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  • HMS Lancaster returns to sea after major refit

    HMS Lancaster has returned to sea for the first time in 16 months following a major upgrade.

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

  • HMS Brocklesby rewarded for part in Libya mission

    HMS Brocklesby has been awarded the accolade of Britain's best minehunter for its work in the waters off Libya last year.

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

  • HMS Daring becomes first Type 45 to pass through the Suez Canal

    HMS Cumberland's ship's company received a rapturous welcome home to the UK as she returned from six-and-a-half months of operations, including high-profile roles evacuating refugees from Libya and enforcing an arms …

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

  • Defence Secretary meets New Zealand counterpart

    The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed the New Zealand Minister of Defence Dr Jonathan Coleman to the UK.

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

  • Navy engineers catch Black Widow spider in Sea King

    Royal Navy aircraft engineers got a shock recently when they started maintenance on a Sea King helicopter and came across a Black Widow spider inside.

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

  • RFA Fort Victoria disembarks pirates for prosecution in the Seychelles

    A group of suspected pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles.

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

  • Leave the landing light on

    The deck of the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers may be the size of four football pitches and supported by the best part of 65,000 tonnes of steel but, from three miles (5km) out, when viewed through the BAE Syste…

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

  • HMS Liverpool to visit London on farewell tour

    HMS Liverpool recently returned from a seven-month deployment off Libya where she played a key role as part of NATO's task force during the conflict - she also became the first Royal Navy warship to be fired upon in 30 y…

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

  • Tank demo gives troops tactical insights

    A full-scale attack by twelve Challenger 2 tanks has been underway - not on the front line but on Salisbury Plain for the Combined Arms Demonstration Day at Copehill Down.

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

  • European defence and security 2012

    Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.

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

  • Cutting-edge Daring protected by Scimitar as she departs the Rock

    The Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron provided force protection for HMS Daring as she left the Rock at the end of her first overseas port of call as she heads east of Suez.

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

  • Naval charities receive a massive lift from Pembroke

    Sailors on minehunter HMS Pembroke stripped off for charity - but not to produce a calendar.

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

  • New Navy recruits arrive at HMS Raleigh

    64 budding sailors are the first recruits to arrive at HMS Raleigh this year to start their ten-week initial naval training course.

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

  • British Army radio promotes internet use

    The British Army's radio service has embarked on a major promotion of listening to radio via the internet for 2012.

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

  • Defence Minister discusses space security

    Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff visited RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire yesterday with Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts to discuss drafting a National Space Security P…

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

  • RFA Wave Knight rescues sailors in distress

    Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Wave Knight responded to a mayday distress call this weekend from a 70-foot (21m) pleasure craft sailing in the northern Arabian Sea, and helped rescue the nine-person crew.

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

  • Historic RAF squadron disbands

    The squadron - which formerly trained fast jet pilots - has been disbanded following the Strategic Defence and Security Review which has resulted…

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

  • Navy captures 13 Somali pirates

    Thirteen Somali pirates were captured on a dhow in the Indian Ocean on Friday by a combination of Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.

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

  • MOD paves way for new wind-farm-friendly radars

    The MOD has agreed a deal for energy companies to fund new wind-farm-friendly radars, with the potential to unlock more than four gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy - enough to power over two million homes.

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

  • British and French troops train together

    Exercise Gaulish Hackle took place at the Centre d’Entrainement aux Actions en Zone Urbaine (CENZUB) - a French urban warfare training facility…

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