Defence News

Defence News: 10 February 2012

Army and Navy support National Apprenticeship Week
British Army officer helps Afghan General learn English
Royal Anglians train near home for Afghanistan
IN PICTURES: British soldiers fight Taliban in two-day battle
2 MERCIAN help Afghan Government reach out in Upper Gereshk Valley

Defence News: 9 February 2012

Captain Wales completes Apache training
Royal Navy issues record fine for illegal fishing
12th Mechanized Brigade to replace 20th Armoured Brigade in Helmand
MOD to buy extra C-17 aircraft
Defence Committee commends Armed Forces for Libya mission
RAF Regiment holds 70th anniversary commemorative service

Defence News: 8 February 2012

King's Troop RHA moves into state-of-the-art facilities in Woolwich
Last known Service person from WWI dies
British and Afghan troops take on insurgency in Gereshk
UK soldiers help Afghan government officials meet village elders

Defence News: 7 February 2012

IN PICTURES: King's Troop RHA leaves St John's Wood for new home in Woolwich
HMS Liverpool shadows Russian carrier
Artillery regiments start Diamond Jubilee year with a bang
HMS Protector cuts through Antarctic ice
Prime Minister meets Royal Marines back from Afghanistan

Defence News: 6 February 2012

Prince William takes up duties in the Falklands
Drilling begins in Portsmouth for arrival of Navy's latest carriers
Combat operations in Afghanistan to continue as planned
Queen discusses Libya operations at RAF Marham
Afghanistan operational air update 28 January 2012

Defence News: 3 February 2012

Royal Welsh soldiers prepare for Afghanistan
HMS Lancaster returns to sea after major refit
Defence Secretary meets New Zealand counterpart
HMS Daring becomes first Type 45 to pass through the Suez Canal
MOD announces bidder shortlist for UK training estate contract

Defence News: 2 February 2012

Defence Minister visits Dalgety Bay to hear concerns of local community
HMS Brocklesby rewarded for part in Libya mission
RNAS Culdrose to welcome Olympic Flame into UK
RAF snipers protect Afghan family from insurgent attack
Navy engineers catch Black Widow spider in Sea King

Defence News: 1 February 2012

MOD sets out plans to ensure investment in state-of-the-art defence equipment
Afghan police chief helps reintroduce kites to the Helmand skies
RFA Fort Victoria disembarks pirates for prosecution in the Seychelles
Armed Forces Community Covenant signed in Gateshead and Preston
Princess Anne presents 2 LSR with Afghanistan campaign medals

Defence News: 31 January 2012

Afghan police and British soldiers take on insurgents
TA medics return from Afghanistan
Prime Minister and Afghan President sign UK-Afghanistan strategic partnership
Locals aid Afghan and British troops in seizure of insurgent arms caches
Duchess of Cornwall presents medals to medics returned from Afghanistan

Defence News: 30 January 2012

New Sea Ceptor missiles to be developed for Royal Navy
UK soldiers and Afghan police launch airborne operation
Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung killed in Afghanistan
Defence Anaesthetists knocked out to win outstanding certificate of honour
A spell in the cockpit