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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.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has today, 24 January, confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointments of the new Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of the Naval Staff, Chief of the Air Staff and Comm…
A team of injured Service personnel are to attempt a world-first microlight flight to the South Pole.
A Norwegian cruise liner at risk of becoming trapped in thick ice off the coast of Antarctica has been guided to safety by the Royal Navy in a two-hour operation.
The Army has today announced which employment fields will be liable for tranche three of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme.
Captain Wales leaves Afghanistan after a successful tour as an Apache pilot.
With extreme weather conditions affecting most of the country, Royal Air Force Search and Rescue (SAR) teams have had a busy weekend.
Even an intense British winter cannot dissuade paratroopers from preparing for their role as the British Army's rapid reaction force.
Patients and staff at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine have been treated to a visit from a footballing legend and a Hollywood star.
The UK and Australia will strengthen their long-standing relationship today with a new defence treaty to provide a framework for the many strands of co-operation between the 2 countries.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Kingsman David Robert Shaw from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on Wednesday 16 January …
Four sailors have been plucked to safety from a fishing boat on fire in the Firth of Clyde by a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter.
A new £14 million contract will deliver hundreds of precision attack weapons to the RAF.
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.
Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has returned to sea for the first time in 9 months following an extensive revamp.
A university professor who has improved mental health services for the Armed Forces has been made a Knight Bachelor.
As the clock counts down to the end of the Future Reserves 2020 Consultation, the Ministry of Defence has reached out to several of the UK's largest employers to pick their brains.
2 Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft have arrived in France as part of the UK's logistical support to French military operations in Mali.
Crews from 2 Royal Navy warships helped prevent a tug from sinking on Sunday night in a dramatic rescue in the English Channel off the Devon coast.
The UK is to provide logistical military assistance to Mali in order to help control rebel and extremist groups in the north of the country.
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