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The Royal Navy’s oldest frigate, newly rejuvenated following a £20m, year-long refit, is ready to resume her place among the ships of the front line fleet.
British troops have formally handed the lead responsibility for security to Afghan forces in the capital of Helmand province today, a significant milestone in a process of transition that will continue to 2014 and beyond.
Scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), together with industry and academia, have put on show equipment which could one day be deployed to front line troops.
Four Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 fast jets have arrived at Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy following last week’s announcement that the additional aircraft will provide further support to UK operations over Libya.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Mark Anthony Palin from 1st Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on 18 July 2011.
The Ministry of Defence, alongside two other government departments, has today published a new strategy outlining how the UK will promote stability and prosperity in countries and regions where its interests are at stake.
The UK’s Brigade Reconnaissance Force, in partnership with Afghan forces, has seized and destroyed a tonne of homemade explosive in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Survey ship HMS Echo stepped up to the mark when she was charged with leading the nation’s flagship in for a beach assault at the climax of the Royal Navy’s week-long exercises with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Government today committed to increasing the planned MOD equipment budget by over £3bn during the Spending Review period after 2015 to fund vital future military equipment.
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Paul Watkins, from 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s), was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 16 July 2011.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 1st Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan today, Monday 18 July 2011.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s) was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 16th July 2011.
Injured Royal Marines were met by Olympic rower James Cracknell yesterday as they completed their gruelling 150-mile (241km) row up the Thames in aid of charity.
In a rare glimpse behind the scenes, Leigh Hamilton reports on the hugely important task of planning and executing a homecoming parade.
In a rare glimpse behind the scenes, Leigh Hamilton reports on the hugely important task of planning and executing a homecoming parade.
A caterer with the Royal Air Force’s 3 (Mobile Catering) Squadron [3 MCS] is helping to make sure all RAF personnel based in Italy to support operations over Libya stay fit and healthy.
The Royal Navy, Army and RAF have continued to protect Libyan civilians at risk of attack from Gaddafi’s forces over the last few days with a number of strikes on key targets.
A British soldier has had a miraculous escape after the strap of his helmet was shot off during his first patrol with his new unit in Helmand province.
The crew of a Search and Rescue helicopter from 771 Naval Air Squadron rescued two sailors from a stricken yacht 75 miles (120km) south west of the Scilly Isles last week.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today published the conclusions of an independent review into the Chinook Mk2 helicopter crash of June 1994 on the Mull of Kintyre which tragically resulted in the deaths of all 29 people on board.
Army Education Officers are helping Gurkhas currently deployed to Afghanistan develop their education. Report by Ian Carr.
Following commissioning in May this year, HMS Diamond, one of the Royal Navy’s new Type 45 advanced air defence destroyers, has entered service following extensive sea trials, the MOD announced today.
The Coldstream Guards celebrated their links with the South West of England last week with two days of special events that brought the iconic scarlet tunics and bearskins of the Foot Guards to the streets of Devon.
Work has begun on a new £2.4m Royal Navy Sea Survival Training Centre at Horsea Island, Portsmouth.
Soldiers from A Company, The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS), have struck a blow to the insurgency in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
Admiral Nelson’s famous flagship is to be ‘dismasted’ for the first time since the Second World War as HMS Victory undergoes its most comprehensive overhaul for 200 years.
Admiral Nelson’s famous flagship is to be ‘dismasted’ for the first time since the Second World War as HMS Victory undergoes its most comprehensive overhaul for 200 years.
HMS Liverpool has been in action off the coast of Libya this weekend where she intercepted three rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) suspected of belonging to the Colonel Gaddafi regime.