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  • School wing named in honour of Royal Air Force Leeming hero

    Students were encouraged to 'grasp every opportunity' by an RAF Military Cross hero at the opening of a new school wing named in his honour.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hammond: 'No change of policy in Afghanistan'

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond today addressed the House of Commons in response to reports that NATO's policy regarding ISAF and Afghan troops working together has changed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Joint flight supports UK-French co-operation

    Senior officers in the Royal Air Force and French Air Force traded places on 14 September to fly in Typhoon and Rafale fighter jets in a demonstration of the strong ties which exist between the two air arms.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • West Midlands soldiers prepare to keep peace in Cyprus

    Soldiers from the West Midlands have been completing their training to join the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • German rocket lands in Medway

    At the height of the Second World War the German High Command would have been delighted to land a V2 rocket in the heart of Medway's military estate, but this week the delight was all Medway's as it welcomed this ext鈥�

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Argyll champions British industry in Hamburg

    Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll has been flying the flag for British industry in a four-day visit to the German maritime city of Hamburg in support of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Success for British teams in World Helicopter Championship

    Two helicopter crews from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury have returned from Russia where they successfully competed in the 2012 FAI World Helicopter Championship (WHC).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK and US carry out air tanking exercise

    Air Force personnel from the UK and the US have carried out a joint training exercise to improve the way NATO carries out air-to-air refuelling.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Sutherland crew hone pirate take-down skills

    Royal Marines aboard HMS Sutherland have been practising their pirate vessel boarding techniques using 'rapid roping' from the frigate's helicopter in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RAF kick-starts Paralympics in Edinburgh

    皇冠体育app crew of a Royal Air Force Puma helicopter have kick-started the opening of the 2012 Paralympic Games by helping to unveil the official logo in Edinburgh.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Echo returns from 19-month deployment

    Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo has returned to her home port of Plymouth after a marathon 19-month deployment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Diamond joins forces with USS Enterprise

    HMS Diamond has joined the USS Enterprise to exercise with US Carrier Strike Group 12 in the Middle East and demonstrate the Type 45's outstanding air defence capabilities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British heroes honoured for their part in Malta convoy

    Sailors whose courage kept supply routes open to the strategically vital island of Malta during the Second World War have been honoured with a lasting tribute.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Blyth heads up Black Sea exercise

    Clyde-based minehunter HMS Blyth recently led NATO operations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea after leaving her home port of Faslane at the end of June.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Sutherland relieves Westminster east of Suez

    HMS Sutherland has relieved her sister ship HMS Westminster in the Indian Ocean after some final boarding party training in Crete and passage through the Suez Canal.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Echo becomes first Royal Navy ship to visit post-Gaddafi Libya

    Survey ship HMS Echo has become the first Royal Navy ship to visit Libya since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Daring returns from maiden deployment

    HMS Daring returned to her home in Portsmouth today after completing her maiden operational deployment to the Middle East.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Triumph returns from marathon deployment

    HMS Triumph returned from a 10-month deployment to a warm welcome from families, friends and loved ones at her home base of Plymouth yesterday, 29 July.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Sutherland in gunnery exercises off Gibraltar

    HMS Sutherland has stopped off at Gibraltar to take part in a series of gunnery exercises as she begins her six-month deployment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Address to the Centre for a New American Security

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government