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  • British Army re-joins Boxer programme

    British Army re-joins Boxer programme in step towards new armoured vehicles

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Sailor defends base in Helmand from attack

    Just as the sun was setting on Checkpoint (CP) Salaang in Helmand province, machine gun fire was heard coming from a neighbouring compound. …

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

  • Border Force warning to smugglers and organised crime groups

    Images released show the extreme lengths criminals will go to.

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

  • Project Servator: One year on...

    It is just over a year since Project Servator was launched by the MDP, as part of its Operational Policing Model, at Portsmouth Naval Base and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) sites in Berkshire.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Britain closes final forward base in Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has visited Afghanistan to mark the latest milestone in the drawdown of UK forces.

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

  • Bayonet charge foils enemy ambush

    A soldier who led a bayonet charge over 80 metres of open ground through enemy fire has been awarded the Military Cross.

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

  • Building future forces and using modern technologies to meet with rising international strife and changing geopolitical balances

    Speech by Mr Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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

  • Gunners develop Afghan Army skills

    The Gunners arrived in Afghanistan in April 2011 and are nearing the end of their deployment in the southern part of the Nahr-e Saraj district…

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

  • RMP prepare for Afghan investigations

    Royal Military Police (RMP) are being put through an arduous Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) course to prepare them not only for domestic investigations but also for the increased likelihood of them being deployed to Afghanistan.

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

  • From Trafalgar to Afghanistan - the Royal Navy compares then and now

    As a ceremony took place this morning on HMS Victory to mark the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most important day in the Royal Navy's calendar, thoughts were spared for the modern day descendants of Trafalgar as...

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

  • Army conducts largest ever virtual battlefield simulation experiment

    The British Army is conducting its largest ever virtual simulation experiment in order to better understand its future equipment and training needs.

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

  • Military heroes honoured at Sandhurst

    The Head of the Army paid tribute to the 118 UK Service personnel named in today's Operational Honours List at the famous military academy.

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

  • UK and France strengthen defence cooperation with new weapon system agreement

    Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin and her French counterpart Laurent Collet-Billon today sign an agreement to explore future missile technologies with MBDA

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Sappers cycle in memory of fallen colleague

    Soldiers from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal [EOD]) have undertaken a cycle ride in commemoration of a colleague who was killed in Afghanistan, and raised over £3,500 for the regiment's injured soldiers fund

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

  • UK soldiers and Afghan police launch airborne operation

    Soldiers from the Queen's Royal Hussars Battle Group and Afghan police joined forces recently to launch their first joint airborne operation in Helmand province

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

  • Paras take infantry masterclass at STANTA

    Troops from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have been sharpening their skills in a major training exercise.

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  • Latest counter-IED equipment showcased

    Tackling improvised explosive devices was top of the agenda at the MOD's Defence Equipment and Support showcase DVD event this year.

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

  • 136/2012 - Ceremony to mark start of building work for Afghan Officer Academy in Kabul as UK brigades changover in Helmand

    A turning of the earth ceremony has taken place at the site of what will become the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) - underlining the UK’s long-term commitment to a secure Afghanistan after combat operations cease by the end...

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

  • IN PICTURES: 12 Mechanized Brigade trains in Canada

    Units from 12 Mechanized Brigade have been training at BATUS (British Army Training Unit Suffield), on the prairies of Canada, in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012.

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

  • Flexibility key to future forces' kit

    Experts from Defence Equipment and Support’s Personal Combat Equipment (PCE) Team have been working hard to create a fully-integrated line-up…

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