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  • Mordaunt Cohen: A Jewish officer commanding African Muslims in Burma

    Lieutenant Colonel Mordaunt Cohen served in Burma with 251 West African Heavy Anti-Aircraft Unit, commanding Nigerian volunteers.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary attends historic Suez Canal expansion

    Michael Fallon has expressed the UK’s support for Egypt’s economy and our shared determination to fight terrorism as he witnessed the opening of the country’s new Suez Canal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Contracts give Royal Navy Frigates a power boost

    The MOD has awarded contracts worth £80 million to upgrade the backbone of the Royal Navy surface flotilla, the Type 23 Frigates.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Armed Forces Minister arrives in Gibraltar

    Minister for the Armed Forces Penny Mordaunt has arrived in Gibraltar on her first official visit since taking up post, where she will meet service personnel stationed in the UK overseas territory.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New contracts bring £1bn savings over 10 years to Defence

    New IT contracts for the MoD will bring savings of £1bn that will be directly reinvested in defence capability.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Strategic Defence and Security Review Public Engagement

    Work on the 2015 National Security Strategy (NSS) and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) is now under way.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK makes counter explosives training offer to Pakistan

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has today offered Pakistan a new, enhanced three-year package of counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) support.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Review of the 5000 series regulatory articles

    Review of the 5000 series regulatory articles and integration of European Military Airworthiness Requirements (EMAR) part 21.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary pays tribute to British military helping secure Afghanistan's future

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has thanked UK troops working towards a more peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan while in Kabul yesterday

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Work starts to prepare Ludgershall site for new army homes

    Demolition work is underway at the MOD’s Corunna Barracks in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, the site earmarked for 246 new army family homes.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • DIO delivers first stages of maintenance facility for new RAF transport aircraft

    Work has started on the steelwork stage of a new aircraft hangar at RAF Brize Norton, after DIO worked with a range of partners to develop the site.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary Announces Tornado Extension

    The frontline RAF Tornado squadron spearheading Britain’s air campaign against ISIL in Iraq will be maintained in service until March 2017.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • VJ Day 70: Voyage of discovery taught author all about Far East Prisoners of War

    As the nation prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day (VJ Day) on Saturday 15 August, we find out how author Tricia Walker went on a quest to learn more about her uncle, James Ernest “Erno” Taylor - a…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK Government offers support to narrow down the search for MH370

    The UK has offered expertise from Government hydrographers and oceanographers.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • VJ Day 70: The Second World War in Burma

    To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day), Dr Peter Johnston, the Collections Content Manager at the National Army Museum, explores the Burma campaign that helped to deliver victory for Britain a…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Calais COBR meeting 31 July 2015: statement

    Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency committee on the response to disruption in Dover and Coquelles.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Work to prepare for aircraft carriers well underway in Portsmouth

    Work by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to ready Portsmouth Naval Base for the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers is well underway.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • £125 Million investment in new armoured vehicles sustains 40 skilled Scottish jobs

    A £125 million contract to provide the British Army’s next generation Armoured Vehicles with a high tech sighting system will sustain 40 jobs in Scotland.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Royal Mail pledges support for Armed Forces Covenant

    Royal Mail joins over 600 companies who have publicly pledged to support the Armed Forces

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Help to secure a rental home: the MOD Tenancy Deposit Loan Scheme

    The MOD has launched a scheme that allows defence personnel to apply for a loan to meet the cost of a deposit for a rental property.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government