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Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The UK's largest artillery piece, 1 of 12 surviving wartime railway howitzers in the world, is being moved for exhibition in the Netherlands....
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
The Department for Transport has announced the signing of a £1.6 billion contract to provide the UK's search and rescue helicopter services....
Monday, 25 March 2013
A soldier who removed his helmet and body armour, under attack, to carry a stricken comrade to safety has been commended for his bravery....
Monday, 25 March 2013
The UK's Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft will be based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced today....
Monday, 25 March 2013
A Royal Navy warship joined RAF and RNLI rescue crews to retrieve an injured crewman from a French trawler in the Irish Sea last Thursday....
Friday, 22 March 2013
Second World War veterans of the Arctic Convoys and Bomber Command were today decorated for their heroic actions....
Friday, 22 March 2013
The Head of the Army paid tribute to the 118 UK Service personnel named in today's Operational Honours List at the famous military academy....
Friday, 22 March 2013
Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan has arrived in Portsmouth to commence sea trials ahead of her entering service....
Friday, 22 March 2013
Scotland has become the first UK country to unite behind the Armed Forces Covenant....
Friday, 22 March 2013
More causes and charities supporting the Armed Forces community are to benefit from fines levied on banks....
Friday, 22 March 2013
Today marks the 100-day countdown to Armed Forces Day 2013; a chance for the nation to show its appreciation for our military personnel....
Friday, 22 March 2013
A total of 118 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 22 March 2013....
Thursday, 21 March 2013
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender has today been commissioned into the Royal Navy....
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Airborne medics from 16 Medical Regiment have practised providing essential humanitarian assistance by helping a charity move premises....
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland are deploying to Afghanistan and 847 Naval Air Squadron is already at work there....
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
HMS Northumberland has intercepted 2 drug-smuggling skiffs carrying an estimated £5.4 million of cannabis resin in the Gulf of Oman....
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
General Sir Nicholas Houghton will succeed General Sir David Richards as the UK's next Chief of the Defence Staff in July 2013....
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Soldiers of the Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) have recently returned from 6 weeks' intense training in Kenya. ...
Monday, 18 March 2013
Sailors onboard a Royal Navy warship saved the life of a Japanese fisherman who had suffered a serious head injury off the coast of Africa....
Monday, 18 March 2013
Personnel from IX (Bomber) Squadron have returned from a successful 4-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Herrick....
Monday, 18 March 2013
The 'supremely courageous and inspiring' actions of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to be recognised with UK's highest award for gallantry....
Monday, 18 March 2013
A new explosives search and disposal training regiment has been officially opened by the head of the British Army, General Sir Peter Wall....
Monday, 18 March 2013
Personnel from all 3 Services have been out in force searching for the military engineers of the future at this year's Big Bang Fair....
Friday, 15 March 2013
Armed Forces personnel across the country have been getting into the spirit of Comic Relief....
Friday, 15 March 2013
British Army engineers are involved in a pioneering drilling project to bring clean water to thousands of people in Sierra Leone....
Friday, 15 March 2013
Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland has been involved in a major maritime exercise involving the navies of 27 nations in Karachi....
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Industry competition is now open for arrangements to deliver construction projects up to £12 million on the Scottish military estate....
Thursday, 14 March 2013
The Defence Secretary was in Scotland today to watch an enormous bridge section fitted to the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier....
Thursday, 14 March 2013
This week is National Apprenticeship Week, and today 4 RAF apprentices collect awards for outstanding performance throughout their training....
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Speech delivered by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond at Dundas and Wilson, Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2EN on Thursday 14 March 2...
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Air Accidents Investigation Branch The AAIB has dispatched a team to Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon
UK Health Security Agency UKHSA extends red heat-health alerts across England
Security Industry Authority SIA inspections uncover public safety risks in night-time economy