Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
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MP for Welwyn Hatfield & UK Secretary of State for Defence
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During a recent routine Operation Shader patrol, 2 Royal Air Force Typhoons identified rockets being launched in Iraq against coalition forces.
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To defend against this attack, our aircraft successfully used a Paveway IV precision-guided bomb to destroy the rocket launcher system.
When I set out my priorities as Defence Secretary I declared the era of the peace dividend over.
Since then Rishi Sunak and I have kept that promise with new funding that rises to the moment - empowering our Armed Forces to deter our enemies, lead our allies & defend our nation.