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  • Address to the Centre for a New American Security

    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

  • F-35 Lightning II handover ceremony

    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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Libya on 16 July, his fourth visit to the country since the revolution.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's visit to Jordan concludes

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Jordan today. He held talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and visited the Bashabsheh refugee camp near the border with Syria.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Kuwaiti participation in the Olympics

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt spoke after the International Olympic Committee's decision to lift the country's suspension.

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

  • Gibraltar Defence Police welcome four-legged recruits

    The Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) have welcomed the latest recruits to the force - six working dogs.

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

  • British soldier instructs next generation of Afghan bomb search experts

    A British soldier serving in Afghanistan's Helmand province is teaching the next generation of Afghan military bomb disposal experts.

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

  • Olympics accommodation for additional military personnel

    An exhibition centre in East London will accommodate the bulk of the 3,500 additional military personnel being deployed on security operations during the Olympic Games.

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

  • HMS Dragon celebrates successful Sea Viper trials

    HMS Dragon has successfully tested her Sea Viper weapon system by knocking a target out of the sky at the Outer Hebrides missile range off Scotland.

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

  • British helicopter engineers overcome the heat in Afghanistan

    As daytime temperatures soar towards 50 degrees Celsius in the shade in Afghanistan the heat is on for the engineers who keep the fleet of helicopters in the air.

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

  • Government publishes Afghanistan progress report June 2012

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during June.

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

  • Prince Charles launches Sun Millies awards

    His Royal Highness Prince Charles has launched the 2012 Sun Military Awards as the newspaper again seeks to salute the bravery of the Armed Forces.

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

  • Navy submarine HMS Turbulent retires

    A ceremony marking the retirement of Royal Navy submarine HMS Turbulent took place this weekend at Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth.

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

  • Olympic security: Home Secretary's statement to the House of Commons

    Statement on Olympic security made to the House of Commons by the Home Secretary on Monday 16 July 2012.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Olympics airspace restrictions begin

    Extra airspace restrictions around London and the South East, designed to ensure a safe and secure London 2012 Olympic Games, started at midnight on Saturday 14 July.

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

  • Minister for Counter Proliferation comments on arms export report

    Speaking about the Parliamentary Committee on Arms Export Controls Annual report, which will be published on 13 July, FCO Minister for Counter Proliferation, Alistair Burt, said:

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns 'shocking and appalling' new Syrian massacre

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the time has come for "decisive diplomatic action to bring about a peaceful end to the violence".

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

  • 099/2012 - Defence assets in place as Olympic air security operations get under way

    Armed Forces equipment which will support the security effort for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been deployed during the course of this week – with the operation continuing into the weekend.

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

  • HMS Ocean opens to public ahead of Olympics duties

    The helicopter carrier HMS Ocean will berth at Greenwich this evening for her Olympics duties, and will be open to the public on Sunday, 15 July - a unique opportunity to tour the largest ship in the Royal Navy Fleet.

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