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A British training team puts Ugandan troops through their paces on the eve of deployment to Somalia. Report by Sharon Kean.
A RAF Tornado GR4 crew on a surveillance mission was diverted to launch an air assault on Taliban fighters who had ambushed UK troops on patrol in Helmand.
Saluting their fallen forebears, four sailors from HMS Clyde recently honoured the crew of HMS Coventry, which was sunk in the Falklands campaign, after restoring their memorial in the South Atlantic islands.
The nascent Afghan Air Force has reached a milestone in its capabilities by achieving 2,000 hours of flight time in the C-27 Spartan transport aircraft.
The creation of a new organisation to manage Defence property has been announced by Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox today, Wednesday 16 February 2011.
Five hostages and their fishing vessel have been freed from Somali pirates by a naval boarding party from HMS Cornwall.
Military aircraft will be able to land free of charge at Newquay Cornwall Airport, which is adjacent to RAF St Mawgan, as of this week for a trial period.
The head of the NATO Training Mission (NTM) in Kabul spoke yesterday about the achievements made so far in building up effective Afghan National Security Forces and what improvements needed to be made next.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has spoken of his ‘fury’ that 38 soldiers learned by e-mail that their contracts on the long-service list would not be renewed.
The Minister for International Security Strategy, Gerald Howarth, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of the Air Staff, have visited Afghanistan to talk with British forces personnel.
Theo, a Springer spaniel cross who holds the record for finding the most improvised explosive devices and weapons in Afghanistan, has had his tour extended due to his amazing success.
New lightweight ration packs which feature easy to carry new menus that can be eaten quickly whilst on patrol have arrived on the front line in Afghanistan.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 14 February 2011.
The Royal Air Force has this month celebrated the 70th anniversary of its Search and Rescue Force (SARF).
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Lewis Hendry, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, and Private Conrad Lewis, from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 9 February 2011.
The Army started building work on a new residential recovery centre to help injured soldiers today, Friday 11 February 2011.
The crew of Plymouth-based Royal Naval warship HMS Chatham said goodbye to their ship this week at an official decommissioning ceremony.
An insurgent bomber, caught red-handed laying deadly improvised explosive devices, is facing a life of imprisonment after a British soldier from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards gave chase across a minefield to catch him.
Defence Estates has announced its future commercial plans for UK military housing from 2013, unveiling a new single contract for the provision of all housing-related services to the Armed Forces and their families.
The Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, here explains what the MOD is doing to support our serving personnel and veterans and why rebuilding the Military Covenant is so important.
There is widespread media coverage today reporting claims that Prime Minister David Cameron is reneging on his pledge to write into the law of the land the Military Covenant, the bond between the nation and her Armed Forces.
A MOD police officer recently returned from a six-month mission to train Afghan National Police (ANP) recruits says she is optimistic about the future of the country.
Royal Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke raced to the aid of a badly injured sailor in the Gulf of Oman after receiving an urgent distress call from a Korean fishing vessel.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 9th February 2011.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 9th February 2011.
As the largest provider of apprenticeships in the public sector the Ministry of Defence is at the forefront of National Apprenticeship Week.
Work is underway to build a new road which will form an important transport link for locals in an area of Helmand province where security is provided by British troops.
The Ministry of Defence and Department for Transport (DfT) announced today that they will not proceed with the preferred bid or the current procurement process for this project.