme.

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

  • Dr Fox: Defence Budget on a firm footing

    In an interview with ModernGov magazine Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has restated his belief that Britain's Armed Forces are prepared for any eventuality.

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

  • Transforming Service family homes in Hounslow

    Service personnel and their families in Hounslow, West London are settling into newly refurbished homes delivered by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) as part of an ongoing £7.8 million upgrade project.

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

  • Assembly of new Royal Navy aircraft carriers gets underway in Fife

    The event, held at Babcock’s shipyard in Rosyth, marked the official start of the assembly of the first of the two 65,000-tonne vessels - the…

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

  • New Lead Non-Executive for Defence appointed

    Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has today announced the appointment of Mr Gerry Grimstone, the Chairman of Standard Life plc, as the new Lead Non-Executive for Defence.

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

  • Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation: annual general meeting

    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

  • 2011/09/15 - Transforming the Management of Defence

    Extracts of a speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Financial Times Annual Defence Dinner, London on Thursday 15 September 2011.

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

  • Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach appointed first Commander Joint Forces Command

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox made the announcement of the appointment today, 15 September 2011, which will see Air Marshal Peach take up post…

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

  • Navy's newest Astute Class submarine named

    The name of the Royal Navy's newest, most capable Astute Class submarine has been formally announced today - HMS Anson.

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

  • Armed Forces online mental health forum launched

    From today, Wednesday 14 September, online well-being network Big White Wall is equipped to support the mental health needs of the Armed Forces…

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