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  • UK business buoyed by £5 million Royal Navy refit

    A Plymouth-based company has been awarded a £5 million contract to overhaul the interiors of all the Royal Navy's ships and submarines.

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

  • F-35 Lightning II jet to make maiden British flight

    The combat aircraft will fly in Britain for the first time this summer at 2 airshows.

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

  • Royal Navy tests remote-controlled minehunter

    A remote-controlled boat that can search for, hunt and destroy mines is being tested by a specialist Royal Navy unit.

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

  • Defence in Scotland

    Armed Forces Minister has said 'UK defence is better together' during a visit to Royal Air Force air defence headquarters in Scotland.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits new veterans' housing development in Scotland

    Armed forces veterans will benefit from a new £6.7 million housing development in Glasgow.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits Scotland

    Philip Hammond was in Scotland today visiting Scottish veterans, and workers at Thales Optronics in Glasgow.

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

  • Why defence matters in the Scottish independence debate

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • D-Day veteran dusts off top-secret equipment

    An RAF veteran has visited Bletchley Park to see the top-secret kit he used to direct aircraft over Normandy following the D-Day landings.

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

  • Royal Navy and Scotland

    The First Sea Lord has said that the security of Scotland and the rest of the UK would be compromised if the Scottish choose independence.

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

  • HMS Echo continues hunt for missing Malaysian airliner

    The Royal Navy hi-tech survey ship is working as part of an international task force to search for signs of the missing jet.

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

  • Apache flies 50,000 hours on operations in Afghanistan

    The British Army's Apache attack helicopters, operated by the Army Air Corps, flew their 50,000th hour on operation in Afghanistan recently.

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

  • Reservists train with army rapid reaction force

    Airborne reservists have taken their place in the British Army's rapid reaction force on Exercise Joint Warrior.

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

  • Putting away the dishes

    In Afghanistan, RAF personnel have begun dismantling elements of a comprehensive communications network built up over the past decade.

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

  • Flood defences given a health check after the wettest winter on record

    Thousands of flood defences across the South East coastline have been inspected and repaired by the Environment Agency.

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

  • Naval recovery centre royal opening

    A new £23 million recovery centre for wounded, injured and sick serving military personnel, veterans and their families has been opened.

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

  • Portsmouth launches D-Day 70 events

    The Royal Navy and Portsmouth City Council have launched a programme of summer events to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

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

  • RAF foils insurgent bombers in Afghanistan

    Royal Air Force Tornado fast jets have scattered insurgents and helped to capture lethal explosives.

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

  • Honour for brave soldier

    A soldier has been honoured with a Mention in Despatches in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.

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

  • UK forces in hunt for missing Malaysian airliner

    The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force are making a valuable contribution to the Australian-led search for missing Malaysian airliner MH370.

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

  • Defence intelligence training

    Army reservists and RAF regulars have been taking part in intelligence training together for the first time.

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