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Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll has been flying the flag for British industry in a four-day visit to the German maritime city of Hamburg in support of U...
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Speech by Mark Francois, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans....
Monday, 10 September 2012
Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy’s Invincible Class aircraft carriers have been outlined today by the Ministry of Defence....
Monday, 10 September 2012
Following the recent government reshuffle the Prime Minister's Office has announced a change to the ministerial team at the Ministry of Defence....
Monday, 10 September 2012
Warrant Officer John Sheldon from Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton has clocked up an amazing 8,000 flying hours, the equivalent to flying for 333 day...
Monday, 10 September 2012
The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster has taken on the new 'identity' of 617 Squadron Lancaster B1 DV385, 'Thumper Mk III'....
Monday, 10 September 2012
Commander Land Forces General Sir Nick Parker has reflected on the contribution Britain's Armed Forces have made to the success of the Olympic and Par...
Monday, 10 September 2012
Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy's Invincible Class aircraft carriers have been outlined today....
Sunday, 09 September 2012
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the Light Dragoons has been killed in Afghanistan today, Sunda...
Friday, 07 September 2012
Prince Harry, known as Captain Wales in the military, arrived today at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, to start an operational tour as an Apache pilot...
Friday, 07 September 2012
Prince Harry, known as Captain Wales in the military, arrived today at Camp Bastion in Helmand province to start an operational tour as an Apache heli...
Friday, 07 September 2012
Army Reserves ground crew were all set to soar to new heights as they tested out the Army's next-generation helicopter, the Wildcat, during their annu...
Friday, 07 September 2012
A united approach to ensure the well-being of Scotland's Service personnel and veterans was announced on Wednesday, 5 September, by Veterans Minister ...
Friday, 07 September 2012
Muslim troops from all three Services have gathered at Amport House this week for the sixth annual Armed Forces Muslim Conference....
Friday, 07 September 2012
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards died in Queen Elizabeth Bir...
Thursday, 06 September 2012
Duncan, the Royal Navy's sixth and final powerful new Type 45 destroyer, has put to sea for the first time for trials where a blend of Royal Navy, Min...
Thursday, 06 September 2012
After hanging up his police uniform three years ago, retired Newton Abbot policeman Lieutenant Colonel David Ward is back doing what he does best, but...
Thursday, 06 September 2012
The Prime Minister has appointed Lord Ashcroft KCMG as his Special Representative for Veterans' Transition, working with all government departments to...
Thursday, 06 September 2012
A Royal Air Force sergeant has had the honour of raising a Paralympic Union Flag at the Olympic Stadium for a medal-winning Team GB athlete she coache...
Wednesday, 05 September 2012
His Royal Highness The Duke of York has led 42 abseilers down the tallest building in western Europe, The Shard in London, to raise money for the Outw...
Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Lord Sebastian Coe paid a visit to HMS Bulwark in Dorset yesterday, 4 September, to meet some of the people involved in delivering security for the Ol...
Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Soldiers from Corunna Company, 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS), returned to Warminster on Tuesday, 4 September, after a six-month deplo...
Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Two helicopter crews from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury have returned from Russia where they successfully competed in the 2012 ...
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
A historic attempt to recover the bell of the Second World War battle-cruiser HMS Hood has been postponed due to bad weather....
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
Jon-Allan Butterworth was injured in the line of duty while serving in Iraq in 2007. He is now representing Great Britain again as a cyclist at the Lo...
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
A young medic from West Yorkshire is working with the 12th Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force, an elite unit that operates in some of the most da...
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
Around 500 soldiers from across the UK set to leave the Armed Forces have taken advantage of a groundbreaking fair to ease their transition to civilia...
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
Royal Air Force personnel and aircraft from RAF Marham will shortly be departing for Exercise Shaheen Star, taking place in the United Arab Emirates l...
Monday, 03 September 2012
An RAF bomb disposal officer has completed a six-month sabbatical working as the safety lead at Eton Dorney for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic...
Monday, 03 September 2012
Plans to develop the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire into a world-renowned Centre for Remembrance have been given the green light by Lich...