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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement
  • Defence Growth Partnership Innovation Challenge winners announced

    The Ministry of Defence has selected the first winners of the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge, valued at around £2 million for the initial phase of work.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Surveillance and intelligence systems contracts announced

    The MOD is bringing two Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) used to protect troops in Afghanistan into its core equipment programme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • RAF transport aircraft ready for worldwide operations

    The Royal Air Force’s transport fleet has reached a key milestone with the delivery of the latest Atlas aircraft to RAF Brize Norton.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Royal Navy's next generation helicopters ready for action

    The Royal Navy’s anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the Merlin Mk2, has achieved Full Operating Capability (FOC), on time and under budget.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Royal Navy's latest submarine arrives on the Clyde

    Artful has arrived at her Scottish home and will continue sea trials before entering service

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Shutdown of shore test facility reactor

    The test nuclear reactor at the Naval Reactor Test Establishment in Caithness has been officially shut down having safely completed its work.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Mighty engine brings HMS Queen Elizabeth to life

    HMS Queen Elizabeth’s mighty diesel generators have been powered-up marking a major milestone on the way to becoming an operational warship.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • MOD invests £80 million in new Helicopter simulator equipment

    The Ministry of Defence is investing £80 million in new world-class equipment to help train the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots and rear crews of the future.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New surveillance system for future Royal Navy aircraft carriers revealed

    A new helicopter-borne surveillance system has been chosen to protect the Royal Navy’s future Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government