Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Peter Luff, said weapons systems tested on the range were being used in operations in Libya.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK): 26-27 January 2009, to Warton in Lancashire, to visit BAe Systems for a tour of facilities and briefing meetings as Shadow Minister for Defence Equipment and Support.
His position later won the support of Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
He said he would be meeting defence ministers to get all possible support for those affected by the decision.
The Conservatives, Mr Hoon said, had cut army numbers, scrapped regiments, cut troops' medical support and cut the defence budget.
He said it was in response to an appeal by junior Defence Minister Ruth Nankabirwa for spiritual support in the fight against the LRA rebels.
Sweden is too small a country to support Saab's defence business, and the civil-aerospace business is suffering because of an overcrowded market for regional aircraft.
While the defence secretary also itemised cuts to support services, it is clear that cutting the army's numbers substantially is one of the few ways that the Ministry of Defence can possibly balance its books.
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"We are requesting that this investigation be annulled on account of the fact that there are insufficient grounds to support it, " said defence lawyer Richard Malka.
That brought Lee to the crease, and he was happy to support Hussey with some obdurate defence - although he did well to blast back-to-back fours through the covers against off-spinner Virender Sehwag.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, and Robert Gates, the defence secretary, are said broadly to support General McChrystal's call to add substantially more troops to the roughly 68, 000 American and 35, 000 allied forces in Afghanistan.
I'm a chemist by trade - I worked in chemical defence areas and then started getting involved in support to operations.
The Medical Defence Union, which provides medico-legal support and advice to UK doctors, said those with drug and alcohol problems should seek help early.
Support for this possibility comes from the defence review commissioned by Mr Rumsfeld from Andrew Marshall at the Pentagon.
Further interest-rate cuts and heavier public spending on construction and defence, and possibly more tax cuts, should support the economy by next year.
Meanwhile, Madeleine Albright, the secretary of state, and William Cohen, the defence secretary, who have both just returned from support-seeking in the Gulf, are now trying to woo hearts and minds in America's heartland.
Mr Gulyamov's fall was, it is said, sealed by letters of support from Donald Rumsfeld, America's defence secretary, as well as by rumours that he was contemplating running in a presidential election due next year.
Sharply increased defence spending is one of the few things that commands bipartisan support in Congress.
It owns and runs some British defence facilities, including the Devonport naval shipyard, provides logistical support and maintains submarines for the Royal Navy.
But William Cohen, the defence secretary, has managed to win, if not the support, the acquiescence of most of the other Gulf states.
Genevois powered over for the opening try in the second minute after Contepomi's short pass had unlocked the home defence, van Niekerk drew the cover and Genevois was in support to thunder over from the 22.
Mr Howard would not want to risk missing a planned visit to Washington to offer personal support for President George Bush's missile-defence plans, or playing host to a meeting of Commonwealth leaders due in Brisbane in October.
Prominent Tory MPs including Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and backbencher Stewart Jackson have said they cannot support gay marriage, and a number of MPs have signed the "Coalition for Marriage" petition opposing it.
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That leaves Mr Ramos with time to drum up support for Renato de Villa, the solid if uninspiring defence secretary, behind whom the church and business are beginning to unite, and whom many believe Mr Ramos would like to see stepping into his shoes.
Shadow defence minister Russell Brown said that Labour had been "consistent in their support for the mission in Afghanistan" but would "scrutinise" the government's decisions.
LONDON, England -- Britain is offering tentative support for the United States' proposal to build a national missile defence system.
In neighbouring Estonia (also hard bitten by history) support is well over 90%, says Luukas Ilves, a defence ministry official.
The UK defence ministry said on Friday it was deploying its Sentinel R1 spy plane to support French troops in Mali.
On top of extra defence spending and emergency disaster relief already approved by Congress, there is strong support for more spending and tax cuts.
The Ministry of Defence is re-organising operations in the area so that a mixture of support ships and warships will be available outside the hurricane season.
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