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Thursday, 21 April 2011
The Mine Counter-Measures (MCM) force, consisting of minehunters from the UK, Netherlands and Norway, discovered the unexploded ordnance lying…...
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Type-42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh and her ship's company have proved she is ready to fight and take down fast-moving air targets, after successfully fir...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The importance of 2011 to Afghanistan's future was highlighted by representatives of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Ministry of Defence, a...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has visited the soldiers of 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS) as they receive their Afgh...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
It takes an enormous effort from a small but dedicated team of caterers and chefs to rustle up thousands of meals a day - a challenge made all…...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The MOD has today announced a restructuring of management in the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation....
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
During his visit, General Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghanistan’s Chief of the General Staff, met three officer cadets from Afghanistan who are …...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
As part of the UK's ongoing involvement in Operation ELLAMY, Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool has been working tirelessly to protect Libya's civilia...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the announcement by the New Zealand government that they will maintain their Provincial Reconstruction Team...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The ships of 1st Patrol Boat Squadron left Portsmouth Naval Base in tight formation at 1000hrs, and, once in open water, started a series of…...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has announced that the National Security Council has decided to expand the diplomatic team already in Benghazi, ...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation's Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) team has staged an Industry Day event for companies interested in th...
Monday, 18 April 2011
Major Al Jarvis, who broke his back in a parachute accident two years ago, completed 38 laps of the Task Force Helmand Headquarters in Lashkar…...
Monday, 18 April 2011
Some 150 soldiers and horses were assembled in Hyde Park, with The Life Guards wearing their red tunics with white plumes, and The Blues and…...
Monday, 18 April 2011
HMS Cumberland's ship's company received a rapturous welcome home to the UK as she returned from six-and-a-half months of operations, including high-p...
Monday, 18 April 2011
Royal Air Force armourers are making sure that Britain continues to play a full part in delivering precision strikes against forces loyal to the Gadda...
Monday, 18 April 2011
The first of the RAF's future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) arrived in the UK for the first time today. The UK's largest ever military aircraft wil...
Friday, 15 April 2011
For many, completing this Sunday's London Marathon will be achievement enough in itself, but spare a thought for a soldier, once told that he would ne...
Friday, 15 April 2011
As Prince William gets ready for his wedding, members of his former squadron in the Household Cavalry Regiment have been out on patrol in Afghanistan....
Friday, 15 April 2011
The Route Trident extension has cut journey times between Lashkar Gah and Gereshk from two weeks to just two-and-a-half hours and seen insurgent…...
Friday, 15 April 2011
In response to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into the RAF's Typhoon aircraft, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has described the project as ...
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Australian Gunners who 'fired side by side' with the British Artillery in southern Afghanistan have received their campaign medals during a ceremony a...
Thursday, 14 April 2011
UK and Afghan forces, led by British troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), are helping reopen a bazaar of more than 100 shops in ...
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Following the recent return of 16 Air Assault Brigade from their six-month tour of duty in Helmand province, Commanding Officer Brigadier James Chiswe...
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Avionics engineer Corporal Guy Dixon swapped the RAF for the world of aviation-related lean management with Airbus in Toulouse. Here he talks about hi...
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Crowds of thousands in Shrewsbury yesterday gave a warm welcome to soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, recently returned from a six-...
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Typhoon jets are providing a ground attack capability in addition to Tornado GR4 aircraft as British forces continue to support NATO operations in Lib...
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
The Royal Navy's second most senior sailor has thanked the men and women of HMS Cornwall for their four-month sweep of the Indian Ocean keeping the pi...
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
The way the UK does overseas development should interest all in Defence, former Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal The Lord Stirrup writes....
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Pilots and aircrew from the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) recently got to see their helicopters from an enemy perspective when they were allowed to ...
Security Industry Authority SIA begins process of gaining PIDA prescribed person status
Environment Agency Illegal waste site in Lancashire shut down
Serious Fraud Office SFO secures £10m from British defence supplier
Environment Agency Dorset farmers to pay £33,500 over slurry handling
Civil Nuclear Constabulary UK National Threat Level raised to SEVERE
Competition and Markets Authority CMA publishes latest monitoring report on road fuel market
Government Internal Audit Agency Andy Brittain joins GIAA as Interim Chief Executive