2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (458+ words) The Ministry of Defence has confirmed it has begun a programme of sending welcome packs, containing items it says are essential to army life, to new recruits joining the British Army. Since June, 2,900 packs have been sent ahead of recruits…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (594+ words) MPs have been told that Armed Forces personnel and their families deserve better housing but it will take time to fix issues following decades of neglect. Figures show nine out of 10 homes in the estate need improvement and repair, with…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (386+ words) Major General Andrew Whitehead, who led 45 Commando on an incredible 80-mile yomp to victory in the Falklands, has died. His family said he passed away peacefully on 2 September aged 86. Maj Gen Whitehead was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (300+ words) Many former crew members will likely shed a tear at the sight of ex-HMS Northumberland being ignominiously towed out of Portsmouth Harbour by a tug. But this is the fate that awaits almost every Royal Navy warship in the end,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (662+ words) A report by a group of MPs has called for government compensation schemes, including one currently being delivered by the Ministry of Defence, to be instead managed by a new independent body. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) singled out the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (340+ words) The full dismantling of HMS Swiftsure is still on track to be completed by the end of this year, Defence Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed. The decommissioned nuclear submarine is to become the first UK vessel to be…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (408+ words) If you happened to be passing through the cobbled streets of Old Portsmouth over the weekend, you may have caught a glimpse, through the narrow buildings, of the gargantuan sight of HMS Queen Elizabeth. Head further towards the harbour, and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) "The most remarkable transformation in the history of the Royal Navy" is how the Defence Secretary has described the decade ahead for the Senior Service. Wes Streeting was speaking to BFBS Forces News about the future of the Royal Navy…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (148+ words) Forces News While the sight of a British warship departing Portsmouth harbour under the cover of darkness is not particularly rare, it is slightly unusual. HMS Duncan slipped her moorings just after 10pm, illuminated only by her navigation lights and the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (398+ words) Two hundred and eighty-five Challenger 2 main battle tanks, 124 Typhoon multi-role fighters and nine submarines are among the items of heavy-hitting hardware the Armed Forces have at their disposal, the MOD has revealed. The figures were released in the MOD's UK…...