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Tuesday, 12 July 2011
The Explosive Hazard Reduction (EHR) course at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest (JSAS), based at Camp Leatherneck, the US Marines camp adjacent…...
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
The project will replace the old facility established in 1982 following the introduction of a statutory requirement for all Royal Navy personnel…...
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Following commissioning in May this year, HMS Diamond, one of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 advanced air defence destroyers, has entered service follow...
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
The Coldstream Guards celebrated their links with the South West of England last week with two days of special events that brought the iconic scarlet ...
Monday, 11 July 2011
Over the last three months, a number of checkpoints in the Nad ‘Ali district, which were under the control of ISAF forces, have been handed …...
Monday, 11 July 2011
HMS Liverpool has been in action off the coast of Libya this weekend where she intercepted three rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) suspected of be...
Monday, 11 July 2011
Admiral Nelson's famous flagship is to be 'dismasted' for the first time since the Second World War as HMS Victory undergoes its most comprehensive ov...
Monday, 11 July 2011
Captain Harry Wales helped the British Army polo team to victory in this year's Rundle Cup, the traditionally hard-fought polo match between the Royal...
Friday, 08 July 2011
The UK Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, is today in Delhi to underline the commitment at the highest levels of the British and Indian defence establish...
Friday, 08 July 2011
They are halfway through their tour in Afghanistan and 45 Commando Royal Marines are looking to ensure that the recent period of relative peace in Nad...
Friday, 08 July 2011
Helicopter and commando carrier HMS Illustrious returned to her Portsmouth home yesterday after completing a £40m maintenance and upgrade programme in...
Friday, 08 July 2011
The Type 23 frigate was initially deployed to Libya on Operation ELLAMY to take part in humanitarian operations and evacuate refugees, taking…...
Friday, 08 July 2011
Royal Marines from 42 Commando, working with their Afghan National Army (ANA) colleagues, have turned what was expected to be an offensive operation i...
Thursday, 07 July 2011
Soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) who served in Helmand province in Afghanistan for six months over the winter received their Operatio...
Thursday, 07 July 2011
During the 68th anniversary year of 617 Squadron's famous 'Dambusters' raid in the Ruhr Valley the squadron is once again on active operations, this t...
Thursday, 07 July 2011
The UK's Armed Forces will lead a new Afghan National Army (ANA) Officer Training Academy, to be based just outside Kabul, Prime Minister David Camero...
Thursday, 07 July 2011
After 37 years of operational service the Nimrod R1 was retired from service last month....
Thursday, 07 July 2011
The Ministry of Defence today confirmed the move of MOD staff from Bath to Abbey Wood, Bristol, by March 2013....
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology at the Royal United Services Institute on Wednesday 6 July 2011. First Sea...
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
The UK will be able to reduce its force levels in Afghanistan from 9,500 to 9,000 by the end of 2012, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today, We...
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
The detachment of around 200 personnel at Trapani, on the Italian island of Sicily, is playing a key role in the RAF's contribution to Operation ELLAM...
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
The Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, welcomed the Brazilian Defence Minister, Dr Nelson Jobim, to London yesterday with a ceremonial guard...
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
The crew of HMS Cornwall said farewell to the ship last week at a decommissioning ceremony at Devonport Naval Base....
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
The MOD has reduced energy consumption on its office estate over the last 12 months by 14.8 per cent, saving over 9,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Tuesday, 05 July 2011
Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces at the GovNet National Security Conference 2011, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London on Tue...
Tuesday, 05 July 2011
The UK's Prime Minister David Cameron has travelled to Afghanistan this week where he met British troops at Camp Bastion in Helmand province and held ...
Tuesday, 05 July 2011
Her Majesty The Queen presented new Colours to The Royal Regiment of Scotland on Saturday 2 July 2011....
Tuesday, 05 July 2011
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Brocklesby was given a hero's welcome by friends and family yesterday as she returned to Portsmouth Naval Base after five mo...
Tuesday, 05 July 2011
In this digital age, changing people's behaviour online, wherever they happen to log on, is key to the pursuit of our national security, Armed Forces ...
Monday, 04 July 2011
Just as the sun was setting on Checkpoint (CP) Salaang in Helmand province, machine gun fire was heard coming from a neighbouring compound. …...