Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot after 18 months of rigorous training in the UK and the US, the Ministry of Defence says.

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Prince qualifies as Apache pilot

The government spent more than £400,000 on sending celebrities to visit soldiers in Afghanistan last year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) says.

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Celebrity Afghan trips cost £400k

The Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates after boarding a dhow in the Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence says, as part of a Nato-led operation.

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Royal Navy takes Somali pirates

A member of the Royal Air Force injured in an explosion in Afghanistan has died in a UK hospital, the Ministry of Defence says.

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Afghanistan injury kills RAF man

Thousands of turkeys and tonnes of potatoes are due to arrive in Afghanistan for British troops to enjoy on Christmas Day, the Ministry of Defence says.

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UK Afghan bases sent festive fare

Women are to be allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed.

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Women to serve on UK submarines

More than 400 Ministry of Defence jobs will be cut when regional headquarters close to be replaced by a central HQ.

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MoD to cut 440 civilian army jobs

US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta calls on Israel to work with Turkey and Egypt to end what he calls its growing isolation in the Middle East.

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Israel urged to end ‘isolation’

A forensic scientist’s evidence to the Stephen Lawrence trial is challenged by the defence.

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Lawrence trial science challenged

A soldier from Bury is killed while on training manoeuvres in Kenya, the Ministry of Defence confirms.

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UK soldier dies training in Kenya

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta seeks to quash speculation of a military strike against Iran, saying it could have “unintended consequences”.

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US plays down strike against Iran

The Ministry of Defence suspends flights in aircraft fitted with ejector seats similar to the one in which a Red Arrows pilot died in Lincolnshire.

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Flight ban after Red Arrows death

A multi-millionaire businessman who donated money on the request of former Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he feels it was wasted.

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Fox scandal donor felt ‘mugged’

British military personnel are starting to return home from their Libyan mission after receiving congratulations from the defence secretary for a “job well done”.

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UK military starting Libya return

An MP who had an affair with an aide accused of being a Russian spy has resigned from his post on the defence select committee.

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MP quits role over ‘spy’ affair