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Wednesday, 29 September 2010
A detachment of Apache attack helicopters from the Army Air Corps has landed onboard the Royal Navy's fleet flagship HMS Ark Royal to take part in Exe...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Urgently-needed new facilities have been completed in Humberside in double-quick time to help provide vital training for military drivers heading out ...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Deployed as a volunteer civilian in Afghanistan from November 2009 to March 2010, Constable Amanda Henderson was awarded the Queen’s Commendation…...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Lieutenant General Sir Nick Parker, the most senior British officer in Afghanistan, has finished his year-long deployment as Deputy Commander of NATO ...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has issued a statement to Defence staff following media reports of a leaked letter he sent to the Prime Minister regardi...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
A memorial to honour the 78 soldiers from The Royal Anglian Regiment who have lost their lives since 1959 was unveiled earlier this month at the Imper...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
A soldier credited with dealing with more improvised explosive devices than any other British operator in history has been awarded the George Medal fo...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
The paths of a father and his son have crossed in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, as one tour ends and another begins....
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
A Falklands-based RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) team battled storm-force conditions recently to airlift a critically-ill man from a fishing trawler, aft...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Service families based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus will soon be accessing medical and dental services in a newly-constructed integrated treatment facili...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
The visit was part of General Richards’ Royal Navy briefing day to familiarise him with the role of the Royal Navy before he takes up his next…...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
This year, the Gibraltar Cadets spent their first week at RAF Shawbury in the north of Shropshire. Training at RAF Shawbury is conducted by …...
Monday, 27 September 2010
Flt Lt Fortune was nominated for the award after showing courage under fire and great skill in handling a badly damaged Chinook helicopter during…...
Monday, 27 September 2010
The ‘Lions of England’, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (2 LANCS), deployed to Afghanistan on 8 July 2010 from their base in …...
Monday, 27 September 2010
The Secretary of State for Defence is the first Cabinet Minister of the new Coalition Government to visit the Kingdom and his programme included…...
Friday, 24 September 2010
To prepare for operations in Afghanistan the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have been conducting battlefield casualty drills using state-of-the-art s...
Friday, 24 September 2010
The crew of HMS Manchester has played a vital role in assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Igor after it passed over the British overseas territor...
Friday, 24 September 2010
131 Service personnel have been recognised for gallantry in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List....
Friday, 24 September 2010
A total of 130 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 24 September 2010....
Friday, 24 September 2010
For the first time in the history of Inter Services Rugby League, one Service has claimed a Grand Slam, with the Army emerging unbeaten against the RA...
Thursday, 23 September 2010
A new school which will educate hundreds of Afghan youngsters has been opened in Spina Kota, a village in the Bolan desert five kilometres from Lashka...
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Diamond’s captain and crew sailed past the Round Tower and into their home port for the first time yesterday morning, Wednesday 22 September…...
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Here’s a pub quiz question for you. What was the first example of aerial reconnaissance? Was it in the First World War perhaps? It’s true …...
Thursday, 23 September 2010
The ISAF mission in Afghanistan is, by its very nature, a multinational, multi-Service one. However, there are few units that embody this internationa...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Ministry of Defence personnel have been shortlisted for this year's Civil Service Awards, which recognise the very best practice across the Civil Serv...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
The US-UK defence treaty has taken a key step towards ratification, following its approval by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee....
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
The Gunners, from 51 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment with additional personnel from 2622 (Highland) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment…...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
British and American Marines have built on a relationship that goes back many decades to ensure that the handover of control of Sangin goes smoothly a...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Plans to provide troops in Afghanistan with a new generation of Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) have passed an important milestone with Force Pr...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
The tradition began when a parachute training school was formed at RAF Ringway on 21 June 1940 as the Central Landing School which from 1 October…...
UK Defence Innovation UKDI launches Space to Innovate: Delta Drop
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