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  • Royal Marines take the baton from the Royal Irish in Nad 'Ali

    Royal Marines from 45 Commando are settling into camp in Afghanistan at the start of their six-month tour after taking over the reins in Nad 'Ali (South) from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment who have been providing security and...

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Military police ready for global operations

    Members of the Royal Military Police have swapped the armoured vehicles and patrol bases of Afghanistan for the boots and backpacks of contingency operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 131/2012 - Navy roars into the Mediterranean for major exercise with international allies

    More than 3,000 sailors and Marines are gearing up for a three-month training deployment to the Mediterranean – this year’s key workout of the UK’s high-readiness task force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troops of HERRICK 14 prepare for Afghan deployment

    Hundreds of Service personnel are currently engaged in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in preparation for the next tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cutting-edge, animatronic mannequin to test military equipment

    Dstl uses a new robotic mannequin to test chemical and biological protective suits and equipment for the UK's armed forces.

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  • Royal Marines teach Afghan colleagues rugby

    Marines from 45 Commando are working alongside soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) to provide security in the Nad ‘Ali (South) area…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Training Afghanistan's future military leaders

    British soldiers are bringing the Sandhurst ethos to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy in Kabul. Report by Ian Carr.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Marine David Fairbrother killed in Afghanistan

    With sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Marine David Fairbrother, 42 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in Afghanistan on 19 September 2011.

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  • RAF engineer brings government message to local Afghans

    Flight Lieutenant Dave Collins is a communications electronics specialist and since joining the RAF several years ago has mostly been based …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Robot man to test protective equipment

    MOD has invested £1.1 million in a robotic mannequin that will test protective suits and equipment for the UK armed forces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British soldiers deliver transition to Nad 'Ali

    Soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), known as Salerno Company, have seen significant improvements…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lance Corporal Steven 'Jamie' Fellows killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that Whiskey Company, 45 Commando Group Royal Marines, must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Steven Fellows Royal Marines, known to all as 'Jamie'. He was killed in action on Friday 12 December 2008 in...

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  • Tactical radio teams train for speedier battlefield extractions

    The introduction of Royal Signals Infantry Support Teams, which are being rolled out to all 37 infantry battalions over the next year, will …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Operation OMID PANJ brings Afghan-led security a step closer

    A significant offensive operation, which takes the independence and self-sufficiency of British-trained Afghan forces to a new level, has begun in central Helmand.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy displays its wide-ranging abilities

    The full gamut of the Royal Navy's abilities were on show in the Solent last week, during a series of high-profile action-packed demonstrations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lieutenant John Charles Sanderson dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant John Charles Sanderson of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) [1 MERCIAN], attached to 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Battle Group, died on Wednesday 11 August...

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  • Britain and Japan conduct joint training in discreet capabilities

    Japan sends recon unit soldiers to participate in UK Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) Patrol exercise.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary keynote speech at the Air and Space Power Conference 2019

    Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt speaks about the Royal Air Force and the space domain

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 132/2012 - Army engineers looking to speed into the record books

    The British Army’s Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) will join forces with the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car Project in a bid to smash the current land speed record, the MoD announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • French join British soldiers for big guns' return to Norfolk

    The first artillery shells in over a decade have been fired at Stanford Training Area (STANTA) during a joint UK and French Army exercise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government