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  • HMS Liverpool leaves home for final time

    Crowds gathered on the Wirral and in the heart of Liverpool yesterday to bid a fond and final farewell to Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool.

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

  • HMS Astute arrives home from US sea trials

    The hunter-killer nuclear submarine HMS Astute, the first of the Navy’s next-generation submarines, is the most advanced submarine Britain has…

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

  • Commercial partner announced to help improve MOD business services

    The award of a contract to a commercial partner to help improve the MOD's business services has been announced today.

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

  • Defence Secretary observes Olympic air security exercise

    Codenamed Taurus Mountain 2, the exercise tested the ability of the Armed Forces to respond to an airborne threat. It involved RAF Typhoon aircraft…

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

  • HMS Illustrious works with Danish military in Copenhagen

    Portsmouth-based warship HMS Illustrious has been working with colleagues in the Danish Armed Forces during a four-day visit to Copenhagen

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

  • Defence Inquests Unit: helping to find the answers

    The Defence Inquests Unit's support to coroners is helping bereaved families find out the facts

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

  • Royal Navy diver to advise on Costa Concordia

    Scotland's top Royal Navy diver flew to Rome yesterday for multinational discussions on the best way to recover remaining bodies trapped in the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia.

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

  • MOD to order four new RFA tankers

    A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers is to be ordered for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) to support future Royal Navy operations around the globe, the MOD has announced today.

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

  • Pancakes are flippin' good training for Navy chefs

    Trainee chefs undergoing their professional training at HMS Raleigh have been learning how to rustle up a family favourite in preparation for Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, today, Tuesday 21 February.

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

  • FAB camps return to help bereaved military families

    Building on the success of previous years, Families' Activity Breaks (FAB) are returning in the summer of 2012 to offer bereaved military families fun and challenging activity-based holidays.

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

  • MOD launches facilities contracts for English regions

    Developed under the Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) programme, the contracts have an estimated combined value of up to £4.35 billion…

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

  • Getting Defence personnel home in a hurry

    Bringing servicemen, women and civil servants home from anywhere in the world when their families need them most is an exacting task, handled with great care at the Bristol-based Compassionate Cell.

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

  • Fastest man in Africa joins the Navy

    A former Nigerian sprinter, who is the holder of the African record at 100 metres, is among the latest recruits to qualify as a Royal Navy logistics specialist at HMS Raleigh.

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

  • HMS Somerset's marines train with Saudi Arabian troops

    Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is currently on maritime security operations in the Middle East working alongside Saudi Arabian authorities to …

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

  • Drilling begins in Portsmouth for arrival of Navy's latest carriers

    The next step in preparing Portsmouth Naval Base to be the home of the biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy began last week.

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

  • HMS Protector cuts through Antarctic ice

    The ship arrived in Antarctica for the first time two weeks ago after her long sail south from Portsmouth and is following up important survey…

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

  • MOD announces bidder shortlist for UK training estate contract

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has published details of the four bidders shortlisted for a new national contract to manage its UK training estate.

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

  • MOD sets out plans to ensure investment in state-of-the-art defence equipment

    The Government has set out its plans to prioritise investment in Science and Technology, in order to ensure the UK's Armed Forces continue to have state-of-the-art technology, equipment and support, in a White Paper pub…

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

  • New airmen and women for the New Year

    A group of 68 recruits have become the newest airmen and women of the Royal Air Force this year.

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

  • A spell in the cockpit

    Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose demonstrates how 824 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) trains aircrew and engineers for the Merlin helicopter fleet.

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