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MOD sets out vision to diversify supply base

MOD sets out vision to diversify supply base

Thursday, 08 November 2018

The Ministry of Defence has today announced plans for modernising its estate and establishing a broader and more diverse supply base. ...

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Post Office and MOD agree new partnership on veterans employment

Post Office and MOD agree new partnership on veterans employment

Wednesday, 07 November 2018

The Post Office became the 3000th signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant....

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Defence Minister hails UK US transatlantic partnership

Defence Minister hails UK US transatlantic partnership

Tuesday, 06 November 2018

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew was in Washington today to discuss the enduring UK-US defence present and future relationship and met with some of the ...

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Defence Minister praises First World War heroes at reburial service

Defence Minister praises First World War heroes at reburial service

Tuesday, 06 November 2018

Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood has praised the courage and sacrifice of the First World War generation at a moving reburial service in Flanders. ...

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UK cements position in Gulf with new joint base in Oman

UK cements position in Gulf with new joint base in Oman

Monday, 05 November 2018

The UK is cementing its deep and special relationship with Oman for generations to come with the opening of a new Omani-British Joint Training Base....

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WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE has been appointed as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC)

WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE has been appointed as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC)

Monday, 05 November 2018

The Chiefs of Staff Committee is pleased to endorse the appointment of WO1 (Army SM) Glenn Haughton OBE as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Ch...

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Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment

Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment

Monday, 05 November 2018

Britain’s Armed Forces are to step up their long-held global links, by increasing the number of recruits from Commonwealth countries....

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Gulf security tops agenda at Chiefs of Defence meeting

Gulf security tops agenda at Chiefs of Defence meeting

Friday, 02 November 2018

Chiefs of Defence for the UK and Oman hosted their counterparts from UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, and Jordan as well as the Gulf Cooperation Co...

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RAF medics transfer UN hospital in South Sudan to Vietnamese

RAF medics transfer UN hospital in South Sudan to Vietnamese

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

RAF Medical Services have begun transferring authority of a UN field hospital in South Sudan to a Vietnamese Hospital Unit....

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UK troops combat ready for NATO Exercise Trident Juncture

UK troops combat ready for NATO Exercise Trident Juncture

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

British Army personnel have completed integration training with Danish and Polish allies in preparation for NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 in Nor...

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Historic day for the military as all roles are opened to women

Historic day for the military as all roles are opened to women

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced that all roles in the military are now open to women....

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£93 million missile project secures over 100 Belfast jobs

£93 million missile project secures over 100 Belfast jobs

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced a multi-million-pound deal to modernise and boost the British Army and Royal Marines’ very short-range ai...

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Contract awarded to resurface RAF Northolt runway

Contract awarded to resurface RAF Northolt runway

Thursday, 25 October 2018

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract to Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure to resurface the runway at RAF Northolt....

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Brave World War 2 Halifax crew buried in dignified ceremony in Albania

Brave World War 2 Halifax crew buried in dignified ceremony in Albania

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Seven crew members of 148 (special duties) squadron RAF have been laid to rest almost 75 years after they were killed in World War 2....

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Armed forces pay award 2018: extra payments for personnel that left the armed forces after 1 April 2018

Armed forces pay award 2018: extra payments for personnel that left the armed forces after 1 April 2018

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Following the 2018 pay increase some service personnel who left service after 1 April 2018 may be entitled to arrears of pay....

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Royal Marines to stage demonstration on the Thames for Netherlands state visit

Royal Marines to stage demonstration on the Thames for Netherlands state visit

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

On Wednesday 24 October, Royal Marine commandos will take part in a high octane demonstration on the Thames, along with their Dutch counterparts....

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Defence Minister teams up with with international counterparts to improve support for veterans

Defence Minister teams up with with international counterparts to improve support for veterans

Monday, 22 October 2018

This weekend, Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood attended the Ministerial Five Eyes Conference in Sydney, where he joined delegat...

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New study into Iraq and Afghanistan veterans launched

New study into Iraq and Afghanistan veterans launched

Monday, 22 October 2018

The Ministry of Defence has launched a new study into the causes of death of military personnel who deployed on combat operations in Iraq and Afghanis...

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UK troops touch down in Norway following epic road move

UK troops touch down in Norway following epic road move

Friday, 19 October 2018

Hundreds of British Army troops have successfully completed an epic road move to Norway...

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Defence Secretary welcomes Qatari counterpart to UK

Defence Secretary welcomes Qatari counterpart to UK

Friday, 19 October 2018

The UK and Qatar’s Defence relationship is closer than ever, the Defence Secretary has reaffirmed, as production starts on Typhoon fighter jets that w...

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Combined Joint Atlantic Serpent 18 follow up

Combined Joint Atlantic Serpent 18 follow up

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Defence Medical personnel have completed a 2 week exercise....

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Defence Secretary to launch report warning of future threats to UK

Defence Secretary to launch report warning of future threats to UK

Monday, 15 October 2018

A new Ministry of Defence report that sets out the need to take action against the latest strategic threats to UK defence and security has been publis...

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Team UK heads to Sydney for the Invictus Games 2018

Team UK heads to Sydney for the Invictus Games 2018

Monday, 15 October 2018

The team will join 17 other nations at the international event for wounded, injured and sick serving and former military personnel...

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Armed Forces Minister bolsters UK Italy defence partnership

Armed Forces Minister bolsters UK Italy defence partnership

Friday, 12 October 2018

Minister for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster bolstered the strong defence relationship between the UK and Italy on a visit to Rome....

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250,000 veterans helped into new careers

250,000 veterans helped into new careers

Friday, 12 October 2018

The Ministry of Defence’s Career Transition Partnership celebrates its 20th anniversary ...

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Defence launches new strategy to boost diversity and inclusion

Defence launches new strategy to boost diversity and inclusion

Friday, 12 October 2018

The Ministry of Defence has launched a new strategy – a “Force for Inclusion” - to continue to increase diversity. ...

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Graves of 2 soldiers rededicated 100 years after they were killed in World War 1

Graves of 2 soldiers rededicated 100 years after they were killed in World War 1

Friday, 12 October 2018

The resting places of Second Lieutenant Norman Frederic Surry and Private George Skilbeck have been marked a century after their deaths in the Great W...

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UK troops deploy on largest NATO exercise in a decade

UK troops deploy on largest NATO exercise in a decade

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

NATO’s flagship exercise in 2018, Exercise Trident Juncture, is underway ...

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Graves of 2 soldiers killed 4 years apart during the Great War are rededicated a century later

Graves of 2 soldiers killed 4 years apart during the Great War are rededicated a century later

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

The resting places of 2 soldiers have been rededicated in separate services at Hooge Crater Cemetery and Stasegem Communal Cemetery in Belgium....

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Defence Minister calls on ‘unsung heroes’ to help military respond to new threats

Defence Minister calls on ‘unsung heroes’ to help military respond to new threats

Tuesday, 09 October 2018

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew today called on hundreds of firms to help the military respond to emerging threats as quickly as possible, calling them...

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