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Friday, 01 March 2013
Six Royal Navy and 2 American ships, plus helicopters and mini-robot submarines, have joined forces for the year's first major mine warfare exercise i...
Friday, 01 March 2013
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been supporting a major exercise on Salisbury Plain helping to prepare soldiers who are deploying to...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Three of the Royal Navy's ships have been flying the flag for Britain at the Gulf's biggest defence exhibition....
Thursday, 28 February 2013
70 soldiers from the Scots Guards Battle Group have returned home early from Afghanistan as the Afghan Police take responsibility for security in thei...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Army reservists have put their medical skills to the test using the lightweight facilities that they would deploy with when supporting airborne operat...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
The Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, has presented Afghanistan campaign medals to 26 civilian employees working f...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Soldiers from the 1st Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) have conducted their final training exercise on Salisbury Plain....
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Afghanistan's Defence Minister has visited the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to see how it can influence officer training plans in his country....
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
HMS Argyll has stopped at Lisbon to be briefed on the illegal drugs trade off west Africa in preparation for her Atlantic deployment....
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Veterans of the Arctic Convoys and Bomber Command will begin receiving new awards in recognition of their heroic service within weeks....
Monday, 25 February 2013
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that a further £1.3 million will be given to causes and charities supporting the Armed Forces community....
Monday, 25 February 2013
A Royal Navy survey ship has discovered a previously uncharted 250-metre-deep canyon on the floor of the Red Sea....
Monday, 25 February 2013
A live firing artillery exercise is preparing soldiers from regular, reserve and French units for contingency operations....
Monday, 25 February 2013
Speech by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord at the Houses of Parliament....
Friday, 22 February 2013
Smart materials to extend the life of a vehicle or textiles which incorporate electronics are among the ideas being sought by the Ministry of Defence....
Friday, 22 February 2013
Look out for the second set of live TV adverts on ITV1 this weekend, broadcast directly from military operations in Afghanistan....
Friday, 22 February 2013
The Afghan National Security Forces' (ANSF) newest explosive experts have marked the completion of their training with a ceremony at their base in Nah...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
The British Army's senior light cavalry regiment have been getting recquainted with their Challenger 2 main battle tanks during a training exercise on...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has taken off with the Red Arrows in the third of her 'Magnificent 7' challenges to raise money for Red Nose Day 20...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
The Royal Naval warship HMS Northumberland is visiting Bahrain halfway through an eight-month deployment in the Middle East....
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Gurkha soldiers returned to the UK today as British forces continue to reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan and hand over to local security forces....
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Communities across the UK are invited to apply for funding to host events to celebrate this year's Armed Forces Day on 29 June....
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
The government has set aside £6.5 million for injured military personnel to access the latest prosthetic limbs....
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
HMS Argyll left Plymouth yesterday to conduct counter-narcotic operations across the Atlantic....
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Marines from 40 Commando have successfully trained 27 reconnaissance troops for the Afghan National Army's 3/215 Brigade....
Monday, 18 February 2013
The UK will contribute 40 people to the European Union Training Mission in Mali, the Defence Secretary has announced....
Monday, 18 February 2013
A group of paratroopers has been on the receiving end of verbal abuse and petrol bombs as part of their training as the Army's global rapid reaction f...
Saturday, 16 February 2013
Groundbreaking TV adverts for the Territorial Army (TA) will be aired live on ITV1 today, broadcast directly from military operations in Afghanistan....
Friday, 15 February 2013
Deputy Commander Land Forces (Reserves), Major General Ranald Munro, appeared on ITV1's Daybreak this morning to talk about the launch of TA LIVE....
Friday, 15 February 2013
Vice Admiral Peter Hudson has taken over command of the NATO Maritime Headquarters during a ceremony in Northwood, London....
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