Skip to main content
Defence and armed forces

News and communications

Skip to results

9,533 results

Skip to results
9,533 results sorted by Updated (newest)
  • Iran and Western Balkans discussed at EU Foreign Ministers meeting

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting last week. Discussions focussed on Iran and Western Balkans.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Life-saving defence technology awarded

    A lightweight oxygen generator developed to save lives on the front line has won first prize at the Engineer Technology and Innovation Awards 2011.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Navy warships return home for Christmas

    Families and friends of sailors serving on board HMS St Albans and HMS Edinburgh gathered at Portsmouth Naval Base on Friday, 2 December, to greet their loved ones returning from overseas deployments.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Roll up for the British Military Tournament

    Following last year’s successful debut, the Tournament will take place this year from 2 to 4 December, with Her Majesty The Queen attending …

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Victory to be restored

    HMS Victory, the world's oldest commissioned warship, is to be returned to her former glory thanks to a ten-year restoration programme.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy saves Spanish vessel from pirate attack

    The Royal Navy has come to the aid of a Spanish fishing vessel under pirate attack in the Indian Ocean this week.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD says 'you're hired' to apprentices

    Young apprentices from across the UK were singled out as engineers of the future in yesterday's MOD Apprentice Awards 2011 which saw prestigious prizes presented to a total of 29 apprentices for their work across Defence.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD civilian apprentice awards

    Speech by Andrew Robathan Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Army completes Apache exercise in the States

    Exercise Crimson Eagle is a challenging two-month exercise, split between Naval Air Facility El Centro in California and the Gila Bend Air Force…

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First Commander of Joint Forces Command takes up post

    Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach has taken up post as the first Commander of Joint Forces Command (JFC) today and will be responsible for commanding and generating allocated joint capabilities.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary statement to the House of Commons on British Embassy Tehran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement following an attack on the British Embassy compound on 29 November.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Letter to PETA

    Letters to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

    • Updated:
  • Foreign Secretary statement on Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty

    After over ten years of negotiations, a process for P5 (China, France, Russia, the UK and US) signature of the Protocol to the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty has now been agreed.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy's new ice-breaker deploys to Antarctica

    The 5,000-tonne ice-breaking ship completed an intensive period of sea trials and training prior to deploying to the Antarctic Peninsula. HMS…

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets Serbian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Serbian Minister for Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremi? in London today.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cumbrian training estate helps reduce carbon footprint

    Training provided at Warcop and other DTE sites across the UK is vital in preparing troops for operational deployment. Working with the Woodland…

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transport Department to procure new civilian UK Search and Rescue service

    The Department for Transport has started the procurement process for a new UK-wide Search and Rescue helicopter service to be provided by civilian crews, it has been announced today.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Russian Ambassador thanks RAF crew for rescue

    The Russian Ambassador has thanked the crew of the RAF Search and Rescue Flight, which included Prince William, for their attempts to rescue the crew of a sinking Russian cargo vessel this weekend.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rifleman Sheldon Lee Jordan Steel killed in Afghanistan

    With sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Rifleman Sheldon Steel from 5th Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 27 November 2011.

    • Updated:
  • Sultan [of Oman]’s Armed Forces Association annual dinner

    Speech by Lord Astor of Hever, DL, Under Secretary of State.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government