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  • Navy Search and Rescue crew in snow rescue

    The Royal Navy's duty helicopter Search and Rescue team from HMS Gannet were called out to Ayr Golf Course last weekend to evacuate a teenage sledging casualty whose winter fun took a turn for the worse.

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

  • HMS Montrose home from anti-piracy patrols

    HMS Montrose returned home to Plymouth yesterday after a hugely successful five months away as the scourge of Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden.

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

  • Second Astute Class submarine officially named

    The 7,400 tonne vessel was named by Lady Anne Soar, wife of Admiral Sir Trevor Soar and the ceremony was attended by First Sea Lord, Admiral…

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

  • 2010/12/14 - Denmark-UK Defence Co-operation

    Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces at the Royal Denmark Defence College, Copehagen on Tuesday 14 December 2010.

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

  • Army assists Scottish communities during severe weather

    Last week the Army in Scotland assisted local communities and organisations during the severe weather conditions.

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

  • HMS Northumberland returns from anti-piracy mission

    Since deploying in April, the ship has steamed 49,624 nautical miles (91,904km), or approximately twice around the world, on anti-arms and anti…

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

  • Drug buster HMS Manchester returns home

    Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester returned home from the Caribbean today after a successful seven-month deployment in which she scored two major drug busts.

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

  • HMS Somerset welcomed home from the Gulf

    Hundreds of well-wishers welcomed the ship home at HM Naval Base Devonport. Entertainment on the jetty-side included a Royal Marines Band, a…

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

  • 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