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  • Royal Marine awarded QCVS for counter-piracy operations

    A Birstall-born Royal Marine whose ship chased down a pirate mothership in the Gulf and captured more than 30 pirates has been awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS).

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

  • Defence Geographic Centre receives GIS award

    A team of geospatial analysts within the Foundation Division at the Defence Geographic Centre (DGC) has received the Esri Special Achievement in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Award.

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

  • Foreign Secretary speech at the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace

    "An open internet is the only way to support security and prosperity for all"

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns Syrian shelling of Turkish town

    Late last night, the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, spoke to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu about the shelling by Syrian regime forces of the Turkish town of Akcakale on the Turkish-Syria border.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "an open internet is the only way to support security and prosperity for all"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace and called for international consensus on cybercrime.

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

  • UK announces extra funding for cyber security capacity building

    The UK will establish a centre of excellence on cyber security to offer countries advice on how to build secure and resilient cyberspace.

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

  • Budapest Conference on Cyberspace 2012

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude made a speech on cyber security to the 2012 Budapest Conference on Cyberspace.

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

  • Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

    The Royal Navy’s fleet of amphibious all-terrain vehicles – Vikings – are to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems, the MoD has announced today.

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

  • Science and Technology showcased for the Army

    The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) demonstrated its land environment Science and Technology (S&T) capability to Army Headquarters in a one-day showcase on Monday 1 October.

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

  • Private Lewis Curtis, 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment

    Nearly seventy years after he was killed in action, the remains of Private Lewis Curtis of 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment have been reinterred at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in the Netherlands.

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

  • Mystery of young WWII soldier's remains finally solved

    A young Second World War British Army soldier, whose remains took five years to forensically identify after being discovered in an unmarked field grave, has finally been laid to rest in Oosterbeek today, close to where he wa…

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

  • Bayonet charge foils enemy ambush

    A soldier who led a bayonet charge over 80 metres of open ground through enemy fire has been awarded the Military Cross.

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

  • Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

    The Royal Navy's fleet of Viking amphibious all-terrain vehicles is to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems the MOD has announced today.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister responds to recent shelling of the Turkish town of Akcakale

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg: "We condemn all violence by the Syrian regime and demand that it avoids any repetition of today’s incident on the border with Turkey."

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

  • UK disappointed at Bahraini court ruling on medics cases

    The UK is disappointed that the Bahrain Court of Cassation upheld all the convictions and sentences against nine medical personnel for their involvment in the 2011 unrest.

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

  • Tankies home from Helmand

    Thirty-nine soldiers from G Squadron of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) were welcomed home by loved ones when they returned to their base at RAF Honington in Suffolk last week following their deployment in southern Afgh…

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

  • Countess unveils memorial to wartime secret heroes

    An elite group of men who paved the way for success on D-Day have been honoured with an imposing monument on Hayling Island in Hampshire.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Royal Navy takes key role in international minehunting exercise

    Four British warships and more than 400 sailors and Royal Marines have played a key role in one of the biggest minehunting exercises ever staged in the Middle East.

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

  • Royal Air Force officer recognised for improving Afghan Police training

    32 Royal Air Force personnel have been honoured in the latest Armed Forces Operational Awards for their bravery and service.

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

  • Royal flies with naval reserves

    His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent visited the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) Air Branch on Thursday 27 September to see the role of the reserves in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton …

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