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  • New £14 million contract boosts Brimstone missile stocks

    A new £14 million contract will deliver hundreds of precision attack weapons to the RAF.

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

  • Speech to students of the Jakarta Defence Academy

    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

  • G8 Political Directors’ statement on Mali

    G8 Political Directors today expressed grave concern at the situation in Mali and affirmed support for the Malian Government.

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

  • HMS Somerset returns to sea after £20 million refit

    Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has returned to sea for the first time in 9 months following an extensive revamp.

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

  • Professor awarded knighthood for service to military healthcare

    A university professor who has improved mental health services for the Armed Forces has been made a Knight Bachelor.

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

  • Employers have their say on MOD reservists

    As the clock counts down to the end of the Future Reserves 2020 Consultation, the Ministry of Defence has reached out to several of the UK's largest employers to pick their brains.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning 15 January 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) provided a readout of the morning's Cabinet meeting and a call between the PM and the Swedish PM.

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

  • Royal Navy teams help prevent tug sinking

    Crews from 2 Royal Navy warships helped prevent a tug from sinking on Sunday night in a dramatic rescue in the English Channel off the Devon coast.

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

  • Statement on PM call with President Hollande

    Statement following a telephone call between the Prime Minister and President Hollande earlier this evening

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

  • UK Defence ministers visit Armed Forces overseas

    Two UK Defence ministers have travelled to Afghanistan and the Middle East to visit British Service personnel on operations.

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

  • RAF Typhoon aircraft exercise in UAE

    Typhoon aircraft of 6 Squadron have been exercising with a multinational contingent at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

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

  • New pistols for UK Armed Forces

    The Armed Forces are to be supplied with more than 25,000 new Glock sidearms to replace the ageing Browning pistols currently in service.

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

  • Royal Navy Lynx aids capture of suspected pirates

    A Lynx helicopter and a crew from the Royal Navy have helped arrest 12 armed suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia.

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

  • 2013 Health Partnership Awards launched

    Nominations are now open for this year's Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards which were launched today in Cardiff and Edinburgh.

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

  • Royal Navy sails into London Boat Show

    The Royal Navy looks set to be a major draw at the London Boat Show, which opens at the ExCel Exhibition Centre this weekend.

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

  • Sapper Richard Reginald Walker killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sapper Richard Reginald Walker from 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment as part of the Task Force Helmand Engineer Group, was killed …

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  • Libya operation recognition for Naval Air Squadron personnel

    Royal Navy personnel from 815 Naval Air Squadron have received medals for their part in the NATO-led Libya operation in 2011.

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

  • Marines train to tackle pirates

    Royal Marines based on the deployed warship HMS Monmouth have been practising their ship-boarding skills to combat pirates and smugglers.

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

  • WWII airman celebrates 100th birthday

    A former Second World War Spitfire pilot celebrated his 100th birthday on New Year's Day.

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

  • MOD invites tenders for UK construction projects

    Ten private sector companies have been invited to tender for a new framework agreement to deliver construction projects across the UK Defence estate.

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