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Monday, 14 June 2010
The Portsmouth-based warship, a Type 42 destroyer, was deployed at the end of November and sailed to ports including Gibraltar, the Cape Verde…...
Monday, 14 June 2010
Her Majesty The Queen has presented medals to soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh following their recent operational tour in Afghanistan....
Saturday, 12 June 2010
141 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours list....
Saturday, 12 June 2010
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, serving as part of Combined Forc...
Friday, 11 June 2010
While carrying out their daily duties in Helmand, Royal Marines took a moment this week to reflect on the sacrifice their colleagues from 66 years ago...
Friday, 11 June 2010
Speaking to the media at a briefing in MOD Main Building in London, Surgeon Vice Admiral Raffaelli explained that in Afghanistan there are primary…...
Friday, 11 June 2010
Defence Estates (DE) has published results from its recent "focus group" consultation with industry which aimed to explore the mechanics of its future...
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Staff Sergeant Kim Hughes and the family of the late Captain Daniel Shepherd received gallantry medals from Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace...
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Chief Instructor Andy Benson of the Ministry of Defence Police’s Clyde Marine Unit and the Royal Yachting Association Training Centre has been…...
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, has written a message to all military and civilian personnel setting out his objectives, priorities and i...
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced extra resources for British troops in Afghanistan to deal with roadside bombs during his first visit to Afg...
Thursday, 10 June 2010
The semi-detached, four-bedroom family houses will support the forecast increase in numbers of 24 Commando Engineer Regiment (24 CER) to Chivenor…...
Thursday, 10 June 2010
The video has been delivered to the England World Cup squad in South Africa today, Thursday 10 June 2010, and was watched by the England team…...
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Flight Lieutenant Fortune, aged 28, is part of 1310 Flight, Royal Air Force Odiham, which was detached to Afghanistan in January 2010. The …...
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
I’m writing this from the comfort of home, the tour in Afghanistan now over. How do I feel? A sense of release, of course, but a little nostalgia…...
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, met with his US counterpart, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in London yesterday for a wide-ranging discu...
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
Speech by Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans....
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
The online version of 'The Coalition: our programme for government' sets out a programme for partnership government over the next five years and enabl...
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
During his visit, Dr Fox met senior members of the UAE Government. He also visited members of the UK and UAE Armed Forces and attended a defence…...
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
Almost thirty years since it entered service, veteran of the Falklands campaign, the RAF's ZA718 Chinook helicopter, or 'Bravo November' as it is bett...
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
Soldiers from 11 Light Brigade, who recently returned from Afghanistan, marched through London to the House of Commons yesterday where MPs thanked the...
Monday, 07 June 2010
Hundreds gathered at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Saturday for a dedication ceremony paying tribute to the 119 British forces p...
Monday, 07 June 2010
Defence Estates (DE) has completed a new eco-friendly home for a Gloucester-based organisation which forms a vital link between front-line troops in A...
Monday, 07 June 2010
The event saw military teams from constituent units of 16 Air Assault Brigade being tested over two days in a gruelling regime of military skills…...
Monday, 07 June 2010
The operation was undertaken by Combined Force Nad ‘Ali whose units include 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, the Royal Dragoon…...
Monday, 07 June 2010
The first new infantry combat rifle to be issued to troops for more than 20 years has arrived in Afghanistan and is being used by Royal Marines from 4...
Monday, 07 June 2010
A Chinook pilot from RAF Odiham was presented with a Distinguished Flying Cross for his 'superior flying skills' in Afghanistan at a prestigious cerem...
Friday, 04 June 2010
Lance Corporal McLoughlin is part of the Royal Army Medical Corps. He is currently attached to the Royal Dragoon Guards, serving on the front…...
Friday, 04 June 2010
The United States Navy's most capable warship, named in honour of Great Britain's wartime Prime Minister, was navigated into Portsmouth by the Royal N...
Friday, 04 June 2010
Prince William attended the opening ceremony of the new gym and pool rehabilitation complex at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) in Hea...
Environment Agency Environment Agency launches new electric workboat on Thames
Natural England Over 45 miles of new walking routes open on the Suffolk coast
Environment Agency Ground investigations begin between Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay
Environment Agency New report shows thousands of farm improvements reducing pollution risks
Home Office Mahmood: My?reforms will save the asylum system for a generation
Ministry of Defence £15 billion new funding boost to transform Armed Forces and keep the UK safe
UK Export Finance UKEF launches £50 billion defence export fund to back British defence industry