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  • HMS Defender joins the fleet

    The Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender has today been commissioned into the Royal Navy.

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

  • £183 million deal for new gun on Type 26 Global Combat Ship sustains 43 skilled UK jobs

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £183 million contract for a weapons system which will sit on board the Royal Navy’s new next generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UN General Assembly 74th session: UK national statement in first committee general debate

    Aidan Liddle, UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, makes national statement about UK policy on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation and future objectives.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • "This resolution is a step change. It contains some of the toughest measures the Security Council has ever taken. "

    Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2270 on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMS Argyll arrives home following major refit

    Families and loved ones gathered on the jetty at HM Naval Base Devonport to welcome the Type 23 frigate home. The refit included the replacing…

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

  • £1.3Bn contract awarded for latest attack submarine

    A £1.3 billion contract to build the latest Astute Class attack submarine for the Royal Navy has been awarded by the Ministry of Defence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Royal Marines are first to use new Sharpshooter rifle in Helmand

    The first new infantry combat rifle to be issued to troops for more than 20 years has arrived in Afghanistan and is being used by Royal Marines from 40 Commando.

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

  • 077/2012 - Star of Jubilee celebrations deploys to Gulf

    HMS Diamond, which played a starring role in Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations earlier this month, sails from Portsmouth on Wednesday (June 13) for her maiden operational deployment to the Middle East.

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

  • New Successor Submarines Named

    The first of the UK’s new nuclear deterrent submarines has been named

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • NATO statement on the collapse of the INF Treaty

    Statement by the North Atlantic Council on Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • RAF Tornados conduct strikes on Gaddafi troops at Sirte

    British aircraft yesterday mounted a long-range mission against a military facility in the Libyan city of Sebha and conducted strikes on pro-Gaddafi troops at Sirte.

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

  • Prime Minister meets Royal Marines back from Afghanistan

    Prime Minister David Cameron visited Royal Marines Commandos, who have recently returned from spearheading Operation HERRICK 14 in Afghanistan, at their base in Plymouth on Friday.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: If Russia ends up in an economic war, it will lose

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond expresses scepticism about reports of a Ukrainian ceasefire. West will increase pressure on Russia until it acts to deescalate crisis.

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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

  • A 40-year RAF career

    From World War Two and the Cold War stand-off to the Falklands, Sir Michael Beetham has been at the centre of events that have shaped the world.

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

  • RAF Tornados hit Taliban bombers

    RAF Tornado crews have recently launched strikes against Taliban bombers.

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

  • RAF strikes Gaddafi's Navy

    RAF jets participated in a major NATO strike against Colonel Gaddafi's Navy as part of the NATO-led Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR

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

  • Army assisting Libya operations with RAF

    British Army personnel are taking to the skies over Libya in RAF Sentinel aircraft, helping gather essential intelligence in support of NATO-led operations to protect civilians on the ground below.

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

  • "I repeat the United Kingdom’s call for North Korea to allow human rights actors immediate and unhindered access to assess the human rights situation"

    Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representatives to the UN, at the Security Council meeting on human rights in the DPRK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Armed Forces Minister speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference

    Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster delivered the opening address on the second day of the 2018 Land Warfare Conference at Church House in London on 20 June 2018.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government