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  • Prime Minister meets Army Reserve soldiers in Scotland

    David Cameron has been meeting soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland and got an insight into being an army reservist.

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

  • A watchful eye on UK sea and airspace

    HMS Dragon and RAF Typhoons have been in contact with their Russian counterparts this week.

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

  • Reserves prepare for deployment with regulars

    Army reservists from the London Regiment are to take part in the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus with their paired regular counterparts.

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

  • Work begins on defence training college

    Work has begun to transform a former RAF base into a multi-million-pound training facility for the armed forces.

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

  • Busy year for military search and rescue

    Official government figures show that search and rescue bases RNAS Culdrose, HMS Gannet and RAF Valley are the top 3 busiest in the country.

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

  • UK-France Summit: David Cameron and Francois Hollande press conference

    Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande gave a joint press conference during the UK-France Summit 2014.

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

  • Non-stop missions for Navy search and rescue

    Royal Navy Sea King helicopters braved the bad weather to rescue dozens of people over the festive season.

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

  • New Year honours for service personnel and defence civilians

    103 UK service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the annual New Year Honours List.

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

  • £35 million contract sustains RAF's precision weapon

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is investing £35 million to sustain the RAF's stockpile of Brimstone missiles.

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

  • Civil servants encouraged to join the Armed Forces Reserves

    The government has launched a new campaign to encourage civil servants to join the Reserve Forces.

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

  • Royal Navy sharpens claws for Exercise Omani Cougar

    The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are putting all their core war-fighting skills to the test as they launch into Exercise Omani Cougar.

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

  • RAF photographic competition 2013

    Stunning imagery from this year's Royal Air Force photographic competition has been unveiled.

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

  • Army photographic competition 2013 winners announced

    Corporal Jamie Peters from the Royal Logistic Corps has been given the top prize at this year's Army photographic competition.

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

  • New Scotland analysis paper on Defence

    Scotland benefits from every single pound spent on UK defence, a new Scotland analysis programme paper makes clear.

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

  • RAF space monitoring station reaches milestone

    RAF Fylingdales has reached 50 years of service in the fields of space surveillance and missile early warning operations.

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

  • Flight Lieutenant William Wales completes RAF Search and Rescue duties

    The Duke of Cambridge has completed his tour of duty with the Search and Rescue Force at RAF Valley.

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

  • Reserve soldiers train in Croatia

    Army Reserve soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have been taking part in Exercise Sava Star in Croatia.

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

  • Royal Marines launch amphibious raid on abandoned submarine base

    Royal Marines of 42 Commando have been hard at work in Albania training in amphibious assault at a former Cold War submarine base.

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

  • HMS Westminster tests sub-hunting skills

    A Royal Navy warship deployed in the Mediterranean has been testing her skills in an anti-submarine warfare exercise with the Italian Navy.

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

  • HMS Dragon proves versatile in the Gulf

    In the space of just 7 days Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon has hosted 4 different types of aircraft during her ongoing operations in the Gulf.

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