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£300 million investment for UK submarine industry

£300 million investment for UK submarine industry

Thursday, 13 March 2014

More than £300 million is to be invested into building the Royal Navy's next generation of nuclear submarines....

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Detecting explosives and chemicals with infrared technology

Detecting explosives and chemicals with infrared technology

Thursday, 13 March 2014

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is collaborating with industry and academia to develop an infrared detector capability....

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First Service Complaints Ombudsman to be created

First Service Complaints Ombudsman to be created

Thursday, 13 March 2014

The independent commissioner whose role it is to ensure armed forces complaints are fairly and properly dealt with is to receive new powers....

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Royal Navy warship welcomed home from operations

Royal Navy warship welcomed home from operations

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose was given a rapturous welcome when she returned home to Plymouth yesterday, 12 March....

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£20 million contract for new Royal Navy ships

£20 million contract for new Royal Navy ships

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £20 million contract to buy parts for the Royal Navy's 3 new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). ...

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Royal Air Force reserves return to Wales

Royal Air Force reserves return to Wales

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

The Royal Air Force is reforming an auxiliary squadron in Wales, 57 years after its disbandment....

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Women in the Forces

Women in the Forces

Monday, 10 March 2014

In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, meet a female reservist who has seen service in Afghanistan....

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Royal Marines kick start charity abseil

Royal Marines kick start charity abseil

Monday, 10 March 2014

Celebrities, fundraisers and Royal Marines have been taking part in an exhilarating abseil down the BT Tower....

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MOD announces preferred private sector bidder to join DIO

MOD announces preferred private sector bidder to join DIO

Monday, 10 March 2014

MOD is a step closer to bringing in a strategic business partner to help improve the running of the 230,000-hectare defence estate....

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Apprenticeship opportunities at leading defence firm

Apprenticeship opportunities at leading defence firm

Saturday, 08 March 2014

Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois has learned about the opportunities available to apprentices at defence equipment company MBDA....

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Reserves prepare for deployment with regulars

Reserves prepare for deployment with regulars

Friday, 07 March 2014

Army reservists from the London Regiment are to take part in the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus with their paired regular counterparts....

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Home Front legacy project

Home Front legacy project

Friday, 07 March 2014

Armed forces volunteers have been delving deeper into the recently discovered remains of a First World War practice battlefield....

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Nuclear submarines

Nuclear submarines

Thursday, 06 March 2014

The nuclear reactor in HMS Vanguard is to be refuelled, the Defence Secretary has announced....

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Sporting event for wounded personnel

Sporting event for wounded personnel

Thursday, 06 March 2014

Prince Harry has launched a new international sporting event called the Invictus Games....

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Army cleared to fly next generation eye in the sky

Army cleared to fly next generation eye in the sky

Wednesday, 05 March 2014

Watchkeeper, the Army's next-generation unmanned aerial system, has been cleared to begin military flight training with the Royal Artillery....

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Important Helmand bridge is repaired

Important Helmand bridge is repaired

Monday, 03 March 2014

Afghan engineers have repaired an important bridge on the Helmand River in Afghanistan....

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Welsh Cavalry treated to royal visit

Welsh Cavalry treated to royal visit

Friday, 28 February 2014

The Prince of Wales has visited soldiers from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards on the Castlemartin ranges in Pembrokeshire. ...

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HMS Daring welcomed home by Philippines officials

HMS Daring welcomed home by Philippines officials

Friday, 28 February 2014

HMS Daring was welcomed home by Philippines officials after a deployment which included humanitarian relief in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan....

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D Day veterans called to action

D Day veterans called to action

Friday, 28 February 2014

D-Day veterans are being asked to contact the Royal British Legion to gain access to D-Day 70th anniversary events in June....

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Light protection technology project launched

Light protection technology project launched

Thursday, 27 February 2014

The Ministry of Defence has teamed up with Qioptiq to develop techniques to protect against 'white light' dazzle....

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Royal visit for Royal Navy sailors

Royal visit for Royal Navy sailors

Thursday, 27 February 2014

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have met with Royal Navy personnel who have returned from operations across the globe....

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International science collaboration agreed

International science collaboration agreed

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

UK and US ministers have announced plans to boost science and technology collaboration....

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HMS Montrose begins journey home

HMS Montrose begins journey home

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Naval ship HMS Montrose has set sail to come home after handing over duties to HMS Diamond in the mission to remove chemicals from Syria. ...

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New chairman for Recovery Career Services

New chairman for Recovery Career Services

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

The career services for injured heroes has appointed a new independent chairman....

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British soldiers intercept drugs in Afghanistan

British soldiers intercept drugs in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment have intercepted more than 200 kilos of hashish in Helmand province....

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Celebrating the history of UK reservists

Celebrating the history of UK reservists

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

The history of our reserves has been showcased in an exhibition at London's Victoria railway station....

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Royal Navy ship assists in Caribbean drugs bust

Royal Navy ship assists in Caribbean drugs bust

Monday, 24 February 2014

Another multi-million-pound cocaine seizure for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) naval support ship Wave Knight....

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New aircraft carrier to be named by the Queen

New aircraft carrier to be named by the Queen

Saturday, 22 February 2014

Her Majesty The Queen will officially name the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at a ceremony in Scotland this summer. ...

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Flying the flag for equality

Flying the flag for equality

Friday, 21 February 2014

The UK armed forces have come second in the first league table of the most gay-friendly militaries in the world....

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New Chief of the General Staff appointed

New Chief of the General Staff appointed

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Carter has been appointed as the next Chief of the General Staff....

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