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  • Dr Liam Fox responds to Defence Committee report on SDSR

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox and Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards have responded to today's publication of the House of Commons Defence Committee's report into the Strategic Defence and Securi…

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

  • Dr Liam Fox resigns

    The Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has this afternoon written to the Prime Minister to tender his resignation.

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

  • Liam Fox outlines reform of the Ministry of Defence

    Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has this morning announced the strategy for reforming the Ministry of Defence which will include the setting up of the Defence Reform Unit that will lead in the reorganisation of th…

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

  • Millies heroes honoured at awards

    Last week, The Sun newspaper honoured courageous servicemen and women at their annual Military Awards. Here we feature two more winners.

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

  • HMS Dragon prepares for civil emergency

    The crew of the latest of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships, HMS Dragon, have been rehearsing how to help in a civilian emergency.

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

  • Hospital leaders get taste of military medicine

    Airborne medics have shown senior NHS staff the unique capabilities they provide to the Army.

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

  • Reservists take centre stage

    Reservist and regular soldiers pitted themselves against each other when they took part in this year's London District Operational Shooting Competition at the weekend.

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

  • The Defence Secretary on delivering value for money and innovation in Defence

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has outlined the vision for delivering value for money and innovation in Defence at the Reform Defence Conference in London.

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

  • Army and Navy bomb specialists tackle V2 rocket

    Royal Navy and Army bomb disposal experts have successfully removed the remnants of a German V2 rocket lodged in an Essex river bed since the Second World War.

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

  • MOD awards £46 million submarine command system contract

    A £46 million contract to support and maintain a new combat system across the Royal Navy's submarine fleet has been awarded to BAE Systems.

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

  • RAF Officer Cadets get the 'Decisive Edge'

    RAF Officer Cadets are being put through the final demanding tests at RAF College Cranwell before they graduate.

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

  • New Fleet Commander appointed to Royal Navy

    The Royal Navy has welcomed its newly-appointed Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff at a handover ceremony in Portsmouth.

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

  • Paras drop into Spain to train for future operations

    Soldiers from the Parachute Regiment are on a joint military exercise in Spain training for the threat of future conflicts around the world.

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

  • MOD contracts safeguard hundreds of UK shipyard jobs

    Around 800 jobs in the UK maritime sector have been safeguarded after the MOD extended five maintenance contracts worth a total of £349m.

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

  • HMS Bulwark arrives home after major Mediterranean exercise

    HMS Bulwark returned to Plymouth last week after two months in the Mediterranean with the largest Royal Naval deployment of the year.

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

  • Centre for Defence Enterprise Marketplace

    Speech by 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

  • RAF hails historic growth

    Personnel from RAF stations Coningsby and Waddington have brought back moustaches for 'Movember', and raised vital funds for men's cancer.

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

  • Illustrious honours her wartime predecessor in Malta

    Sailors from HMS Illustrious have paid homage to their forebears as they helped smarten up Malta's naval cemetery.

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

  • Royal Navy's Gulf-based minehunter force changes command

    Portsmouth mine warfare experts have taken over from their Faslane colleagues in charge of the Royal Navy's mine warfare force in the Gulf.

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

  • Service personnel benefit from 300,000 free tickets in three years

    Tickets for Troops has distributed its 300,000th free ticket just days after the scheme marked its third anniversary.

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