2+ day, 17+ 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, 18+ 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, 18+ hour ago   (369+ words) A husband and wife have been awarded an operational medal while serving together in Cyprus. Sergeant Lisa Rammage-Robinson and Corporal Paul Robinson deployed with the United Nations on their first operational tour together. The couple, both in the Royal Engineers,…...

2+ day, 21+ 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, 13+ hour ago   (494+ words) Armed Forces Minister Louise Sandher-Jones recently brought up the Strategic Reserve – pointing out how it's a real commitment for those that are in it. "They will be exercised as part of our exercise programme next year, where we will go…...

3+ day, 19+ 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, 14+ 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, 17+ 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, 17+ 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…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (494+ words) The Army is officially not undermanned, according to the Ministry of Defence. Confirmation of its manning status came as statistics revealed that although thousands of personnel had left the service last year, the overall size of the organisation remained largely…...