Britain urges Europe to step up security efforts
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon urged Europe to step up its efforts against terrorism and migration without duplicating NATO.
MoD orders missile decoy system for RAF
The Ministry of Defence has placed a £2.5 million order for UK-designed and built miniature decoys which will help to protect combat jets from missiles. The cutting-edge BriteCloud system, designed and manufactured in Bedfordshire and Scotland by Leonardo-Finmeccanica, will undergo flight trials on RAF Tornado aircraft later this year. BriteCloud, which is similar in size and appearance to a beverage can,...
Explosion in New York City
Officials believe that the cause of the explosion in New York was a homemade bomb.
HMS Diamond boards suspect vessel, HMS Enterprise
HMS Diamond was conducting a Boarding Exercise prior to joining operation SOPHIA, an operation to counter human trafficking in the Mediterranean.
US and Russia strike crucial Syria peace deal
A tentative ceasefire agreement has been reached between the US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart over the war in Syria.
The United States has ‘no closer or stronger ally’ than Britain
United States Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter made the claim today in speech given at Oxford University.
MoD sell off land for thousands of new homes to be built
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced plans to release a further 13 sites to build thousands of new homes.
British troops exercise with Estonian Army
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion Princess Wales’s Royal Regiment have joined their NATO Allies in Exercise Baltic Star, their biggest annual military exercise.
UK is second largest global arms dealer
In 2015 the UK became the world's second largest exporter of arms over the last decade, with an order sheet totalling over £7Bn.
HMS Diamond to conduct ‘Sovereignty Patrol’ of Gibraltar waters
HMS Diamond is to conduct a 'Sovereignty Patrol' of Gibraltars waters. The Type 45 Destroyer is currently in the area before deploying to fight smugglers.
