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Students on the Army's Potential Officer Development Programme (PODP) met with Secretary of State Sir Michael Fallon at MOD Main Building on Tuesday.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A soldier has been honoured with the British Army's first promotion in the field since 1953.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Royal Navy's advanced training has been praised by the Defence Secretary following his first ship visit.
British soldiers training Afghan police have hailed the success of a training course that has seen its biggest intake ever.
Until recently the area, where the Royal Marines from RM Condor in Arbroath have been patrolling alongside Afghan soldiers from 3 Brigade 215…
Airborne forces from the UK and France have been taking part in a training exercise.
Following the recent return of 16 Air Assault Brigade from their six-month tour of duty in Helmand province, Commanding Officer Brigadier James Chiswell has said the success of this campaign has left the insurgency increasingly fractured and demoralised, and, as...
Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Nick Harvey MP, has undertaken his first visit to Afghanistan since he took up post in the Ministry of Defence last month.
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are training to maintain their role as the British Army's Rapid Reaction Force.
Kosovo Security Force representative wins the Overseas Sword at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
A young medic from West Yorkshire is working with the 12th Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force, an elite unit that operates in some of the most dangerous areas of Helmand province, Afghanistan.
One of the Royal Navy's newest warships HMS Diamond has been working with one of her French counterpart near-identical twin ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond has restated the need for reform in Defence in a speech at the Royal United Services Institute.Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond has restated the need for reform in Defence in a...
British and Afghan soldiers have destroyed a significant insurgent bomb cache in Helmand province.
The Chief Inspector was satisfied that 7 of the 12 recommendations from the original inspection could now be considered “closed”, but the remaining 5 require further work.
As British troops move into the more remote areas of Helmand province, so does the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes' (NAAFI's) supply of cigarettes and Pot Noodles!
Speech by Admiral Sir Philip Jones, First Sea Lord.
Artificial Intelligence engineers are pioneering a new military decision making tool that can provide intelligence analysts cues to potential areas of interest or anomalies before an incident occurs.
HE Rob Fenn's speech for the presentation ceremony of Warrant Officer Kevin (also known as "Paddy") Foxwell's MBE
Personnel from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (1 YORKS) are starting a gruelling six-month tour in Afghanistan where they will work alongside the Afghan National Army to help them prepare to fully take over security operations in the country.
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