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Thursday, 31 March 2011
RAF Tornados conducted further patrols over Libya yesterday, launching missiles against military assets of pro-Gaddafi forces in the Misurata area, wh...
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Two Portsmouth-based Royal Navy explosives experts are heading to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan security forces in bomb disposal....
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Among the targets in Libya that have been destroyed by the RAF, Royal Navy and coalition forces over the last week are underground bunkers providing a...
Thursday, 31 March 2011
The Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth sailed from Devonport Naval Base at the weekend for a six-month deployment to the Gulf on maritime security and count...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
The Army is making sure that while soldiers are on operations in Afghanistan they are receiving the education they need to progress and develop, with ...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Current and potential contributors to military operations in Libya underlined their commitment at yesterday's conference in London to the necessity of...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Various soldiers who hail from northern England were amongst those recognised for their actions while deployed to Afghanistan in the Operational Honou...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester joined Type 42 destroyer HMS Gloucester as she sailed back into Portsmouth last week from her seven-month...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
British soldiers and US Marines have been working closely for the past six months to improve the capability of the Afghan National Police (ANP)....
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
The UK is hosting the London Conference on Libya today, to discuss the latest situation and next steps regarding the events in the country with our al...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Two British Sergeants who served closely with the Estonian Company in northern Nad 'Ali, Helmand province, for six months have been awarded with the E...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Afghan children in Helmand's Nad 'Ali district have been flocking in their droves to a boxing club opened by Shropshire-based soldiers from 1st Battal...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
HMS Cumberland is ready to move into the next phase of operations in Libya by enforcing the arms embargo under UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 an...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Prince Harry is joining four wounded servicemen today at the start of their attempt to trek 200 miles (322km) to the North Pole from Longyearbyen in t...
Monday, 28 March 2011
The commitment and heroism displayed by members of our Armed Forces in Afghanistan last year was recognised in the Operational Honours List published ...
Monday, 28 March 2011
Speaking about events in Libya this weekend, British Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox said that as long as the regime's forces are targeting civilians th...
Monday, 28 March 2011
Over the weekend RAF Tornado GR4s continued missions over Libya, hitting targets including tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery pieces near Ajdabiya...
Monday, 28 March 2011
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and industry partners have showcased new technology that helps helicopter pilots land more safely...
Monday, 28 March 2011
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards have further stamped their authority on an insurgent-occupied area of Helmand's Nahr-e Saraj district, afte...
Saturday, 26 March 2011
It has been announced that RAF Tornado aircraft have destroyed three armoured vehicles in Misurata, and three further vehicles in Ajdabiya, following ...
Friday, 25 March 2011
RAF Tornado GR4s launched a number of guided Brimstone missiles at Libyan armoured vehicles last night which were threatening the civilian population ...
Friday, 25 March 2011
Colonel Gaddafi continues to mount indiscriminate attacks on his own people but it is clear that coalition operations have saved many innocent lives, ...
Friday, 25 March 2011
A paratrooper has raised more than £1,200 for charity after running a marathon around his base in Helmand province in his body armour while carrying a...
Friday, 25 March 2011
NATO has decided to assume responsibility for operating the no-fly zone over Libya which has been set up to enforce United Nations Security Council Re...
Friday, 25 March 2011
The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is to be replaced with a Norwegian ship on a three-year loan basis....
Friday, 25 March 2011
The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 36) yesterday, where 28 of the 136 servicemen and ...
Friday, 25 March 2011
A total of 136 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 25 March 2011....
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the UK will host an international conference on Libya in London on 29 March 2011....
Thursday, 24 March 2011
A Royal Navy submarine has launched further missile strikes against Libyan air defence targets as part of co-ordinated coalition action in support of ...
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Foreign Secretary William Hague said today that 'forces that continue to take part in Gaddafi's war against his own people will continue to face the m...