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Tuesday, 27 September 2011
In the south and south west of Afghanistan, a team from the RAF is working with the US Marine Corps (USMC) on the daunting task of co-ordinating the u...
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Over the weekend and into Monday, RAF operations over Libya have continued, with attacks on pro-Gaddafi forces in Sirte and Bani Walid....
Monday, 26 September 2011
During his trip to Helmand, the Duke met medics and doctors working at the Role 3 Hospital at Camp Bastion, where injured service men and women…...
Monday, 26 September 2011
Personnel from 1 Logistic Support Regiment (1LSR) have begun their deployment to Afghanistan after completing a final series of last minute preparatio...
Monday, 26 September 2011
The Royal Navy’s massive new aircraft carriers are being delivered by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) - the alliance between DE&S, Babcock…...
Monday, 26 September 2011
After six months and one day supporting the UK mission over Libya as part of Operation ELLAMY, RAF Typhoons have left Gioia del Colle in Italy and ret...
Monday, 26 September 2011
Royal Navy personnel, who by using Sea King Airborne Surveillance and Control helicopters helped Army Air Corps (AAC) Apache helicopter launch strikes...
Monday, 26 September 2011
Hundreds of people have been turning out to see the horses and soldiers of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) during their recent visit to C...
Friday, 23 September 2011
For the past few months a group of Commando Gunners have been putting the advice they received from civilian police in the UK into practice as they me...
Friday, 23 September 2011
Aircraftman George the Goat made his maiden journey in his new trailer recently to appear in a graduation parade at RAF Halton...
Friday, 23 September 2011
The British Army's 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) has completed a rigorous training period to thoroughly prepare for the challenges it now face...
Friday, 23 September 2011
Work is underway to construct a new ammunitioning jetty in Portsmouth Harbour to service the Royal Navy's surface ships, including the new Type 45 des...
Friday, 23 September 2011
The Gunners arrived in Afghanistan in April 2011 and are nearing the end of their deployment in the southern part of the Nahr-e Saraj district…...
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Having just taken over duties from HMS Monmouth in the Middle East, HMS Somerset has wasted no time in reinforcing multinational relations by conducti...
Thursday, 22 September 2011
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, Andrew Robathan, has visited a charity helping to get wounded, injured and sick veterans int...
Thursday, 22 September 2011
The North Atlantic Council decided yesterday to extend the current mandate of Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, while keeping the situation under…...
Thursday, 22 September 2011
The Provincial Response Companies (PRCs) are specially trained Afghan tactical units which will be called upon to deal with specific incidents…...
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Under a new agreement Indian and British scientists are to work together to develop cutting-edge technologies for defence and security....
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Service personnel and their families in Hounslow, West London are settling into newly refurbished homes delivered by Defence Infrastructure Organisati...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Two injured soldiers were among 40 cyclists who set off on a national cycling challenge this morning to ride from Edinburgh to London raising money fo...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
RAF Tornados destroy command and control facilities of pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya before launching successful strikes on armoured vehicles and anti-a...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
The event, held at Babcock’s shipyard in Rosyth, marked the official start of the assembly of the first of the two 65,000-tonne vessels - the…...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Exercise Scottish Buzzard has recently taken place in Scotland to prepare the Territorial Army (TA) soldiers of 'The Fighting 51st' for future deploym...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
HMS Edinburgh and her ship's company recently visited Cape Town on a two-week maintenance stop during patrol operations in the South Atlantic....
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
During a visit to 906 Expeditionary Air Wing, based at Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy, General Richards took the opportunity to …...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
The Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery, has visited HMS Ocean in the Mediterranean, where she has recently been supporting the enforceme...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has today announced the appointment of Mr Gerry Grimstone, the Chairman of Standard Life plc, as the new Le...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed work on delivering 220 upgraded homes for soldiers and their families at Bulford Camp, near Sa...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
The well-oiled contingency operating base in Italy from where RAF missions over Libya have been launched over the last few months was set up by and ke...
Monday, 19 September 2011
Speech by Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans....