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Wednesday, 04 January 2012
Army photographers have an important job in communicating and recording military activity. But they are very much soldiers first. Report by Leigh Hami...
Wednesday, 04 January 2012
Royal Navy warship HMS Kent returned to her Portsmouth home in December following a year-long, £24m upgrade in Rosyth, Scotland, which saw major impro...
Tuesday, 03 January 2012
Commodore-in-Chief of the RFA, Prince Edward and his wife toured submarine HMS Triumph and support ship RFA Diligence and dropped in on the …...
Tuesday, 03 January 2012
Dr Andrew Baxter of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), based at Porton Down, has been the driving force behind many of the…...
Tuesday, 03 January 2012
British soldiers serving in Afghanistan have seen in the New Year by undertaking marathons at their bases to raise money for charity....
Saturday, 31 December 2011
119 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the annual New Year's Honours list....
Friday, 23 December 2011
A different image will be posted here each day until 24 December 2011. Most of the featured photographs were taken by Service or MOD photographers…...
Friday, 23 December 2011
HMS Somerset is working under Combined Maritime Forces as part of a task force which patrols the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and the…...
Friday, 23 December 2011
Keen to build on the success of last season, which saw them win a total of 11 medals in international events, the team have been training hard…...
Friday, 23 December 2011
Nearly 1,000 British and Afghan soldiers and Afghan Police have taken part in a major operation to clear insurgents from a crucial area of Helmand pro...
Friday, 23 December 2011
The event was organised by fledging charity, My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures, whose founders Louise Fetigan and Linda Trickett are both military…...
Thursday, 22 December 2011
UK servicemen and women in Afghanistan will enjoy an extra 1 hour and 15 minutes of talk-time to keep in touch with family and friends this Christmas....
Thursday, 22 December 2011
A £400m package of protected vehicles and Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) technology to further improve the protection of British Forces i...
Thursday, 22 December 2011
The four-strong Royal Navy Search & Rescue team were re-tasked from routine training at approx 1600hrs on Sunday, 18 December 2011, to Munro…...
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Soldiers from the Royal Anglian Regiment raised the flag at their new barracks in Wiltshire for the first time earlier this month, just in time for Ch...
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron has visited UK troops deployed to Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan to wish them a Merry Christmas....
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Professor Sir Mark Welland, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence and Head of the Department's Nanoscience Centre, has been given two pr...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Helicopters of the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) have assisted local schools by providing ‘Santa Drops’ with their helicopters. The…...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
A new ministerial committee will ensure that the Government delivers promises made under the Armed Forces Covenant as part of a cross-Government effor...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
The four-year Future Combat Air System (FCAS) focused research contract aims to sustain and develop the UK’s critical technology and skills …...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
A star-studded line up of royalty, politicians and entertainers paid tribute to the courage, sacrifice, achievements and excellence of the UK's Armed ...
Monday, 19 December 2011
A third contingent of Tonga Defence Services (TDS) has conducted a ceremonial handover to begin work alongside members of the RAF Police and the RAF R...
Monday, 19 December 2011
During the visit, the Type 23 Frigate hosted a number of Tanzanian dignitaries, and the ship’s company were welcomed as guests of this most …...
Monday, 19 December 2011
Yorkshire-based families of soldiers killed in action or seriously injured in Afghanistan have joined the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, at a sp...
Monday, 19 December 2011
122 members of the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) marched through London to Clarence House last week to receive their Afghanistan Campaign Medals....
Friday, 16 December 2011
The last of 22 upgraded Lynx support helicopters has been handed over to the Army Air Corps on budget and three months ahead of schedule....
Friday, 16 December 2011
Members of the RAF Marham-based 31 Squadron received their Operation HERRICK campaign medals this week in front of proud family members, friends and l...
Friday, 16 December 2011
The single biggest strategic risk facing the UK today is economic rather than military, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Sir David Richards sa...
Friday, 16 December 2011
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has written the following Christmas message of support and best wishes to all Defence personnel....
Thursday, 15 December 2011
The submarine, with about 130 sailors on board, is the last unit from Operation ELLAMY, the UK’s contribution to action in Libya, to return …...
Ministry of Justice Four non-judicial members reappointed to the Civil Justice Council
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Environment Agency Environment Agency to host community drop in for odour in Calne
Ministry of Defence AI battle lab to prepare British Army for modern warfare
HM Treasury UK financial system strengthened with new safeguards for major technology providers
Ministry of Justice Honorary King’s Counsel nominations: deadline 18 September 2026
Environment Agency Increasing Atlantic salmon stocks in the Derwent catchment
Environment Agency Ventnor's coastal future takes shape as survey work gets underway
Home Office County lines: Record year for gang busts and knife seizures