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  • Armed Forces Covenant published for first time

    The Government has published the tri-Service Armed Forces Covenant for the first time today and announced that, with an amendment to the Armed Forces Bill, its principles will be enshrined in law.

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

  • Royal Navy Cougar 11 Force begins exercises off Cyprus

    Exercise Cypriot Lion, designed to demonstrate the versatile capabilities and high readiness of the Royal Navy’s new Response Force Task Group…

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

  • A radical new approach to managing the Defence Estate

    The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), published in October 2010, examined how Britain must organise our military capability to respond…

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

  • Royal Navy ready for unforeseen global events

    Consisting of ships, aircraft and personnel held at very high readiness, the RFTG is at the heart of the UK’s ability to react at short notice…

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

  • Improved Armed Forces Compensation Scheme comes into effect

    The revised Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) has been launched today, incorporating all of the recommendations made by Admiral the Lord Boyce, former Chief of the Defence Staff, in his review of the scheme in 2010.

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

  • HMS Diamond joins the fleet

    The latest of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 air defence destroyers has been formally commissioned into the fleet today.

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

  • MOD holds industry event for future UK military housing arrangements

    Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has held an industry event attended by around 90 businesses that have expressed an interest in managing, maintaining or supplying the UK's 49,000 military homes through the new …

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

  • Combating cyber attacks

    After last year's SDSR, MOD's contribution to cyber security is progressing apace. Report by Tristan Kelly.

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

  • Royal Wedding's Sergeant Major receives historic insignia

    Garrison Sergeant Major William Mott has been responsible for some of the most spectacular state ceremonial events over the last decade. Mr…

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

  • HMS Cornwall's final homecoming

    HMS Cornwall returned to HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth for the final time yesterday, following a six-month deployment conducting counter-piracy operations east of Suez.

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

  • 14 Squadron says goodbye with disbandment parade

    The RAF's 14 Squadron performed its final parade at RAF Lossiemouth last week, before the unit, which currently flies Tornado GR4 jets, is officially disbanded on the 1 June 2011.

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

  • Restructuring of Defence Equipment and Support announced

    The MOD has today announced a restructuring of management in the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation.

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

  • RAF's largest ever aircraft arrives in the UK

    The first of the RAF's future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) arrived in the UK for the first time today. The UK's largest ever military aircraft will be known as 'Voyager'.

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

  • RAF Typhoon project 'under control and back on track'

    In response to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into the RAF's Typhoon aircraft, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has described the project as 'under control and back on track'.

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

  • Maritime facility to maintain replenishment safety

    Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) sailors will be getting their hands on a new bespoke training facility to teach them how to safely transfer vital supplies from ship to ship whilst at sea.

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

  • Time for a change as soldier turns watchmaker

    A soldier whose time in the Army is running out has used the Service's resettlement package to uniquely retrain as a watchmaker and has invented what he believes to be a world's first in timekeeping circles.

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

  • Historic RAF squadron disbanded as F3 retires

    The RAF said farewell to one of its oldest units as Leuchars-based 111 (Fighter) Squadron took a bow after 94 years.

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

  • Royal Navy and Army release redundancy scheme details

    The Royal Navy and the Army today released the details of their redundancy programmes to their personnel.

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

  • Armed Forces' role in Royal Wedding announced

    The details and range of the ceremonial military personnel who will play a key role in the formal elements of the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton have been announced today.

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

  • New Defence infrastructure organisation launches

    A new organisation to manage Defence property and associated infrastructure begins life today, Friday 1 April 2011.

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