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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…
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with President Hollande in the margins of the Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations in France.
On Wednesday evening an audience of military and civilian Muslims and non Muslims gathered for an Armed Forces Iftar in MOD Main Building.
Lieutenant Colonel Tim How of the Royal Tank Regiment writes about the importance of remembering the past to inform future military tactics
100 years on from the Battle of the Somme, Captain William Wade of The King’s Royal Hussars remembers his Grandfather's service.
Minister for Afghanistan Tobias Ellwood calls for end to violence in Afghanistan following attack in Paghman district
The first of Britain’s new supersonic ‘stealth’ strike fighters has touched down in the UK for the first time.
On 29 June 2016, Ambassador Iain Lindsay welcomed representatives of NATO members states and Montenegro to a working breakfast at the British Embassy in Budapest.
Speech by Michael Fallon, Secretary of State for Defence
Prime Minister David Cameron gave a statement in the House of Commons on yesterday's European Council.
Delivered by Head of UK Delegation to the OSCE Sian MacLeod, Vienna, 28 June 2016.
UK military support to counter-IED training in Tunisia has been extended for an additional year, the Defence Secretary has announced.
On Armed Forces Day government suppliers are encouraged to help provide greater support to veterans and service spouses and partners.
Armed Forces and civilian personnel will take part in this year's march through London, capping off a range of defence activities for Pride.
Defence Minister Mark Lancaster joins families of personnel repatriated through RAF Lyneham at a service marking the opening of the garden.
The Ministry of Defence has created a bespoke test designed to identify military personnel with an aptitude for cyber work.
Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson of the UK Mission to the UN at the General Assembly Briefing on Syria.
The Foreign Secretary spoke to media in Luxembourg about Libya and migration.
Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN following adoption of Security Council resolution taking action against the illegal flow of weapons into Libya
Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock is shown the infrastructure progress being made at the Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton,
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