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  • Typhoon jets to get long-range strike capability

    Storm Shadow missiles are to be fitted to RAF Typhoon fast jets following a £120 million agreement signed today.

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

  • New multi-million-pound missiles secure 300 UK jobs

    The Royal Navy's new Wildcat helicopters are to be fitted with £90 million missiles thanks to a contract that will sustain 300 UK jobs.

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

  • UK and France strengthen defence co-operation

    Defence co-operation between the UK and France has been strengthened following agreements signed at the Farnborough Air Show today, 15 July.

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

  • RAF Voyager aircraft arrive on schedule

    Voyager flies into Farnborough for the International Air Show as MOD confirms all 9 aircraft have now been delivered to the RAF.

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

  • Navy's sub-hunting helicopters enter service early

    The UK's next generation of submarine-hunting Merlin helicopters have entered service with the Royal Navy 4 months earlier than planned.

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

  • New RAF Reapers take to the skies

    Five more RAF Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft have begun supporting operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth is named

    History was made as Her Majesty The Queen officially named the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier on Friday 4 July.

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

  • Industry leaders gather to celebrate Royal Navy's new carrier

    The Defence Secretary has thanked the defence industry for their help in building the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier.

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

  • Army and industry join together at military vehicle event

    Equipment used by the British Army is being showcased at the UK's biggest military vehicle exhibition.

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

  • Destroyer deal boosts jobs in Portsmouth

    A £70 million contract to support the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers will secure more than 100 engineering jobs.

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

  • £48 million jobs boost for Belfast

    More than 60 jobs will be protected thanks to a multi-million-pound contract to produce a new missile for Royal Navy attack helicopters.

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

  • RAF flying high in new Chinook helicopters

    The first of 14 new RAF Chinook helicopters has been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary following their entry into service on time.

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

  • £111 million of work buoys UK's boat support industry

    The Ministry of Defence has awarded millions of pounds worth of new contracts to maintain its fleet of small boats.

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

  • MOD announces trading entity chair

    Top UK business leader Paul Skinner has been named as the new chair of Defence Equipment and Support.

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

  • RAF's new surveillance aircraft takes to the skies

    A Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft has been flown in UK airspace by an RAF aircrew for the first time.

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

  • UK joins new space partnership

    The UK has joined forces with Australia, Canada and the US to share expertise and resources dedicated to space operations.

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

  • Artful enters the water

    Britain's third £1 billion Astute Class nuclear submarine, Artful, was lowered into the water at Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday, 17 May.

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

  • RAF Tornado contract secures 600 UK jobs

    A £125 million MOD contract to maintain, repair and upgrade the RAF's Tornado fast jets has secured more than 600 British engineering jobs.

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

  • MOD invests £36 million in new army air defence missile

    The army is a step closer to receiving a new multi-million-pound air defence missile system thanks to an investment by MOD.

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

  • Communications contract secures 140 jobs in Wales

    More than a hundred jobs in south Wales are being sustained by a £364 million investment in military communications.

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