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Friday, 20 May 2011
A new film about a World War Two mission by Royal Marines from 30 Commando to capture Nazi secrets is released in UK cinemas today as 30 Commando emba...
Friday, 20 May 2011
Members of the Armed Forces will from now on be given top priority for housing help Housing Minister Grant Shapps has said today, Friday 20 May 2011....
Friday, 20 May 2011
British and Afghan soldiers have taken part in a volleyball tournament in Helmand province to get to know each other better and enjoy time off from th...
Friday, 20 May 2011
RAF jets participated in a major NATO strike against Colonel Gaddafi's Navy as part of the NATO-led Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR...
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at Chatham House, London on Thursday 19 May 2011....
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Dr Fox expressed these views during a speech entitled ‘Strong Economy, Strong Defence, Strategic Reach: Protecting National Security in the …...
Thursday, 19 May 2011
The Royal Navy's flagship Type 45 destroyer, HMS Daring, has successfully fired her groundbreaking new air defence missile system for the first time....
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Two Roll Over Drills Egress Trainers (RODETs), armoured hulls kitted out just like a real vehicle that can be completely rotated, are teaching troops ...
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Royal Logistic Corps Ammunition Technical Warrant Officer Class 2 Iain Martin defused 12 IEDs ranging in size from five to 15kg which were targeted…...
Thursday, 19 May 2011
The Sea King helicopter from E Flight, 202 Squadron, based at RAF Leconfield in Humberside, joined the coastguard and police at about 1600hrs…...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Edinburgh is gearing up to lay on the biggest-ever Armed Forces Day national event from 24 to 26 June 2011, with a parade, musical entertainment…...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today announced that approval has been given for the early phase of design of the submarine that will deliver the UK...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
The final squadron from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) returned to its base in Tidworth, Wiltshire, this week after a successful six-month tour o...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
The conclusion of the Royal Navy mission to train Iraqi sailors in the coming days will mark the official end of British Armed Forces operations in Ir...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron informed the House of Commons Liaison Committee yesterday that around 400 UK military personnel had already, or would ear...
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Missiles fired by the Royal Navy and RAF struck targets in Libya's capital Tripoli last night that are closely involved in the repression of the Libya...
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Mr Hague reported on progress in Afghanistan during April in Parliament today, Tuesday 17 May 2011. In a written statement to Parliament the…...
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Quorn left her Portsmouth home on Sunday for the Middle East where she will spend three years on security patrols....
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Nearly 3,000 people lined the streets of a North Yorkshire market town last week to welcome home from Afghanistan officers and airmen from RAF Leeming...
Monday, 16 May 2011
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), received a jubilant reception as they marched through C...
Monday, 16 May 2011
The Government has published the tri-Service Armed Forces Covenant for the first time today and announced that, with an amendment to the Armed Forces ...
Monday, 16 May 2011
A British soldier presented the FA Cup to winners Manchester City after Saturday's final, having being selected as the FA's guest of honour for his in...
Friday, 13 May 2011
Speech delivered by Minister for International Security Strategy at Villa Decius, Krakow, Poland on Friday 13 May 2011....
Friday, 13 May 2011
Exercise Cypriot Lion, designed to demonstrate the versatile capabilities and high readiness of the Royal Navy’s new Response Force Task Group…...
Friday, 13 May 2011
In a significant milestone in proving the capability of Apache to operate and strike from the sea, 30mm rounds and Hellfire missiles were successfully...
Friday, 13 May 2011
It’s not every day you get to quiz your boss and ask ‘what do you do all day?’ I was going to do just that. About to move on, having just completed…...
Friday, 13 May 2011
The Commanding Officer of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool has praised his 'cool and professional' crew after they silenced a Libyan shore battery t...
Friday, 13 May 2011
A new Reaper squadron is to form at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire which will control the aircraft over Afghanistan from the UK for the first time....
Friday, 13 May 2011
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (1 MERCIAN) will be guests of honour at tonight's Engage Super League game between the Warrington...
Thursday, 12 May 2011
British Army personnel are taking to the skies over Libya in RAF Sentinel aircraft, helping gather essential intelligence in support of NATO-led opera...
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office UK-UAE Joint Statement: April 2026
National Space Operations Centre How we protected the UK and space in March 2026
Ministry of Defence Entertainment on-demand for Armed Forces personnel at home and abroad
Ministry of Defence Grave of Great War soldier from Hampstead identified
Home Office New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings