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50 day countdown to Armed Forces Day

50 day countdown to Armed Forces Day

Friday, 09 May 2014

With 50 days to go, find out how you can get involved with Armed Forces Day this year....

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World class medical services for UK armed forces

World class medical services for UK armed forces

Friday, 09 May 2014

A centre of excellence for defence medical training has been formally dedicated in Staffordshire....

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Women in combat roles

Women in combat roles

Thursday, 08 May 2014

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

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Not your average training course

Not your average training course

Thursday, 08 May 2014

Reservists from 6th Battalion The Rifles spent 2 weeks in Cyprus on one of the biggest exercises for regular and reservist army personnel....

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Brigade prepares for final Afghanistan tour

Brigade prepares for final Afghanistan tour

Thursday, 08 May 2014

Service men and women have been showcasing their work ahead of the last historic mission....

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Training exercise affirms military strength in Afghanistan

Training exercise affirms military strength in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 07 May 2014

The Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kabul has taken part in a huge training exercise carried out across miles of desert....

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Liverpool Football Club supports UK forces

Liverpool Football Club supports UK forces

Tuesday, 06 May 2014

Premiership side becomes the first football club to show its support for the UK armed forces by signing the corporate covenant....

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Defence Secretary visits Typhoons in Lithuania

Defence Secretary visits Typhoons in Lithuania

Tuesday, 06 May 2014

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

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Female submariners make history

Female submariners make history

Sunday, 04 May 2014

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

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UK troops arrive in Estonia for training exercise

UK troops arrive in Estonia for training exercise

Friday, 02 May 2014

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

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RAF Tornado contract secures 600 UK jobs

RAF Tornado contract secures 600 UK jobs

Thursday, 01 May 2014

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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MOD invests £36 million in new army air defence missile

MOD invests £36 million in new army air defence missile

Thursday, 01 May 2014

The army is a step closer to receiving a new multi-million-pound air defence missile system thanks to an investment by MOD....

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Communications contract secures 140 jobs in Wales

Communications contract secures 140 jobs in Wales

Thursday, 01 May 2014

More than a hundred jobs in south Wales are being sustained by a £364 million investment in military communications....

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Royal Navy concludes search for missing aircraft

Royal Navy concludes search for missing aircraft

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

HMS Echo has joined HMS Tireless in standing down from the search for the signal from the black box of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370....

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British team selection begins for Invictus Games

British team selection begins for Invictus Games

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Prince Harry has met with wounded, injured and sick service personnel as they begin their journey to the Invictus Games....

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D Day 70th anniversary commemorations

D Day 70th anniversary commemorations

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

On 6 June this year the United Kingdom, along with its friends and allies, will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings....

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RAF deploys Typhoon jets to bolster Nato air policing mission

RAF deploys Typhoon jets to bolster Nato air policing mission

Monday, 28 April 2014

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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British forces help make record drug bust at sea

British forces help make record drug bust at sea

Monday, 28 April 2014

Over 1,000 kilos of heroin have been seized in a Royal Navy-led multinational maritime forces and counter-terrorism operation....

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Restoring Mali's military pride

Restoring Mali's military pride

Friday, 25 April 2014

French General Bruno Guibert talks about the importance of the ongoing EU Training Mission in Mali and the progress being made there....

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A watchful eye on UK sea and airspace

A watchful eye on UK sea and airspace

Thursday, 24 April 2014

HMS Dragon and RAF Typhoons have been in contact with their Russian counterparts this week....

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UK business buoyed by £5 million Royal Navy refit

UK business buoyed by £5 million Royal Navy refit

Thursday, 17 April 2014

A Plymouth-based company has been awarded a £5 million contract to overhaul the interiors of all the Royal Navy's ships and submarines....

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F 35 Lightning II jet to make maiden British flight

F 35 Lightning II jet to make maiden British flight

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

The combat aircraft will fly in Britain for the first time this summer at 2 airshows....

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Royal Navy tests remote controlled minehunter

Royal Navy tests remote controlled minehunter

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

A remote-controlled boat that can search for, hunt and destroy mines is being tested by a specialist Royal Navy unit....

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Defence in Scotland

Defence in Scotland

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Armed Forces Minister has said 'UK defence is better together' during a visit to Royal Air Force air defence headquarters in Scotland....

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Defence Secretary visits new veterans' housing development in Scotland

Defence Secretary visits new veterans' housing development in Scotland

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Armed forces veterans will benefit from a new £6.7 million housing development in Glasgow....

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Defence Secretary visits Scotland

Defence Secretary visits Scotland

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Philip Hammond was in Scotland today visiting Scottish veterans, and workers at Thales Optronics in Glasgow....

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Why defence matters in the Scottish independence debate

Why defence matters in the Scottish independence debate

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence. ...

D Day veteran dusts off top secret equipment

D Day veteran dusts off top secret equipment

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

An RAF veteran has visited Bletchley Park to see the top-secret kit he used to direct aircraft over Normandy following the D-Day landings....

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Royal Navy and Scotland

Royal Navy and Scotland

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

The First Sea Lord has said that the security of Scotland and the rest of the UK would be compromised if the Scottish choose independence....

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HMS Echo continues hunt for missing Malaysian airliner

HMS Echo continues hunt for missing Malaysian airliner

Monday, 14 April 2014

The Royal Navy hi-tech survey ship is working as part of an international task force to search for signs of the missing jet....

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