A shell-shocked beach-goer spotted two men jauntily carrying two unexploded bombs, each slinging the high-risk souvenirs over one shoulder. The exp...
The RAF has carried out its first drone strike from an aircraft operated out of a base in the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. ...
Emblazoned in bold letters across red, white and blue, high a-top the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, a now infamous banner declared 'Mission Ac...
The Ministry of Defence was reported to be stepping up efforts to secure a share of the Government's aid budget as Whitehall wrangling continued ahead...
After the Ministry of Defence confirmed the UK's use of armed drones in Afghanistan, anti-war protestors are set to gather outside an RAF base in Linc...
Drone missions over Afghanistan have been flown by RAF pilots operating on British soil for the first time, it emerged on Thursday. Until this week...
Margaret Thatcher's funeral will be the largest the country has seen since that of the Queen Mother's 11 years ago. The military procession leading...
Pressure has increased on the home secretary to intervene in the case of a former soldier who is facing extradition to America over fraud allegations ...
A British soldier who died as he protected the lives of his comrades in Afghanistan is to be awarded the Victoria Cross. Lance Corporal James Ashwo...
About 18 years ago I remember listening to a talk by Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut in space. She convinced me that the only limits imposed upon you are the ones you impose on yourself. Now, in 2013, I'm delighted to be speaking at the same event as this inspirational woman.
A shake-up of Army bases to accommodate a speeded-up return of all troops from Germany will mean the disposal of seven sites across the country, it ha...
Gruesome pictures of dead Iraqis and death certificates detailing gunshot wounds, broken bones, missing eyes, a missing penis and mutilation, have bee...
A soldier died in a drunken shooting incident while he was with three comrades in Iraq, one of them told mourners at his wake, an inquest has heard. ...
British military advisers are to carry out infantry and artillery training for the Malian armed forces fighting Islamist extremists in the west Africa...
To mark the tenth anniversary of the anti-Iraq War march, MPs are urging the government to fulfil its pledge to give parliament the right to block any...
Britain's announcement confirming the deployment of 330 military personnel to assist French military intervention in Mali has been met with a noticeab...
As Britain prepares to send hundreds of troops to West Africa to support French forces fighting Islamists in Mali, charities and human rights groups h...
One of the greatest unsung achievements of the coalition government is the balancing of the defence budget. A great gaping financial wound has been staunched - but will the dressings hold?
Britain is sending up to 330 military personnel to help train a West African intervention force in Mali, Downing Street has said. The move was anno...
From Las Vegas to Camp Bastion, Harry's headlines - both good and bad - build a modern heroic monomyth around him. He may be a professional soldier - but am I alone in preferring to read about his rock 'n' roll hedonism rather than this latest "I killed in Afghanistan" meme?
In my line of work, I'm rarely surprised about anything and listening to the news this week was no different. A new report by MPs states that UK forc...
With yet more allegations of bullying and abuse in the armed forces, the time has come for the government to act on its promise to ensure that serving personnel are treated fairly and get access to the support they need when they leave active service.
Whether right or wrong, it's extremely uncommon in Ireland to see anyone wearing a poppy, commemorating those who died while serving in the British Army. If one were to ask why, an initial response could be that it is a British custom and not an Irish one.
Despite opposition to the Afghanistan mission, the public holds their Armed Forces in high esteem and understands what is potentially at stake in the campaign. We can therefore be fairly confident that on this Remembrance Sunday, the efforts of the UK's Armed Forces troops, and those we have lost, will continue to be warmly remembered, and appreciated, by the British public.
Tony Blair has urged British companies pour investments into Iraqi businesses, and take advantage of the "enormous opportunity" presented by the count...
