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  • 2014 Birthday Honours for service personnel and defence civilians

    118 UK service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the annual Birthday Honours List.

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

  • Reservists complete Scottish war games

    Over 400 Army reservists from across Northern Ireland have undertaken a major military exercise in southern Scotland.

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

  • End Sexual Violence in Conflict Hack

    Hackathon on technical solutions to help combat sexual violence in conflict.

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

  • Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict

    Op-ed by HE Marianne Young, British High Commissioner to Namibia, on ending sexual violence in conflict

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

  • Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict

    Op-ed by HE Marianne Young, British High Commissioner to Namibia, on ending sexual violence in conflict

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

  • 9 in 10 reservists wear their uniforms with pride

    A new survey has revealed three quarters of UK reservists are satisfied in the reserve forces, and 82% would recommend joining to others.

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

  • Service personnel notified of redundancies

    "End to a period of uncertainty" for UK service personnel who find out if they have been selected for redundancy.

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

  • £111 million of work buoys UK's boat support industry

    The Ministry of Defence has awarded millions of pounds worth of new contracts to maintain its fleet of small boats.

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

  • Undersea Defence Technologies conference

    Speech by Mr Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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

  • UK-USA press conference at G7: David Cameron’s speech

    Prime Minister David Cameron held a joint press conference with President of the United States Barack Obama at the G7 meeting in Brussels.

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

  • National Audit Office report on Army 2020

    The National Audit Office has published a report into the progress of Army 2020, the transformation programme for the British Army.

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

  • MOD announces trading entity chair

    Top UK business leader Paul Skinner has been named as the new chair of Defence Equipment and Support.

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

  • Reservists train on Salisbury Plain

    British Army reservists have honed their specialist skills on Salisbury Plain training area to prepare to support the regular army.

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

  • Forces TV

    A new television channel all about the armed forces has been launched.

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

  • UK increases military support in Bosnia

    Ninety additional UK army personnel are being sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the EU mission.

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

  • UK military honour D-Day 70

    Military personnel have supported veterans commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

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

  • DIO awards contract for strategic business partner

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded the contract for its strategic business partner (SBP) to Capita, working with URS and PA Consulting.

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  • Scottish military accommodation upgraded

    A major multi-million-pound upgrade of service accommodation for personnel based at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde has been completed.

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

  • UK Government cash for Armed Forces Day

    Scotland Office Minister David Mundell pledges additional funding to support Armed Forces Day in Stirling.

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

  • Armed forces training gets £250 million boost

    A new, state-of-the-art defence training college is to be built in Hampshire.

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