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Armed Forces reservists talk about their experiences of working in Kabul as part of the ongoing military operation in Afghanistan.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Exercise Scottish Buzzard has recently taken place in Scotland to prepare the Territorial Army (TA) soldiers of 'The Fighting 51st' for future deployment on operations in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Defence has announced plans to procure 25 extra Foxhound vehicles to add to the Army's existing fleet.
Two additional Royal Air Force Tornado jets are being sent to Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today while visiting British forces serving in the country.
From infected insect bites to gunshot wounds, medics have been practising treating injuries they may have to deal with on operations.
Army reservists from Wales are thinking like Taliban bomb-makers in order to build a realistic improvised explosive device (IED) search facility to train soldiers about to deploy to Afghanistan.
The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Bulwark has paid an unexpected visit to the home of the German Navy after winter weather thwarted efforts to visit the country's greatest port.
Soldiers in Afghanistan have helped to intercept bomb-making equipment and ammunition during an operation supporting the Afghan police.
HMS Bulwark, part of the UK’s Response Force Task Group deployed on Cougar 13, has visited Pakistan.
British-trained Afghan forces have demonstrated their expanding capability by successfully leading a large and complex operation to build a bridge over the Nahr-e Saraj canal in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
Armed Forces personnel across the country have been getting into the spirit of Comic Relief.
A young officer from the Kosovo Security Force has been awarded the Overseas Award for the best overall results of his intake at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Defence Secretary and his French counterpart today witnessed first-hand a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean aimed at further developing the joint capability of the UK and French forces.
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration and the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner recently completed an inspection of UK Border Force’s identification and treatment of potential victims of modern slavery.
Engineers in the British Army have been demonstrating the importance of engineering through the Bloodhound supersonic car (SSC) project.
12th Mechanized Brigade will replace 20th Armoured Brigade in April 2012 as the lead formation of British troops in Helmand province, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced on Tuesday 7 February 2012.
The brains behind some of the British Army's most complex counter-intelligence work have taken up a new role that will see them inform the final stages of Operation HERRICK. Report by Sarah Goldthorpe.
Speech by Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.
Colonel Farid Ahmadi, who has served in the Afghan National Army (ANA) for almost 20 years, was so impressed with The London Regiment soldiers…
The Defence Secretary has revealed HMS Glasgow will be the name of the first of eight City class Type 26 frigates as he cut her first piece of steel at Govan shipyard in Scotland today. HMS Glasgow will enter service...
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