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Armed forces get priority in FirstBuy Scheme
New reports state that House builder Barratt is urging armed forces personnel to sign-up for the Government’s FirstBuy scheme designed to give first time buyers a chance to get onto the property...
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Cameron announces billion-pound upgrade to armoured vehicles
The British Army’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle is to benefit from a £1 billion upgrade. Prime Minister David Cameron was joined by new Defence Secretary Philip Hammond to announce that the...
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Armed Forces Covenant made law
The principles of the Armed Forces Covenant have been enshrined in law after the Armed Forces Bill received Royal Assent. This is the first time the Covenant has been recognised in statute. The new...
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Troops’ homecoming will boost UK economy
Next year will see 20,000 British Army troops return home from their former base in Germany, with around 1800 relocating to sites across the UK in January. In October 2010 the Ministry of Defence...
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Third tranche of Armed Forces redundancies announced
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced tranche three of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme. These redundancies are part of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme, announced in the Strategic...
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MOD to buy additional 24 Foxhound vehicles in £23m contract
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is to buy an additional 24 Foxhound vehicles for the British Army in a new £23m contract. Foxhound, designed and built in the UK by General Dynamics Land Systems: Force...
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Babcock contracted to supply electrical & electronic components
Babcock has been awarded a four year contract by the UK MoD Medical and General Supplies (M&GS) team to supply electrical and electronic components to the Royal Navy and British Army. Under the...
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£175m military communications investment creates new jobs
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced a new contract to provide enhanced communications kit to the UK Armed Forces. The £175 million investment, awarded primarily to General Dynamics UK...
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UK and Georgia strengthen defence relationship
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and His Excellency Mr Giorgi Kvirikashvili have welcomed the deepening of defence cooperation at a meeting in London. The meeting took place as 160 British Army...
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£9.7 million construction contract awarded for Baker Barracks, Thorney Island
The contract for the final phase of development at Baker Barracks has been signed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Kier Group. The contract, which will cover the building of a new...
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Defence Secretary announces £55m contract for UK bomb disposal robots at DSEI
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon MP has announced a contract worth up to £55 million for 56 innovative bomb disposal robots at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Exhibition in...
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Defence Secretary announces £250M investment in new homes for service families
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson MP has announced a £250 million investment to build new homes for Service personnel and their families on Salisbury Plain (November 24th). The significant investment...
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New bursary to get veterans into teaching
Pupils across the country are set to benefit from the leadership and world-renowned expertise of our armed forces – as the government unveils a £40,000 bursary for ex-service personnel to retrain as a...
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British Army’s rifle set for multi-million-pound upgrade
The Ministry of Defence is upgrading the British Army’s standard combat rifle to ensure troops are equipped with the best possible battle-winning kit, Defence Minister Guto Bebb MP has announced (April...
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British Army set to redefine warfare with joint Autonomous Warrior
The British Army has launched the game-changing Autonomous Warrior (Land) experiment at the RUSI Land Warfare conference. Autonomous Warrior, the 2018 Army Warfighting Experiment, will push the...
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£2.8bn armoured vehicle contract secured for British Army
A contract worth £2.8 billion has been signed to provide state-of-the-art armoured fighting vehicles to the British Army. The Defence Secretary has announced that the army will receive more than 500...
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