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The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort Rosalie has completed her tasking under Operation ELLAMY, the UK's contribution to international efforts to protect Libyan civilians from attack by the former Gaddafi regime.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
British and Afghan forces, led by 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, launched an operation this morning to continue the momentum generated by Operation MOSHTARAK and further squeeze insurgents in central Helmand.
To prepare for operations in Afghanistan the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have been conducting battlefield casualty drills using state-of-the-art special effects to make the training as realistic as possible.
Senior British military officers described the progress being made in southern Afghanistan at a media briefing in London yesterday.
Dstl's analysis is helping improve the equipment and survivability of the future infantry soldier.
Nearly 1,000 British soldiers joined a major operation planned and led by Afghan security forces to clear insurgents from a Taliban heartland.
It has been three years since the introduction of Porton Man, the life-size robot that mimics the movement of a serviceman in combat.
650 men of 40 Commando Royal Marines (40 Cdo) have honed their skills with a final exercise on Salisbury Plain ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan with 4th Mechanized Brigade in October.
The Royal Navy’s latest and most advanced hunter killer submarine, Artful, has test fired her first torpedo using a new UK designed and built command and control system.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Troops from 1st Battalion The Rifles have been going through the final stages of their pre-deployment training for their upcoming deployment to Helmand at the mock Afghan village at the Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Norfolk.
A different image will be posted here each day until 24 December 2011. Most of the featured photographs were taken by Service or MOD photographers…
Defence Business Services (DBS) will, for the first time, be displaying a complete set of World War 1 service records.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Aspiring Challenger 2 tank commanders have just completed their final test exercise on Salisbury Plain Training Area.
The parade commemorated the homecoming of 3 Commando Brigade from Operation HERRICK 14 and was followed by a service of Remembrance and thanksgiving…
Brigadier Ed Davis, Commander TFH and Commander of 3 Commando Brigade, the current lead element of British troops in Helmand, was speaking at…
Senior Bosnian military dignitaries attended the Sovereign’s Parade at the Sandhurst Academy to witness the first Bosnian female officer cadet graduate on 11 April.
It is with mixed feelings that I look forward to the 4th Mechanized Brigade Memorial Service on Monday 6 December 2010. In many ways it will…
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sergeant David Thomas Monkhouse, from The Royal Dragoon Guards, was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Saturday 17 July 2010.
Ignacy Brzezinski, Wojciech Nowakowski, and Jan Sadowski were sentenced to a total of 20 years 6 months' imprisonment.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Jonathan Michael Monk from 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 9 June...
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