HMS Trent In The Gulf Of Guinea
Today Royal Marines from 42 Commando and Sailors on board HMS Trent conducted Partner Force Development with Nigerian Forces. Nigerian Forces boarded HMS Trent clearing all areas of potential threat. They then received specialist boarding and medical training during...
RAF Helicopters Celebrate 90 Years Of Service With Joint Flight
A formation flight of specially painted Chinook and Puma helicopter took place on 25th November, to mark over 90 years of combined service. The occasion saw the aircraft take a commemorative flight over a number of locations in the South of England displaying their...
British Army Unveils Most Radical Transformation In Decades
The British Army has unveiled ‘Future Soldier’ today, its most radical transformation programme in over 20 years. Following on from the Integrated Review and the significant increase in defence spending announced by the Government last year, Future...
British Army Training Area BATUS Won’t Close But Will See Change Says Defence Secretary
Following reports in various media outlets earlier in the week that the British Army training area, BATUS in Canada would close to make way for a new location in the middle east, the Defence Secretary has confirmed it will remain open, but will see change. Speaking to...
Defence Secretary And Qatari Defence Minister Unveil New Joint Hawk Squadron
The new squadron will deliver training to British and Qatari pilots. Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace MP and the Qatari Minister of State for Defence, His Excellency Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have unveiled a new Joint Hawk Training Squadron at RAF Leeming in...
