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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Helping to channel the Afghan warrior spirit into a professional fighting force is the UK's Brigade Advisory Group. Report by Ian Carr....
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort George left Plymouth on her final voyage yesterday, before her planned retirement from distinguished service a...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
As security deteriorates in Libya, a number of countries are considering plans to evacuate their citizens from within the country....
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at Civitas the Institute for the Study of Civil Society, Tufton Street, London on Tuesday 22 Februa...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has delivered a speech about 'Value for Money at the MOD' today in which he set out how the Department must fundamentall...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
The General in charge of ISAF forces in Helmand has spoken about the province's progression from a Taliban-controlled area to a civil, functioning soc...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Afghan forces have carried out the largest air assault operation undertaken in over a year in central Helmand to disrupt insurgent activity in the vil...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has returned to the southern wilderness of Antarctica for the second time to carry out survey work....
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Garrison Radio has celebrated its tenth birthday by extending its coverage to a tenth location especially for families whose loved ones are serving in...
Monday, 21 February 2011
A 23-year-old soldier who lost his arm during a fire fight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan has become the first military amputee to receive a ...
Monday, 21 February 2011
Working with the British soldiers who run the Helmand Police Training Centre are a handful of MOD Police who are passing on their expertise to the fle...
Monday, 21 February 2011
HMS York left Portsmouth, bound for the South Atlantic, on Saturday where she will conduct maritime security patrols around the British South Atlantic...
Monday, 21 February 2011
Thousands of people lined the streets of Elgin on Saturday to welcome home RAF servicemen and women from RAF Lossiemouth following operational deploym...
Monday, 21 February 2011
Army Engineers have returned to Cumbria to dismantle the temporary military bridge that was erected over the River Derwent during the severe flooding ...
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Speech delivered by Minister for International Security Strategy at the Gulf Defence Conference, Armed Forces Officers’ Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab E...
Friday, 18 February 2011
A British training team puts Ugandan troops through their paces on the eve of deployment to Somalia. Report by Sharon Kean....
Friday, 18 February 2011
The Reverend Robin Richardson, currently deployed to Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, here reflects on some of the experiences h...
Friday, 18 February 2011
Getting the bullets, beans and bandages, not to mention ballistic underpants and bulldozers, from Camp Bastion to the various Forward Operating Bases ...
Friday, 18 February 2011
Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester, a veteran of the first Gulf War, returned to her Portsmouth home for the last time yesterday, 17 February...
Friday, 18 February 2011
War hero Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry VC, who demonstrated ice-cool courage when he saved the lives of several members of his unit during ambushes i...
Thursday, 17 February 2011
A RAF Tornado GR4 crew on a surveillance mission was diverted to launch an air assault on Taliban fighters who had ambushed UK troops on patrol in Hel...
Thursday, 17 February 2011
A small unit in the Ugandan capital of Kampala is helping to spread the British Army's expertise across East Africa. Report by Sharon Kean....
Thursday, 17 February 2011
The nascent Afghan Air Force has reached a milestone in its capabilities by achieving 2,000 hours of flight time in the C-27 Spartan transport aircraf...
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Saluting their fallen forebears, four sailors from HMS Clyde recently honoured the crew of HMS Coventry, which was sunk in the Falklands campaign, aft...
Thursday, 17 February 2011
The vigilance of two sharp-eyed Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) officers recently led to the confiscation of 40,000 cigarettes and the arrest of two Sp...
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
The creation of a new organisation to manage Defence property has been announced by Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox today, Wednesday 16 February 2011....
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Military aircraft will be able to land free of charge at Newquay Cornwall Airport, which is adjacent to RAF St Mawgan, as of this week for a trial per...
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Five hostages and their fishing vessel have been freed from Somali pirates by a naval boarding party from HMS Cornwall....
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has delivered the latest Government quarterly update on Afghanistan to Parliament, highlighting the growing force levels...
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
The head of the NATO Training Mission (NTM) in Kabul spoke yesterday about the achievements made so far in building up effective Afghan National Secur...
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