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From Secretary of State for Defence
  • Defence Secretary visits Middle East partners

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is in the Gulf to discuss the threat terrorist group ISIL poses to Iraq and the region as a whole.

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

  • RAF flying high in new Chinook helicopters

    The first of 14 new RAF Chinook helicopters has been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary following their entry into service on time.

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

  • Launch of the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

    Foreign Secretary, Secretary of State for Defence, and Secretary of State for International Development launch UK’s third national action plan at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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

  • Service personnel notified of redundancies

    "End to a period of uncertainty" for UK service personnel who find out if they have been selected for redundancy.

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

  • National Audit Office report on Army 2020

    The National Audit Office has published a report into the progress of Army 2020, the transformation programme for the British Army.

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

  • UK military honour D-Day 70

    Military personnel have supported veterans commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

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

  • The Shangri-La dialogue, advancing military-to-military cooperation

    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

  • UK Defence Secretary in Singapore

    Philip Hammond attended an international security summit and met HMS Echo's ship's company during a visit to Singapore at the weekend.

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

  • RAF's new surveillance aircraft takes to the skies

    A Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft has been flown in UK airspace by an RAF aircrew for the first time.

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

  • The importance of Europe in NATO's maritime work

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has delivered a speech at the annual meeting of the Chiefs of European Navies in Portsmouth.

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

  • Search for 4 British sailors

    Earlier this morning, the Ministry of Defence sent a military aircraft to join the search and rescue effort for the missing British sailors.

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

  • UK deploys RAF Sentinel to help search for missing schoolgirls

    The UK has sent an RAF Sentinel to assist the Nigerian government in the search for more than 200 teenage girls.

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

  • The path to changing Defence

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond delivered a speech at the Reform Annual Dinner in London on Tuesday 13 May.

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

  • Britain closes final forward base in Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has visited Afghanistan to mark the latest milestone in the drawdown of UK forces.

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

  • Women in combat roles

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced that a review into whether women can serve in combat roles has been brought forward.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits Typhoons in Lithuania

    Philip Hammond has visited Royal Air Force personnel deployed to Lithuania as part of the Nato Baltic air policing mission.

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

  • Female submariners make history

    Three women have become the first females to serve in the Royal Navy Submarine Service.

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

  • UK troops arrive in Estonia for training exercise

    British troops have deployed to Estonia to take part in a multinational training exercise.

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

  • RAF Tornado contract secures 600 UK jobs

    A £125 million MOD contract to maintain, repair and upgrade the RAF's Tornado fast jets has secured more than 600 British engineering jobs.

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

  • RAF deploys Typhoon jets to bolster Nato air policing mission

    Four Royal Air Force Typhoons have deployed today to take part in the Nato Baltic air policing mission over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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