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Friday, 18 January 2013
The UK and Australia will strengthen their long-standing relationship today with a new defence treaty to provide a framework for the many strands of c...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Four sailors have been plucked to safety from a fishing boat on fire in the Firth of Clyde by a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter....
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
A new £14 million contract will deliver hundreds of precision attack weapons to the RAF. ...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence....
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has returned to sea for the first time in 9 months following an extensive revamp....
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
A university professor who has improved mental health services for the Armed Forces has been made a Knight Bachelor....
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
As the clock counts down to the end of the Future Reserves 2020 Consultation, the Ministry of Defence has reached out to several of the UK's largest e...
Monday, 14 January 2013
2 Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft have arrived in France as part of the UK's logistical support to French military operations in Mali....
Monday, 14 January 2013
Crews from 2 Royal Navy warships helped prevent a tug from sinking on Sunday night in a dramatic rescue in the English Channel off the Devon coast....
Friday, 11 January 2013
Two UK Defence ministers have travelled to Afghanistan and the Middle East to visit British Service personnel on operations....
Friday, 11 January 2013
Typhoon aircraft of 6 Squadron have been exercising with a multinational contingent at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates....
Friday, 11 January 2013
The Armed Forces are to be supplied with more than 25,000 new Glock sidearms to replace the ageing Browning pistols currently in service....
Thursday, 10 January 2013
A Lynx helicopter and a crew from the Royal Navy have helped arrest 12 armed suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia....
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Nominations are now open for this year's Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards which were launched today in Cardiff and Edinburgh. ...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
During a break from anti-piracy and maritime security operations off the east coast of Africa, sailors from HMS Northumberland helped villagers to ren...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
The Royal Navy looks set to be a major draw at the London Boat Show, which opens at the ExCel Exhibition Centre this weekend....
Wednesday, 09 January 2013
Royal Navy personnel from 815 Naval Air Squadron have received medals for their part in the NATO-led Libya operation in 2011....
Wednesday, 09 January 2013
Royal Marines based on the deployed warship HMS Monmouth have been practising their ship-boarding skills to combat pirates and smugglers....
Friday, 04 January 2013
A former Second World War Spitfire pilot celebrated his 100th birthday on New Year's Day....
Friday, 04 January 2013
Ten private sector companies have been invited to tender for a new framework agreement to deliver construction projects across the UK Defence estate....
Thursday, 03 January 2013
The experts at the Defence Geographic Centre near London are keeping UK Armed Forces worldwide on the right track....
Thursday, 03 January 2013
An Irish Wolfhound puppy called Domhnall is the new regimental mascot for the 1st Battalion Irish Guards....
Wednesday, 02 January 2013
Captain Heather Stanning has been awarded an MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in the New Year Honours for her achievements at the 2012 Olympics....
Sunday, 30 December 2012
An exercise has seen British airborne engineers build a bridge over a large man-made lake and train with their French counterparts....
Sunday, 30 December 2012
Service personnel are urging members of the public to avoid sending unsolicited Christmas gifts and packages to operational theatres....
Sunday, 30 December 2012
The UK’s largest regional brigade is the first to sign up every local authority in its area to the new Armed Forces Community Covenant....
Saturday, 29 December 2012
120 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the annual New Year Honours list....
Friday, 28 December 2012
The UK Chief of the Defence Staff has paid tribute to the retired US General Norman Schwarzkopf, who died yesterday, 27 December 2012, aged 78....
Friday, 28 December 2012
HMS Illustrious has arrived at the Mediterranean island of Malta for a five-day visit....
Friday, 28 December 2012
Royal Air Force personnel have attended the funeral of Sir Rex Hunt, former Governor of the Falkland Islands....
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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