Work begins on Challenger upgrade programme
Each Challenger 2 tank will be stripped to its bare hull to ensure that the vehicle is as close to new as possible when it is rebuilt.
UK should have withdrawn ‘as soon as it defeated Taliban’
The UK "should have announced that we were removing our forces but would return if international terrorist groups were again detected in Afghanistan" said the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
New MTP barracks shirt to be issued to British Army
As of the 23rd August 2021, a new MTP Barrack shirt will be offered to troops with a slimmer profile and in a wider range of sizes.
More British troops to be sent to Afghanistan
A further 200 British troops will be sent to Afghanistan to assist in the evacuation, bringing the total to 900.
UK sending 600 troops to Afghanistan to evacuate citizens
600 British military personnel will deploy to Afghanistan on a short term basis to assist British nationals to leave.
Scotland only part of UK to see year-on-year increased defence spending since 2013
Ministry of Defence figures show that Scotland is the only UK region to have seen an increase in year-on-year spending in each year since 2013 while London observed the largest reduction in total expenditure.
British man arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia
A British man working at the British embassy in Berlin has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia.
UK 1st Aviation Brigade ‘demonstrates firepower’
During the exercise, Apache and Wildcat helicopters formed an 'Attack Reconnaissance Team' to carry out an aviation assault.
Scottish Affairs Committee examining defence in Scotland
The Scottish Affairs Committee has today launched a new inquiry examining the military landscape in Scotland.
Britain and Kenya sign Defence Cooperation Agreement
British troops currently help to train over 1,100 Kenyan soldiers every year.