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  • RFA Fort Victoria thwarts another pirate attack

    On 30 November RFA Fort Victoria’s helicopter identified a whaler-type vessel, fully loaded with fuel and carrying what appeared to be pirates…

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

  • HMS Scott returns to the Antarctic

    HMS Scott left Plymouth early today for what will be her second deployment to the region; her aim will be to demonstrate the UK’s ongoing commitment…

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

  • Defence Minister on the importance of Defence Science and Technology

    Mr Luff was speaking on the second day of the ‘Investing in Science: Securing Future Prosperity’ conference at Chatham House in conjunction …

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

  • Royal Navy warship in first Cuba visit for 50 years

    HMS Manchester has become the first Royal Navy warship to visit Havana, Cuba, in more than 50 years.

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

  • HMS Portland returns home from Atlantic and Pacific patrols

    Friends and family welcome home HMS Portland as she returns from a successful seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea.

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

  • "A stable Sudan will help build security and prosperity in the region"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague chaired the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan on 16 November. Representing the UK, he made the following statement.

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

  • Royal Navy explodes World War Two bomb in Plymouth

    A Second World War bomb that caused disruption when it was discovered during excavation work in Plymouth city centre last week was dealt with by the Royal Navy's Devonport-based bomb disposal unit.

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

  • "Hard-headed internationalism" is the future of our foreign policy - PM

    The PM said that the coalition government's foreign policy will be one of "hard-headed internationalism" to advance Britain's national interests.

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

  • Navy commemorates 70th anniversary of Battle of Taranto

    Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Taranto, when, on 11 November 1940, for the first time in history, an enemy fleet was largely destroyed by naval aircraft launched from a ship at sea.

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

  • HMS Edinburgh returns to fleet after upgrade

    A ceremony marking HMS Edinburgh's return to the fleet after a £17.5m upgrade took place at Portsmouth Naval Base last week.

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

  • Navy team boards and destroys pirate ship

    A Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel, deployed as part of an international naval task force operating in the Somali Basin, has located, boarded and destroyed a pirate vessel found to be carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled…

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

  • UK-France Defence Co-operation Treaty announced

    A new programme of defence co-operation between the UK and France has been announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy today, Tuesday 2 November 2010.

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

  • UK–France Summit 2010 Declaration on Defence and Security Co-operation

    Declaration signed by the UK and France following the UK-France Summit 2010 in London on 2 November 2010.

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

  • HMS Ocean welcomed home after world wide deployment

    The jetty was packed with banner-waving families entertained by Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Band of Plymouth as the ship arrived. First off…

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

  • Prince William honours UK submariners

    Prince William paid a special visit to HM Naval Base Clyde yesterday to personally present awards to the sailors who maintain the UK's nuclear deterrent.

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

  • HMS Montrose aids German ship after pirate attack

    British warship HMS Montrose came to the aid of the German-owned ship MV Beluga Fortune yesterday after she had been attacked by armed pirates in the Indian Ocean.

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

  • HMS Astute returning to HM Naval Base Clyde

    HMS Astute was unable to free herself at first but refloated on the first high tide on Friday night. This was a non-nuclear incident and there…

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

  • Reports of HMS Astute grounded

    Various media outlets have reported that HMS Astute appears to have grounded off the Isle of Skye.

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

  • HMS Ocean rescues sailor in Atlantic

    HMS Ocean assisted the Italian-registered 'Grand Guinea' last week when one of the crew members was struck down with an acute case of suspected appendicitis.

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

  • HMS Ocean returns to Sierra Leone

    In 2000, HMS Ocean played a pivotal role in Operation PALLISER, mounted to provide salvation for the beleaguered Freetowners when rebel forces…

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