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Jon-Allan Butterworth was injured in the line of duty while serving in Iraq in 2007. He is now representing Great Britain again as a cyclist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Interview by Louise Gannon for the Mail on Sunday...
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
David Cameron gave a statement in the House of Commons on his response to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (FAC) report on military operations in Syria.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Speech by First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Acting Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Yemen.
Freeing of the strategic town in northern Syria is the latest gain in the fight against Daesh.
Prime Minister David Cameron delivered a statement to the House of Commons regarding G8 and NATO Summit on 23rd May 2012
The Portsmouth-based warship - hailed by her Commanding Officer as ‘staggeringly capable’ - will spend the next seven months east of Suez, safeguarding…
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon discusses ground-breaking technology that the MOD will support with its new £800 million Innovation Fund.
A detachment of Royal Navy aircrew and engineers have spent a week thoroughly testing the Merlin helicopter's sensors and weapons to ensure that aircrew are ready for any operational deployment that they may be tasked with.
On Saturday 22 March 2003, an RAF GR4 Tornado aircraft from RAF Marham, which was returning from an operational mission, was engaged near the Kuwaiti border by a Patriot missile battery. Both aircrew were killed.
A new Ministry of Defence report that sets out the need to take action against the latest strategic threats to UK defence and security has been published today.
The Foreign Secretary remembers those who died in the attack on flight MH17 and supports the call on the Russian Federation to accept state responsibility.
Prime Minister David Cameron and Israeli President Shimon Peres gave a joint press conference in Jerusalem.
A Merlin helicopter from 829 Naval Air Squadron, based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, is on board HMS Somerset bound for maritime security operations in the Middle East.
Boris Johnson updated the House of Commons on his 8 to 10 December travel to the Gulf.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon speaking about Russia at St Andrews University.
A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on the Middle East - UNIFIL
Alongside the ongoing air strike campaign, the UK military continues to play a leading role in the fight against ISIL.
The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's speech at the Airpower 2017 Conference
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