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Improved mail service ensures loved ones can stay in touch

Improved mail service ensures loved ones can stay in touch

Monday, 27 March 2017

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has announced a new mailing system for friends and family to send letters to personnel around the world. ...

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Broadband providers drop cancellation fees for Armed Forces personnel

Broadband providers drop cancellation fees for Armed Forces personnel

Monday, 27 March 2017

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has announced that Armed Forces personnel will no longer have to face cancellation fees for their broadband and media ...

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UK’s NATO Southern Air Policing Mission to begin in May

UK’s NATO Southern Air Policing Mission to begin in May

Monday, 27 March 2017

RAF Typhoon fast jets will deploy to Romania from May for the UK's contribution to NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission, Defence Secretary Sir Michael...

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Defence Secretary pays tribute to Sikh community

Defence Secretary pays tribute to Sikh community

Friday, 24 March 2017

The British Sikh Association have signed the Armed Forces Covenant alongside Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, during an event to celebrate Vaisak...

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UK armoured vehicles arrive in Estonia

UK armoured vehicles arrive in Estonia

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

The first of hundreds of UK military vehicles have arrived in Estonia to support the UK’s enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup....

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Global Britain on show in Malaysia

Global Britain on show in Malaysia

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

On her first visit to Malaysia, Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin is leading a strong delegation to the Langkawi International Maritim...

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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal names new jetty for Navy’s giant aircraft carriers

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal names new jetty for Navy’s giant aircraft carriers

Monday, 20 March 2017

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has today officially named the jetty which will house the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers in Portsmouth...

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Defence Minister and Prince Harry celebrate 200 year relationship with Nepal

Defence Minister and Prince Harry celebrate 200 year relationship with Nepal

Monday, 20 March 2017

To celebrate the bicentenary of UK-Nepal relations, Defence Minister Mark Lancaster attended a ceremony alongside Prince Harry at the Embassy of Nepal...

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UK troops arrive in Estonia for major NATO deployment

UK troops arrive in Estonia for major NATO deployment

Saturday, 18 March 2017

Around 120 UK troops have arrived in Estonia as part of one of the biggest British deployments to Eastern Europe in decades....

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Army's future is secure in Brecon

Army's future is secure in Brecon

Friday, 17 March 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon confirmed that the Army’s future is secure in Brecon during a visit to the Welsh town today....

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Defence Secretary confirms 30,000 defence jobs in South West

Defence Secretary confirms 30,000 defence jobs in South West

Friday, 17 March 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon visited the Royal Marines (RM) base at Chivenor today to underline the importance of the South West to the defenc...

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MOD signs £14 million contract for lifesaving medical technology

MOD signs £14 million contract for lifesaving medical technology

Friday, 17 March 2017

A Basingstoke company is set to deliver lifesaving medical monitors to the UK Armed Forces under a £14 million deal with the Ministry of Defence (MOD)...

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Three World War 2 soldiers finally laid to rest 75 years after they gave their lives for their country

Three World War 2 soldiers finally laid to rest 75 years after they gave their lives for their country

Thursday, 16 March 2017

Lance Corporal (LCpl) Ronald George Blackham laid to rest alongside 2 unknown soldiers after they were killed in Italy, during World War 2....

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World War 2 airman finally laid to rest 70 years after he gave his life for his country

World War 2 airman finally laid to rest 70 years after he gave his life for his country

Thursday, 16 March 2017

Sergeant (Sgt) Wilfred Lawson, Royal Air Force, has finally been laid to rest after he was killed in action over Germany during World War 2. ...

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30% of officers progress from the ranks

30% of officers progress from the ranks

Thursday, 16 March 2017

Addressing a group of would-be officers yesterday, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon revealed that nearly a third of serving officers have progress...

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Better value for money and fairer profits

Better value for money and fairer profits

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

The Defence Secretary has today announced a better deal for taxpayers, with the lowering of the baseline profit rate for contracts placed under Single...

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Defence Secretary announces 1,500th signing of Armed Forces Covenant

Defence Secretary announces 1,500th signing of Armed Forces Covenant

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced that 1,500 UK organisations have now signed the Armed Forces Covenant and pledged to treat our Serv...

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Joint Forces Command celebrates International Women’s Day

Joint Forces Command celebrates International Women’s Day

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Joint Forces Command (JFC), held an event to celebrate International Women’s Day....

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Veterans UK Customer Satisfaction Survey 2017

Veterans UK Customer Satisfaction Survey 2017

Monday, 13 March 2017

The survey is open now and until midnight on the 21 April 2017....

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Jetty completion marks major milestone in Carrier works

Jetty completion marks major milestone in Carrier works

Friday, 10 March 2017

Work to ready a historic jetty at Her Majesty’s Naval Dockyard Portsmouth for the arrival of the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy has be...

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British military chief welcomes largest number of female Afghan officer graduates

British military chief welcomes largest number of female Afghan officer graduates

Friday, 10 March 2017

The UK’s second most senior military officer has hailed the important role Afghan women play in defending their country....

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Unknown World War 1 soldiers graves rededicated

Unknown World War 1 soldiers graves rededicated

Thursday, 09 March 2017

Funeral service held for 3 unknown soldiers who enlisted into The Lancashire Fusiliers, the New Zealand Infantry and of an unknown regiment. ...

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Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial unveiled in London

Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial unveiled in London

Thursday, 09 March 2017

HM The Queen, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London....

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Royal Navy's first new Offshore Patrol Vessel formally named

Royal Navy's first new Offshore Patrol Vessel formally named

Thursday, 09 March 2017

The first of the Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) has been formally named in Scotland today. ...

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Promoting Our Prosperity

Promoting Our Prosperity

Tuesday, 07 March 2017

Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin's address to the Chatham House Security and Defence Conference 2017...

Defence Minister launches new Army apprentice awards

Defence Minister launches new Army apprentice awards

Tuesday, 07 March 2017

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has launched the Army Apprenticeship Awards as part of National Apprenticeship Week....

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Defence Secretary underlines UK commitment to European security

Defence Secretary underlines UK commitment to European security

Monday, 06 March 2017

Britain is committed to playing a leading role in European security, the Defence Secretary has reaffirmed. ...

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UK maritime forces join major French deployment

UK maritime forces join major French deployment

Friday, 03 March 2017

UK maritime forces are taking part in a major French naval deployment to the Indian Ocean and Far East....

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Defence Secretary applauds service of globally deployed Scots

Defence Secretary applauds service of globally deployed Scots

Friday, 03 March 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon today thanked the Armed Forces in Scotland for their bravery and hard work protecting the UK and projecting Briti...

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War Pension Scheme payments increases from April 2017

War Pension Scheme payments increases from April 2017

Thursday, 02 March 2017

New rates of pensions and allowances payable under the War Pension Scheme....

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