George Allison
HMS Diamond completes arms smuggling patrol
                    Type 45 Destroyer HMS Diamond ended her operations in the Central Mediterranean Sea this week and is now handing over duties countering the illegal arms trade into Libya to RFA Mounts Bay.                
                
            Work starts on Dreadnought fleet
                    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that work has started on the UK's Dreadnought nuclear missile submarine fleet with a £1.3 billion investment.                
                
            Female soldiers to crew British tanks in 2017
                    Female soldiers are to be allowed to join tank crews for the first time.                
                
            Typhoon fleet enhancement evaluation commences
                    Enhancements to ensure that the RAF Typhoon fleet is ready to take over from Tornado aircraft have entered the Operational Evaluation stage.                
                
            Israeli minister: The next war with Gaza ‘will be the last’
                    Israel's Defence Minister has said that any new conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza will be the last, "because we will completely destroy them."                
                
            UK-led exercise maintains NATO high readiness
                    Exercise Trident Juncture tests the NATO Response Force and how allies respond to a crisis situation.                
                
            US Navy commissions newest Littoral Combat Ship
                    The US Navy have commissioned the seventh Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Detroit.                
                
            British troops to bolster NATO mission in Kosovo
                    British troops will travel to Eastern Europe early next year to join the NATO Kosovo Force.
KFOR’s mission is to maintain safety, security and freedom of...                
                
            IN PICTURES: Royal Navy escort Russian carrier group
                    HMS Duncan and HMS Richmond are pictured here escorting a Russian carrier group through UK waters.                
                
            Japanese and British jets meet for first time since World War Two
                    Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets and support aircraft have landed in Japan for the first time since World War Two.                
                
            
            
	