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  • UK condemns fighting in South Sudan

    Minister for Africa condemns fighting in Juba and calls on all sides to respect South Sudan’s leaders’ calls for calm.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMS Mersey to extend Royal Navy presence in Aegean

    Michael Fallon has authorised the deployment of HMS Mersey to the Aegean.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary welcomes vote on CASD

    The Defence Secretary has welcomed the announcement that the Government will hold a full Parliamentary debate on the principle of Continuous at Sea Deterrence (CASD) on Monday 18th July 2016.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary welcomes increased support for Afghanistan

    Michael Fallon has authorised an uplift to the UK’s enduring commitment to Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • CDE themed competition webinar: seeing through the clouds

    A webinar for this Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) £500,000 phase-1 research funding competition was held on 7 July 2016.

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  • UK to enhance NATO's ability to rapidly respond to threats

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has authorised a package of defence support to allies in the East of Europe.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New contract to support the RAF’s long range missiles

    MOD has awarded a £28 million contract to support a long range missile used by RAF Tornados and currently being integrated onto Typhoon aircraft.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary speech to RUSI airpower conference

    The Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, addressed delegates at this year's RUSI airpower conference.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM statement on the Iraq Inquiry: 6 July 2016

    Prime Minister David Cameron made a statement in the House of Commons following the publication of the Chilcot report of the Iraq Inquiry.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • FCO Minister condemns bombings in Saudi Arabia

    Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood responds to the attacks across the country

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary's Eid ul-Fitr message

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond wishes ‘Eid Mubarak’ to all Muslims across the world at the end of Ramadan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Minister for the Middle East statement on settlements in the West Bank

    Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood, concerned by the announcement of new settlement units in the West Bank.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Active Protection for our Armed Forces

    Multi-million pound contract for assessment of active protection systems.

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  • The EU Data Protection Package: the UK Government’s perspective

    Speech by Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister for Data Protection, at the Privacy Laws & Business annual conference on data protection

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns attack in Baghdad

    Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood, responds to the attack in the Karrada district of Baghdad

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • CDE Innovation Network event: 30 June 2016, Birmingham

    The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) held a networking event for science and technology providers in Birmingham on 30 June 2016.

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  • F-35B Lightning II visits new homes for the first time

    Friday 1st July 2016 marks an historic day for the UK as the future of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force combat air fleets, the F-35B Lightning II, flew over their prospective ‘homes’; HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Prince of Wal…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM holds talks with President Hollande: 1 July 2016

    Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with President Hollande in the margins of the Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations in France.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Commemorating a century of Muslim military service

    On Wednesday evening an audience of military and civilian Muslims and non Muslims gathered for an Armed Forces Iftar in MOD Main Building.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Remembering the Battle of the Somme: Operation Reflect

    Lieutenant Colonel Tim How of the Royal Tank Regiment writes about the importance of remembering the past to inform future military tactics

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government