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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Armed Forces personnel will continue to receive one of the best and most valuable public service pensions under a new scheme proposed today by the Min...
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Scientists from the Ministry of Defence are to provide training which will support the Iraqi Government's efforts to dispose of remnants of the chemic...
Monday, 30 July 2012
Trooper Emmanuel Nartey, 29, who is representing Ghana in judo at the Olympics, recalls his most treasured sports medals. Interview by Lorraine Mcbrid...
Monday, 30 July 2012
HMS Triumph returned from a 10-month deployment to a warm welcome from families, friends and loved ones at her home base of Plymouth yesterday, 29 Jul...
Monday, 30 July 2012
Fishery patrol ship HMS Tyne's efforts to protect British coastal waters have resulted in a record-breaking fine of £1.62m against a Spanish fishing c...
Monday, 30 July 2012
Commandos from 4 Assault Squadron Royal Marines (4 ASRM), based on board HMS Bulwark, made a dramatic entrance to Weymouth's Olympics opening weekend ...
Friday, 27 July 2012
The Ministry of Defence has today signed a 15-year contract with ABL Alliance to provide support of the Trident Strategic Weapon System at the Royal N...
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Team GB rower Lieutenant Pete Reed is hoping to build on his Olympic gold from Beijing with a memorable win at home. Report by Lorraine McBride....
Thursday, 26 July 2012
With the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games taking place tomorrow, and Olympic events already underway, Ian Carr examines the role of t...
Thursday, 26 July 2012
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – The Red Arrows are extremely proud to represent the Royal Air Force, the Armed Forces and the United Kingdom at t...
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Modern-day soldiers have followed in their regimental ancestors' footsteps to Spain, to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Salamanca....
Thursday, 26 July 2012
During a visit to HMS Ocean, which is moored on the Thames, Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to all the military personnel on duty over the O...
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Members of the British Army Reserves are in Italy, learning how to adapt to the changing nature of conflict....
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
The Royal Navy’s newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, has sailed into her new home at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth for the first time today....
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
International aerospace and defence contractor The Boeing Company, which is a major supplier to MOD, has become the first to sign up to a new policy e...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
In the year since British troops formally handed responsibility for security in Lashkar Gah to Afghan forces, the positive changes in the district are...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
The first dedicated centre of excellence for treating Royal Marines recruits injured in training opened yesterday in Devon....
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
The Royal Navy's newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, sailed into her new home at Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth today....
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Army Officer and Team GB rower Captain Heather Stanning is hotly tipped as a medal hope at the London 2012 Games. She talked to Lorraine McBride ahead...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Gunners from 51 Squadron RAF Regiment have just completed a key operation alongside the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to ensure the area around Ca...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Colchester-based airborne gunners have been chased down by police dogs during training....
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
The Ministry of Defence is deploying an additional 1,200 members of the Armed Forces to provide resilience and flexibility as the busiest period of th...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
British soldiers based in Kabul have been working alongside the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) to deliver essential aid to some of the city's poorest inh...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Fire crews from the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) have lent their support to tackling a major fire at a vehicle scrapyard and meta...
Monday, 23 July 2012
The Ministry of Defence has signed a multi-million pound contract for new boots for the Army, Royal Navy and RAF....
Monday, 23 July 2012
The resting place of a Second World War RAF Hurricane pilot listed as missing in action for more than 70 years has been found....
Monday, 23 July 2012
Five years ago, Private Derek Derenalagi lost both legs when he was injured in Afghanistan. Now he's been selected to compete with Team GB at the Para...
Monday, 23 July 2012
HMS Sutherland has stopped off at Gibraltar to take part in a series of gunnery exercises as she begins her six-month deployment....
Monday, 23 July 2012
Actor Simon Pegg has joined patients and staff at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court to see the development of a new cinem...
Monday, 23 July 2012
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence....