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  • Military Wives Choir odds on for Christmas No 1

    Following the success of the BBC2 TV series ‘The Choir: Military Wives’, which saw musical maestro Gareth Malone teaching wives and girlfriends…

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

  • Sappers upgrade supply route in Helmand

    Sappers from 29 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 35 Engineer Regiment, ‘winter-proofed’ Route Mars in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province…

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

  • Equipment Minister responds to PAC report on armoured vehicle delivery

    The summary of the PAC’s 59th report, ‘The cost-effective delivery of an armoured vehicle capability’, states: “Since the 1998 Strategic…

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

  • Sapper Elijah Bond dies in UK from wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    With great sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Sapper Elijah Bond from 35 Engineer Regiment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday 8 December 2011 as a result of wounds sustained in Afgha…

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  • Delivering on the frontline: operational success and sustainable armed forces

    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

  • Afghan police find huge opium stash in Helmand

    Afghan police mentored by British troops have discovered an opium stash worth millions of pounds, along with insurgent weapons, during an arrest operation in Helmand province.

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

  • Cost of Libya operations

    In a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament, Mr Hammond said: “I have previously informed the House that I would provide a final estimate…

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

  • Philip Hammond delivers speech on Defence Reform

    Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond has restated the need for reform in Defence in a speech at the Royal United Services Institute.Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond has restated the need for reform in D…

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

  • Women to be allowed to serve on submarines

    Women are to be allowed to serve on submarines for the first time in the Royal Navy's history, the Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond announced today.

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

  • UK-Norway nuclear disarmament verification initiative workshop

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Duke of Edinburgh presents 4 SCOTS with new Colours

    The Highlanders were in Afghanistan when Her Majesty The Queen, the Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, presented new Colours…

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

  • Prime Minister hosts Armed Forces involved in Libya mission

    British troops who were involved in this year's NATO-led operations to protect civilians in Libya attended a special reception held in their honour at Number 10 Downing Street yesterday.

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

  • HMS Diamond ready for operations

    The UK now has three groundbreaking Type 45 destroyers ready to deploy on operations after HMS Diamond passed her final, demanding test.

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

  • Riflemen practise a 24-hour worldwide deployment

    The 4th Battalion The Rifles (4 RIFLES) Battle Group has undertaken a last minute exercise to test their mobilisation procedures for their new role as the UK's Spearhead Lead Element (SLE).

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

  • Defence Council annual reception

    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

  • Defence Secretary visits Army's rapid reaction force

    Mr Hammond was at Colchester-based 16 Air Assault Brigade, home to the Airborne Task Force, which can deploy anywhere in the world at short …

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

  • Lorraine Kelly launches Armed Forces Christmas Box campaign

    TV presenter and journalist Lorraine Kelly joined members of the Armed Forces at the Tower of London today to launch the annual Christmas Box campaign for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Foreign Secretary - we will not abandon Afghanistan

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that a blueprint for the international community's long-term engagement with Afghanistan beyond 2014 was established at yesterday's International Afghanistan Conferenc…

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

  • Navy's SAR helicopter battles blizzard to rescue stricken women

    A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Scotland, battled difficult conditions yesterday morning, Monday 5 December, to rescue a woman on the Isle of Arran.

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

  • Largest intake on UK-run Afghan police training course

    British soldiers training Afghan police have hailed the success of a training course that has seen its biggest intake ever.

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