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Speech by Peter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The deck of the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers may be the size of four football pitches and supported by the best part of 65,000 tonnes of steel but, from three miles (5km) out, when viewed through the BAE Syste…
Royal Air Force and Royal Navy aircraft are in operation over the skies of Yorkshire as part of a major training exercise to prepare for this year's Olympic Games.
HMS Liverpool recently returned from a seven-month deployment off Libya where she played a key role as part of NATO's task force during the conflict - she also became the first Royal Navy warship to be fired upon in 30 …
A full-scale attack by twelve Challenger 2 tanks has been underway - not on the front line but on Salisbury Plain for the Combined Arms Demonstration Day at Copehill Down.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Signaller Ian Gerard Sartorius-Jones from 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (200) on Tuesday 24 January 2012 at Forward Operating…
A Royal Auxiliary Air Force airman who set up life-saving medical centres for Afghan children caught up in the conflict has been described as an inspiration and his contribution to the local communities across Helmand as imm…
Forces broadcaster Rachel Cochrane is making ready for her second tour in Afghanistan.
The wreck of the historically important HMS Victory from 1744 has been gifted to the Maritime Heritage Foundation.
Costing £130m and weighing 360 tonnes, the NATO Submarine Rescue System is one of the most sophisticated pieces of equipment in the world. For four days, 70 experts from three countries put it through its paces.
Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.
The Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron provided force protection for HMS Daring as she left the Rock at the end of her first overseas port of call as she heads east of Suez.
Thanks to a £92,000 project, the Services Sound and Vision Corporation’s (SSVC’s) Seahawk Cinema at RNAS Culdrose has joined the digital revolution…
Three soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan will always be remembered by their former school thanks to a Heroes Wall unveiled by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal last week.
Troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have been bombarded with petrol bombs and missiles during public order training in a mock village at Lydd Ranges in Kent.
The Type 23 frigate will be acting as part of the Royal Navy’s standing commitment in the Middle East, providing reassurance to the UK’s allies…
This week's Olympic security training exercise on the River Thames in London, which has involved nearly 100 Royal Marines joining up with police and has been designed to mitigate against potential threats during the sum…
The North-Germany-based unit was declared the overall champion while the men’s 1 Logistic Support Regiment (1 LSR) team won the military patrol…
With Great Britain’s cyclists dominating the field at the 2008 Olympics they can rightly expect the very best in terms of funding and coaching…
Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel embarked on Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort Victoria have successfully rescued a dhow from the clutches of 14 suspected Somali pirates and returned it to its rightful Yemeni own…
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