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The Royal Air Force’s Number 13 and 14 Tornado squadrons are to be disbanded and formally stood down on 1 June 2011, it has been announced today.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps was killed in Afghanistan today, Tuesday 1 March 2011.
The Royal Navy’s fleet flagship, HMS Albion, has successfully passed her sea training and is poised for global operations.
Locals in the northern Nad ‘Ali area of Helmand province are being taught life-saving skills to spot Taliban bombs, thanks to an education programme organised by British paratroopers and their Afghan National Army (ANA) colleagues.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a sailor serving with HMS Cornwall was killed in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates yesterday, Sunday 27 February 2011.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a sailor serving with HMS Cornwall was killed in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates yesterday, Sunday 27 February 2011.
The end of HMS Manchester’s 30-year Royal Navy career was officially marked in a formal ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base last week.
In an update to the House of Commons, Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the British Armed Forces for their ongoing work supporting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in safely evacuating British and other foreign nationals from Libya.
In an update to the House of Commons, Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the British Armed Forces for their ongoing work supporting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in safely evacuating British and other foreign nationals from Libya.
Two RAF Hercules aircraft have landed in Malta carrying more than 150 people evacuated from desert locations south of Benghazi in Libya.
As the evacuation of British citizens continues from Libya, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has made the following statement:
New ways of making forward operating bases used by British troops in Afghanistan easier to construct and more energy efficient were displayed yesterday.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh returned to their base in Tidworth, Wiltshire, yesterday after a successful six-month deployment to Afghanistan.
The Royal Navy’s HMS Cumberland has now departed Benghazi in Libya, having safely extracted 207 entitled persons (EPs) and, despite heavy weather, is now making passage to Malta.
The Ministry of Defence can confirm that a Royal Air Force Hercules transport aircraft has left Libya with 64 passengers and a dog.
The Royal Mint is commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Mary Rose’s launch in 1511 by issuing a £2 coin depicting the famous English warship.
As security deteriorates in Libya, a number of countries are considering plans to evacuate their citizens from within the country.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the announcement by the Danish Government of an agreed way forward for its troop contribution in Afghanistan over the next two years.
Helping to channel the Afghan warrior spirit into a professional fighting force is the UK’s Brigade Advisory Group. Report by Ian Carr.
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort George left Plymouth on her final voyage yesterday, before her planned retirement from distinguished service around the world.
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has returned to the southern wilderness of Antarctica for the second time to carry out survey work.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has delivered a speech about ‘Value for Money at the MOD’ today in which he set out how the Department must fundamentally change the way it does business.
Thousands of people lined the streets of Elgin on Saturday to welcome home RAF servicemen and women from RAF Lossiemouth following operational deployments.
A 23-year-old soldier who lost his arm during a fire fight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan has become the first military amputee to receive a prosthesis with new technology that could bring hope to hundreds of forces personnel who have lost limbs in the line of duty. Report by Claire Sadler.
HMS York left Portsmouth, bound for the South Atlantic, on Saturday where she will conduct maritime security patrols around the British South Atlantic Islands, including the Falklands and South Georgia.
Army Engineers have returned to Cumbria to dismantle the temporary military bridge that was erected over the River Derwent during the severe flooding of the area in 2009.
War hero Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry VC, who demonstrated ice-cool courage when he saved the lives of several members of his unit during ambushes in Iraq in 2004, has glided through to the final eight in ITV’s popular Dancing on Ice competition. He talks to Lorraine McBride.
The Reverend Robin Richardson, currently deployed to Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, here reflects on some of the experiences his soldiers face on the battlefield and the benefits of talking.