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  • Double first for French and British fast jet pilots

    Two pilots, one from the RAF and one from the French Air Force, have achieved a 'double first' by qualifying to fly each other's current fast jet aircraft.

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

  • HMS Cattistock heads for the Med

    Royal Navy minehunter HMS Cattistock has set sail on a four-month NATO mission in the Mediterranean.

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

  • UK-France relationship strong in Mali operation

    UK operations in support of the French military in Mali are continuing from Evreux Air Base near Paris.

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • HMS Diamond arrives home in time for Christmas

    Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond has returned home to Portsmouth today following her maiden deployment to the Middle East.

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

  • HMS Protector takes to the ice for a charity Santa run

    HMS Protector's ship's company have taken to the ice in Antarctica dressed as Father Christmas in support of the ship's affiliated charity.

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

  • HMS Sutherland returns in time for Christmas

    Royal Navy warship HMS Sutherland has returned to the UK after a successful six-month deployment in the Middle East and Indian Ocean.

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

  • VIDEO: HMS Edinburgh sends home festive cheer

    The sailors of HMS Edinburgh have created a musical message for their loved ones back home as they prepare to spend Christmas on deployment.

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

  • MOD Police launch Defence Road Safety Week Road Show

    MOD police officers are aiming to drive up awareness about road safety by travelling more than 1,000 miles (1,600km) across the UK this week visiting defence communities.

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

  • Lost WWII RAF crew laid to rest in Malaysia

    The crew of a Royal Air Force Liberator aircraft who were killed just before the end of the Second World War have been laid to rest with military honours at the Cheras Road Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur, M…

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

  • Royal Navy's 847 Squadron returns from USA trained and ready to fight

    847 Naval Air Squadron personnel have returned to RNAS Yeovilton after a month-long training package in the deserts of California.

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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

  • HMS Blyth heads home after NATO deployment

    HMS Blyth has begun her journey home to Scotland after a successful six-month deployment in the Mediterranean.

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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

  • MSSG exercise looks at conflict prevention

    The Military Stabilisation Support Group has completed a two-week exercise in Kenya to test a new concept in upstream conflict prevention.

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

  • Royal Navy divers blow up WWII mine

    Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have blown up a huge German mine off the Kent coast after a delicate operation to remove it from a dredger.

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