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Members of the Submarine Parachute Assistance Group (SPAG) from all three Services have been putting their parachuting skills to the test in Gibraltar this week.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Representatives from the Fife Partnership and the Armed Forces met yesterday, 21 February, in Glenrothes to sign Fife’s Armed Forces Community…
A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers is to be ordered for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) to support future Royal Navy operations around the globe, the MOD has announced today.
Last week the Defence Academy at Shrivenham played host to twenty-five politicians and Members of Parliament as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (AFPS).
The week consists of a series of bespoke exercises which form the pre-deployment training for 617 Sqn before they deploy to Kandahar to replace…
The Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano, and the Commander of the Tonga Defence Services, Brigadier General 'Uta'atu, were welcomed to the Ministry of Defence in London today with a ceremonial guard from th…
Data collected by Royal Navy submarines, as part of standard operations, is set to provide clues on Arctic climate change.
Speech by Peter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.
Trainee chefs undergoing their professional training at HMS Raleigh have been learning how to rustle up a family favourite in preparation for Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, today, Tuesday 21 February.
Service personnel and their families are being encouraged to register to vote in this year's upcoming elections.
Hundreds of workers at a British missile factory have been thanked by the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff for their efforts in supporting the Armed Forces during the Libya intervention.
Following his posting as Commander of the UK Counter-Piracy Task Group, Captain Gerry Northwood, Royal Navy, has written in The Times newspaper about how concerted efforts are helping reduce attacks on merchant vessels.
Building on the success of previous years, Families' Activity Breaks (FAB) are returning in the summer of 2012 to offer bereaved military families fun and challenging activity-based holidays.
Soldiers from 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES) have joined Afghan security forces in an operation to clear a key insurgent 'safe haven' in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Colchester-based 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) held a best gun detachment competition last week at Warcop, in Cumbria…
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond today informed Parliament that a call-out order has been made under the Reserve Forces Act and that call-out…
Developed under the Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) programme, the contracts have an estimated combined value of up to £4.35 billion…
Sappers from the Royal Engineers deployed on the complex operation under the cover of darkness, with protection provided by the Afghan Uniform…
Senior Aircraftman Bartley, an RAF medic for nine years, was driving back to Linton-on-Ouse from duty at RAF Church Fenton when he came across…
RAF personnel conducted numerous missions across southern Afghanistan from 5 to 11 February 2012. Here follows an operational update.
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