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£1.4 billion deal for Royal Navy’s new attack submarine

£1.4 billion deal for Royal Navy’s new attack submarine

Wednesday, 19 April 2017

The MOD has negotiated a new £1.4 billion contract for the Royal Navy’s new attack submarine, the sixth in a total fleet of seven, which will protect ...

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HMS Enterprise returns home after three years on Navy operations

HMS Enterprise returns home after three years on Navy operations

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

The Royal Navy ship HMS Enterprise returned home today after 3 years on Navy operations....

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Joint statement: India UK Defence Partnership

Joint statement: India UK Defence Partnership

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon met with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley for the first annual UK-India strategic dialogue....

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HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline

HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline

Saturday, 15 April 2017

Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland is today escorting two Russian warships which are expected to sail through the English Channel overnight tonight....

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£22.7 Million awarded to support older veterans

£22.7 Million awarded to support older veterans

Saturday, 15 April 2017

The Aged Veterans Fund has awarded £22.7 million of LIBOR funding to ten charities to improve support and introduce new services to help older veteran...

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UK personnel depart for NATO Kosovo role

UK personnel depart for NATO Kosovo role

Friday, 14 April 2017

A team of nearly 30 UK troops has left the UK for Southern Europe...

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Autonomy on the front line: supplying Armed Forces on the battlefield

Autonomy on the front line: supplying Armed Forces on the battlefield

Friday, 14 April 2017

Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin challenges industry and academia to design autonomous systems that can resupply our front-line troops....

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Defence Secretary agrees closer cooperation with India

Defence Secretary agrees closer cooperation with India

Thursday, 13 April 2017

The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon visited India this week to strengthen UK-Indian defence and security relations....

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World War 1 Royal Dublin Fusilier's resting place finally marked after almost 100 years

World War 1 Royal Dublin Fusilier's resting place finally marked after almost 100 years

Thursday, 13 April 2017

The resting place of an officer of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers has finally been commemorated after almost a century....

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Headley Court team leading ground breaking hip pain research

Headley Court team leading ground breaking hip pain research

Thursday, 13 April 2017

A research team from the Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation, Headley Court are leading a major project that could soon help UK military pe...

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World War 1 soldiers finally honoured after over a century

World War 1 soldiers finally honoured after over a century

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

The resting place of 4 members of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment has finally been marked more than 100 years after they gave their lives for their co...

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Defence minister meets teenagers taking part in pilot Army supercamp

Defence minister meets teenagers taking part in pilot Army supercamp

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Defence Minister Earl Howe has met teenagers at the Army’s first ‘Supercamp’, a new initiative which is expected to roll out across the country later ...

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World War 2 Royal Warwickshire 2nd Lieutenant's grave identified after almost 77 years

World War 2 Royal Warwickshire 2nd Lieutenant's grave identified after almost 77 years

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

The World War 2 resting place of an officer of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment has finally been identified and marked after almost 77 years....

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Royal Marines to be restructured in line with growing Royal Navy

Royal Marines to be restructured in line with growing Royal Navy

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

The First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones confirms that the Royal Marines will be restructured to better balance a growing Royal Navy....

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Prince Harry meets Invictus Games hopefuls at UK trials

Prince Harry meets Invictus Games hopefuls at UK trials

Friday, 07 April 2017

The patron of the Games visited wounded, injured and sick serving personnel and veterans trying out for a place on the 2017 UK team...

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Armed Forces Minister underlines UK commitment to Africa

Armed Forces Minister underlines UK commitment to Africa

Thursday, 06 April 2017

Armed Forces Minister Mike Penning has reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to Africa following a multi-country visit....

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Defence Secretary boosts Welsh jobs on visit to Aston Martin and GDUK

Defence Secretary boosts Welsh jobs on visit to Aston Martin and GDUK

Thursday, 06 April 2017

The Defence Secretary today announced a £330 million contract to design the next-generation of battlefield communications on a visit to Wales. ...

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UK personnel arrive in Poland and Estonia

UK personnel arrive in Poland and Estonia

Wednesday, 05 April 2017

The British Army’s Light Dragoons have arrived in Poland as part the UK commitment to NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe....

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IHAT to close at the end of June

IHAT to close at the end of June

Wednesday, 05 April 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed the date that IHAT will close....

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Defence Minister unveils new £83 million state of the art logistics site

Defence Minister unveils new £83 million state of the art logistics site

Tuesday, 04 April 2017

The Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin, has formally opened a huge state-of-the-art £83 million MOD logistics centre in Shropshire....

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British troops continue support to UN South Sudan mission

British troops continue support to UN South Sudan mission

Monday, 03 April 2017

British troops in South Sudan are continuing to support the UN’s efforts to increase stability in the East African nation....

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Royal Fleet Auxiliary's new tanker arrives in UK for customisation work sustaining 300 jobs

Royal Fleet Auxiliary's new tanker arrives in UK for customisation work sustaining 300 jobs

Monday, 03 April 2017

The first of the newest support ships for the Royal Navy, RFA Tidespring, has arrived in Cornwall for customisation, helping to sustain 300 UK jobs....

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Headley Court partners with Loughborough University for research study

Headley Court partners with Loughborough University for research study

Friday, 31 March 2017

The Loughborough University based National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine is collaborating with Headley Court’s Academic Department of Militar...

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Defence Secretary welcomes US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to the UK for the first time

Defence Secretary welcomes US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to the UK for the first time

Friday, 31 March 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has hosted Jim Mattis on his first visit to the UK as US Secretary of Defense....

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Defence Business Services to display Battle of Passchendaele records  at this year’s Who Do You Think You Are? Live event

Defence Business Services to display Battle of Passchendaele records at this year’s Who Do You Think You Are? Live event

Friday, 31 March 2017

Defence Business Services (DBS) will, for the first time, be displaying a complete set of World War 1 service records....

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Bravery of 3 World War 2 soldiers shot for escaping from a POW camp finally recognised after nearly 75 years

Bravery of 3 World War 2 soldiers shot for escaping from a POW camp finally recognised after nearly 75 years

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

A rededication service for these 3 soldiers has taken place at the Ancona War Cemetery in Italy....

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RAF Akrotiri opens newly renovated runway

RAF Akrotiri opens newly renovated runway

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

RAF Akrotiri, Britain’s main airbase for operations against Daesh, is now better equipped than ever to combat threats to national security, after the ...

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Joint Forces Command enjoy successful military exercise

Joint Forces Command enjoy successful military exercise

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Cross-government working was strengthened in a real world military mission rehearsal....

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UK and France strengthen defence cooperation with new weapon system agreement

UK and France strengthen defence cooperation with new weapon system agreement

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin and her French counterpart Laurent Collet-Billon today sign an agreement to explore future missile technologies with...

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International Security Conference – 27 March

International Security Conference – 27 March

Monday, 27 March 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's speech from today's conference on international security....

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