Month: November 2011

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Defence Secretary responds to report on Major Projects

By Sharon Black

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said, following the National Audit Office’s publication today of a report analysing the cost, time and performance of the MOD’s 15 largest military equipment projects, that the Department has got a grip on its equipment programme.

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IN PICTURES: Remembrance 2011

By Sharon Black

Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday have been marked this year by HM Forces in Afghanistan, on board Royal Navy ships, in Army barracks and at RAF stations across the UK and around the world.

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Ross Kemp returns to Helmand

By Sharon Black

TV hardman Ross Kemp is back on TV tonight with his third documentary series from Afghanistan. This time he joins the Royal Marines of 45 Commando to mark 10 years since the arrival of British forces in Helmand. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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Lest we forget

By Sharon Black

Armed Forces personnel who have been killed while serving their country since the First World War have been remembered today at ceremonies across the UK as well as in Afghanistan and across the world.