2+ day, 18+ 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, 19+ hour ago   (464+ words) Two vintage Fleet Air Arm aircraft have conducted a flypast over one of the UK's aircraft carriers as she continues on her three-month deployment around the country and northern Europe. A Swordfish and a Seafire from Navy Wings, a naval…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (753+ words) We arrive at a factory in Warwickshire to find a long line of shiny Ineos Grenadiers. This is the official press launch of Team Grenadier, a consortium of five companies – led by Ineos – that is bidding to replace the British…...

2+ day, 22+ 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, 15+ 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…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (479+ words) The MOD is looking to replace its Land Rover fleet – and one of the contenders being put forward is the Defender Wolf Series II – from Jaguar Land Rover. The original Land Rover emerged in 1948, entering military service a year later,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (195+ words) Army personnel have continued a proud military tradition by firing of a 41 Royal Gun Salute, to honour the anniversary the King's accession to the throne. King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery conducted the salute in Hyde Park in London, battling through…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (465+ words) The UK has committed £100m to the Nato scheme that now supplies around 90% of the Patriot interceptors reaching Ukraine. The money will fund Patriot missiles and other air defence equipment through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, known as Purl, with deliveries…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (268+ words) The second phase of Project Guardian, a Royal Air Force command and control system developed to protect British and Nato airspace, has been cancelled by the Ministry of Defence. It has been written off as a £9,476,000 constructive loss in the…...

4+ day, 18+ 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…...