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Army conducts largest ever virtual battlefield simulation experiment

Army conducts largest ever virtual battlefield simulation experiment

Thursday, 31 January 2013

The British Army is conducting its largest ever virtual simulation experiment in order to better understand its future equipment and training needs....

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MOD reveals £160 billion plan to equip Armed Forces

MOD reveals £160 billion plan to equip Armed Forces

Thursday, 31 January 2013

The Ministry of Defence has today published details of how it will equip the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over the next 10 years and how this ...

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RAF becomes NATO Response Force lead

RAF becomes NATO Response Force lead

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

The Royal Air Force's Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) today assumed lead responsibility for the NATO Response Force (NRF). ...

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Royal visit for Rifles ahead of Afghanistan deployment

Royal visit for Rifles ahead of Afghanistan deployment

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

The Duchess of Cornwall visited 4th Battalion The Rifles (4 RIFLES) yesterday, Tuesday 29 January, to see how they are preparing for their upcoming de...

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Nottingham commits to supporting the Armed Forces

Nottingham commits to supporting the Armed Forces

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Ahead of hosting Armed Forces Day in June, Nottingham has shown the strength of its support for Service personnel and their families with the signing ...

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British forces to support military training mission to Mali

British forces to support military training mission to Mali

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

The UK is to support the EU military training mission to Mali by providing up to 40 British personnel either in a headquarters or training team role. ...

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RAF squadron takes delivery of 100th Typhoon

RAF squadron takes delivery of 100th Typhoon

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

The RAF's most recently formed squadron has taken delivery of the latest state-of-the-art Typhoon jet....

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Navy's new carrier receives first massive gas turbine

Navy's new carrier receives first massive gas turbine

Monday, 28 January 2013

The first of the world's most powerful marine gas turbines has been installed in the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at Babcock'...

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Innovative ways sought to improve the security of maritime operations

Innovative ways sought to improve the security of maritime operations

Monday, 28 January 2013

The Ministry of Defence is looking for ways to strengthen the security of maritime operations so that it can be more effective at combating illegal ac...

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First Navy Wildcat makes maiden flight

First Navy Wildcat makes maiden flight

Monday, 28 January 2013

The first Wildcat attack helicopter to be delivered to the Royal Navy has successfully taken its first flight at Yeovil in Somerset. ...

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Pre dinner speech to the Cardiff Business Club

Pre dinner speech to the Cardiff Business Club

Monday, 28 January 2013

Speech by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord....

RAF Sentinel aircraft deploys to Africa

RAF Sentinel aircraft deploys to Africa

Friday, 25 January 2013

A Sentinel aircraft has deployed from the UK in support of French military operations in Mali. ...

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Fighting fire under fire

Fighting fire under fire

Friday, 25 January 2013

RAF firefighters who helped fight off a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Helmand province have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals ...

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Top Afghan commander helps prepare UK forces for deployment

Top Afghan commander helps prepare UK forces for deployment

Thursday, 24 January 2013

The commander of Afghan troops who work alongside British forces to provide security in Helmand province has visited the UK to help our troops prepare...

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Army Reserves support youth engineering project in Redcar

Army Reserves support youth engineering project in Redcar

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Territorial Army soldiers are supporting a new council project in Redcar to give young people a range of engineering skills by getting them to build b...

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Afghan forces take the lead in British supported operation in Helmand

Afghan forces take the lead in British supported operation in Helmand

Thursday, 24 January 2013

British-trained Afghan forces have demonstrated their expanding capability by successfully leading a large and complex operation to build a bridge ove...

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New senior military officers appointed

New senior military officers appointed

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has today, 24 January, confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointments of the new Vice Chief of th...

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Injured personnel in bid for world first microlight flight to the South Pole

Injured personnel in bid for world first microlight flight to the South Pole

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

A team of injured Service personnel are to attempt a world-first microlight flight to the South Pole....

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Royal Navy ice patrol ship frees Norwegian liner

Royal Navy ice patrol ship frees Norwegian liner

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

A Norwegian cruise liner at risk of becoming trapped in thick ice off the coast of Antarctica has been guided to safety by the Royal Navy in a two-hou...

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Third tranche of Armed Forces redundancies announced

Third tranche of Armed Forces redundancies announced

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

The Army has today announced which employment fields will be liable for tranche three of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme....

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Prince Harry completes tour of duty in Afghanistan

Prince Harry completes tour of duty in Afghanistan

Monday, 21 January 2013

Captain Wales leaves Afghanistan after a successful tour as an Apache pilot....

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RAF rescue crew battles 'whiteout' to help pregnant woman

RAF rescue crew battles 'whiteout' to help pregnant woman

Monday, 21 January 2013

With extreme weather conditions affecting most of the country, Royal Air Force Search and Rescue (SAR) teams have had a busy weekend. ...

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2 PARA plough on through snowy exercise

2 PARA plough on through snowy exercise

Monday, 21 January 2013

Even an intense British winter cannot dissuade paratroopers from preparing for their role as the British Army's rapid reaction force....

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Celebrities give morale boost to injured personnel

Celebrities give morale boost to injured personnel

Friday, 18 January 2013

Patients and staff at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine have been treated to a visit from a footballing legend and a Hollywood star....

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New treaty to formalise defence co operation with Australia

New treaty to formalise defence co operation with Australia

Friday, 18 January 2013

The UK and Australia will strengthen their long-standing relationship today with a new defence treaty to provide a framework for the many strands of c...

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Royal Navy helicopter rescues 4 sailors from burning vessel

Royal Navy helicopter rescues 4 sailors from burning vessel

Thursday, 17 January 2013

Four sailors have been plucked to safety from a fishing boat on fire in the Firth of Clyde by a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter....

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New £14 million contract boosts Brimstone missile stocks

New £14 million contract boosts Brimstone missile stocks

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

A new £14 million contract will deliver hundreds of precision attack weapons to the RAF. ...

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Speech to students of the Jakarta Defence Academy

Speech to students of the Jakarta Defence Academy

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

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

HMS Somerset returns to sea after £20 million refit

HMS Somerset returns to sea after £20 million refit

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has returned to sea for the first time in 9 months following an extensive revamp....

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Professor awarded knighthood for service to military healthcare

Professor awarded knighthood for service to military healthcare

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

A university professor who has improved mental health services for the Armed Forces has been made a Knight Bachelor....

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