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  • RAF Reaper pilots gain wings

    The UK's first airmen officially qualified to fly remotely-piloted air systems have graduated in the USA.

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

  • UK Forces broadcasting contract begins

    The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has started a new contract to deliver television and radio programmes to the UK Armed Forces.

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

  • Joint Forces Command reaches full operating capability

    A new military command, established to improve the way MOD prepares for and conducts operations, reaches full operating capability today.

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

  • FCO Minister to answer your questions on Bahrain via twitter

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt will answer your questions on Bahrain live via twitter on 8 April.

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

  • Last Type 42 destroyer returns from final deployment

    HMS Edinburgh, the Royal Navy's last remaining Type 42 destroyer, returned to Portsmouth from her final deployment last week.

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

  • New facilities for soldiers build opportunity for civilian homes

    The MOD has announced that it will invest in better facilities for service men and women in Kent, as a result of freeing up surplus Defence land to create up to 1,200 new homes.

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  • Adoption of Arms Trade Treaty welcomed by Prime Minister Cameron

    Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the adoption of an Arms Trade Treaty by the United Nations General Assembly.

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

  • Foreign Secretary remains determined to secure Arms Trade Treaty

    Foreign Secretary signals UK’s continued commitment to securing an Arms Trade Treaty following failure to reach consensus in the United Nations.

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

  • FCO welcomes release of Bahraini medical personnel

    FCO welcomes reports that 21 medical personnel held in Bahrain since 2011 have been acquitted and released.

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

  • Meeting of EU Heads of Mission in Ireland

    It was the turn of British Ambassador Dominick Chilcott to host the monthly working lunch of ambassadors from the European Union.

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

  • UK and US service chiefs discuss future strategic challenges

    This week, Britain's most senior military chiefs met with their US counterparts as a group, bringing them together as a Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee for the first time since 1948.

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

  • Queen's Gallantry Medal for courageous bomb disposal soldier

    A soldier who risked his life to defuse a series of IEDs in Afghanistan has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.

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

  • Provisional Official Development Assistance spending figures for 2012 released

    Estimates put Official Development Assistance for 2012 at 0.56% of national income - showing the UK is on track to meet its 0.7% target by 2013

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

  • Bring British Summer Time in with a beep and save a loved one’s life

    Test your family and friends’ smoke alarms this clock change weekend (31 March 2013).

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

  • Cabinet Office responds to NAO report on making services 'digital by default'

    Response to 'Digital Britain 2: Putting users at the heart of government's digital services' from the National Audit Office (NAO).

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

  • UK and Italian recon forces train together

    The eyes and ears of the British Army's rapid reaction force have been tested on a tough training exercise with their Italian counterparts.

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

  • PM calls to President Zardari and President Karzai

    Statement on the Prime Minister's phone calls to President Karzai and President Zardari.

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

  • Press briefing: morning 26 March 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Cabinet, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.

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

  • FCO Minister Alistair Burt in Paris

    The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa discussed the common issues that UK and France face.

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

  • Secretary of State welcomes MoD support for Northern Ireland's farmers

    Theresa Villiers visited Flying Station Aldergrove today, 27 March

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