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HMS Daring will sail from Portsmouth in the New Year, after more than four years of trials, tests and training which have just concluded with eight demanding weeks off Plymouth.
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A new combat uniform for the Royal Navy is being trialled by HMS Daring while on counter-piracy operations in the Gulf.
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Ranger David Dalzell, from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, was killed on 4 February 2011 as a result of an operational accident while working at Checkpoint Ranger...
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal James Fullarton, Fusilier Simon Annis and Fusilier Louis Carter, all of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2 RRF), were killed in Afghanistan on...
Ferryside and its quay granted listed protection to recognise its significance as the inspiration behind Dame Daphne Du Maurier’s first novel ‘The Loving Spirit’
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine Steven James Birdsall from Bravo Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, on 14 June 2010, as a result of a gunshot wound...
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Rifleman Mark Turner from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 4 April 2010.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that warship HMS Daring will deploy to the Gulf as the UK’s latest contribution to the campaign against Daesh.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Serjeant Paul McAleese, of 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES), and Private Johnathon Young, of 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington's), were killed in Afghanistan...
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Matthew David Smith from the Corps of Royal Engineers was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 10 August 2012.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles speaking at Parliamentary launch of Civic Day 2013 in the House of Commons.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Rupert William Michael Bowers was killed in Afghanistan on 21 March 2012.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Lewis Hendry, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, and Private Conrad Lewis, from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 9 February...
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine Jonathan David Thomas Crookes, from 40 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 16 July 2010.
Dragon left a trail of smoke and fire off Portland as she tested her decoy flares for the first time during her intensive trials and training…
HMS Daring is on her way to assist the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan hit the country causing widespread devastation.
The Royal Navy's flagship Type 45 destroyer, HMS Daring, has successfully fired her groundbreaking new air defence missile system for the first time.
With deep regret the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Mark Hale and Rifleman Daniel Wild of 2nd Battalion The Rifles and Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Lowland Gunners) were killed in Afghanistan on...
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of Marine Darren Smith of 45 Commando Royal Marines on operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on 14 February 2009.
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