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Thursday, 19 April 2012
The MOD, British Forces Post Office (BFPO) and Royal Mail have worked together to introduce UK-style postcodes for the 100,000 personnel and…...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Today the city of Plymouth officially accepted the honour of hosting the Armed Forces Day national celebrations for 2012 as the official flag was deli...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Combat medics from 1 Medical Regiment have been presented with their Operational Service Medals after returning from a demanding tour in Afghanistan....
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
British Forces News is currently transmitted in 17 countries every weeknight at 1830hrs CET (Central European Time) on BFBS1 and to Royal Navy…...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
As the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games hits 100 days it has been announced that the Red Arrows will perform throughout the UK as part of the openi...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) died today,...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Members of 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) have staged an open day for diplomats and New Zealand Defence Force personnel....
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy....
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
The Portsmouth-based warship intercepted a suspicious dhow in the Indian Ocean, seizing over 70 bales containing more than 180kg of pure heroin…...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Members of 132 Battery, 39 Regiment Royal Artillery, recently received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals at their Albemarle Barracks home i...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment has left its base on the Rock to take up ceremonial duties in London....
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are training to maintain their role as the British Army's Rapid Reaction Force....
Monday, 16 April 2012
HMS Westminster recently visited Mombasa to train with her Kenyan counterparts and promote trade between the UK and East Africa....
Monday, 16 April 2012
Exercise Joint Warrior is conducted in the spring and autumn of each year, and the first Joint Warrior of 2012 (JW 121) is taking place between…...
Monday, 16 April 2012
Royal Anglian soldiers have completed RSOI (reception, staging, onward movement and integration) training after arriving in Afghanistan....
Monday, 16 April 2012
The Regional Prime Scotland and Northern Ireland is estimated to be worth between £200m and £350m over a five-year period. It spans approximately…...
Monday, 16 April 2012
The Royal Engineers have spent the last six months in Helmand helping with the mission to prepare the Afghans to fully take over the security…...
Friday, 13 April 2012
HMS Daring has flown the flag for the Royal Navy - and UK industry - at the biggest naval showcase in the Middle East....
Friday, 13 April 2012
A Private who worked to bridge the gap between ISAF troops and Afghan women in Helmand has received her Afghanistan campaign medal....
Friday, 13 April 2012
The RAF's commitment to diversity and inclusivity has earned it a place in this year's 'Times Top 50 Employers for Women' list....
Friday, 13 April 2012
Two RAF Typhoons were launched yesterday evening to intercept an aircraft that was transmitting an emergency signal and could not be identified via ra...
Friday, 13 April 2012
Two Royal Marines who were injured in Afghanistan have paddled 125 miles (200km) in 28 hours for charity....
Thursday, 12 April 2012
A Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) team is heading to the South Atlantic to survey a tanker sunk by a German U-boat in World War Two....
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Royal Engineers who will help develop road networks and canal and irrigation systems in Afghanistan have finished their final training exercise....
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Fast approaching completion, the five years’ construction work at RAF Northolt has delivered hundreds of brand new accommodation spaces, a new…...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
The military and civilian personnel, who worked alongside Libyan, American and French colleagues, first deployed to Benghazi in August last …...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Middleton has recently flexed her hunting prowess during a recent exercise with the US Navy in the Gulf....
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
UK and US helicopter crews who flew together in support of NATO operations in Libya last year have reunited briefly at RNAS Yeovilton in preparation f...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
12 Mechanized Brigade has taken command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 16...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
One of the two biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy has taken another step towards completion with the joining of two huge sections....
Department of Health and Social Care Ministers launch crackdown on vapes targeting kids
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Bluetongue: latest situation
Skills England Skills plans to train local people for local jobs
Central Arbitration Committee How to submit applications and complaints to the CAC
Ofsted Martyn Oliver and Yvette Stanley speak at the ADCS Annual Conference 2026