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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has been talking about why the UK and US must remain partners of choice in defence.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
UK forces have now closed or handed over to Afghan forces all but 2 of their bases in Helmand province.
More than £300 million is to be invested into building the Royal Navy's next generation of nuclear submarines.
The independent commissioner whose role it is to ensure armed forces complaints are fairly and properly dealt with is to receive new powers.
Foreign and Defence ministers of the UK and Australia meet in London this week for the annual Australia-UK Ministerial (AUKMIN) meeting.
MOD is a step closer to bringing in a strategic business partner to help improve the running of the 230,000-hectare defence estate.
The nuclear reactor in HMS Vanguard is to be refuelled, the Defence Secretary has announced.
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.
Prince Harry has launched a new international sporting event called the Invictus Games.
Her Majesty The Queen will officially name the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at a ceremony in Scotland this summer.
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Carter has been appointed as the next Chief of the General Staff.
Military personnel will assist the Environment Agency in inspecting flood defences across England.
The RAF has provided high-tech surveillance equipment to capture detailed aerial pictures of the flood-hit areas of the UK.
The cost of 10 of MOD's 11 biggest equipment programmes fell by almost £50 million in the last year, according to an independent audit.
The Secretary of State for Defence has delivered a quarterly oral statement on Afghanistan to the House of Commons.
Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers will get helicopter-borne early warning systems 18 months earlier than planned, saving £22 million.
The UK and France have agreed to strengthen defence co-operation following a summit at RAF Brize Norton today.
The UK-France Summit 2014 focused on co-operation on foreign affairs, defence and security, nuclear energy and space.
The Defence Secretary has announced a £760 million investment in Merlin and Apache helicopters that will help boost the UK economy.
Details of the fourth and final set of armed forces redundancies have been announced by the Defence Secretary.
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