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Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Plymouth from operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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A Territorial Army soldier who fought off Afghan insurgents after his 2 senior officers were shot has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.
FCO expresses concern about the deaths of two Palestinian teenagers and reports of the Israeli military being attacked with firebombs
The Royal Navy's contribution to the alliance has been praised as it approaches 45 years of continuous submarine nuclear deterrent patrols.
First RAF reservist chaplain in Afghanistan.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening pledges new British support for mine clearance charity The HALO Trust
FCO Minister Mark Simmonds condemns rocket fire from Gaza into Israel, calling for those responsible to respect the ceasefire.
2 future RAF pilots have been providing vital language and aviation training to aspiring Afghan pilots in Herat province, Afghanistan.
An RAF pilot who risked his life to rescue UK and Afghan forces under fire in Helmand province has received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
A Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment ship is heading up an international task force hunting pirates in the Indian Ocean.
Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement on robust & legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty to regulate international trade in conventional arms.
The UK's first airmen officially qualified to fly remotely-piloted air systems have graduated in the USA.
The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has started a new contract to deliver television and radio programmes to the UK Armed Forces.
A new military command, established to improve the way MOD prepares for and conducts operations, reaches full operating capability today.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt will answer your questions on Bahrain live via twitter on 8 April.
HMS Edinburgh, the Royal Navy's last remaining Type 42 destroyer, returned to Portsmouth from her final deployment last week.
The MOD has announced that it will invest in better facilities for service men and women in Kent, as a result of freeing up surplus Defence land to create up to 1,200 new homes.
Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the adoption of an Arms Trade Treaty by the United Nations General Assembly.
Foreign Secretary signals UK’s continued commitment to securing an Arms Trade Treaty following failure to reach consensus in the United Nations.
FCO welcomes reports that 21 medical personnel held in Bahrain since 2011 have been acquitted and released.
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