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Defence cuts 'risk vital skills'
The armed forces risk losing vital skills because of the speed of the Government's defence cuts,...
Argentina takes Falklands dispute to UN
Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council after accusing...
Soldier died leading vital bomb op
A Plymouth soldier died after volunteering to lead a team of bomb disposal experts to a major haul...
Brits work to keep Kabul locals on side
British soldiers have been based in the Afghan capital for over a decade. The Kabul Joint Support...
Forces Weather
Catch up with the latest Forces Weather with Helen Willetts.
Harry qualifies as Apache pilot
Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot and scooped a prize for his shooting...
Eight die in US drone border attack
Eight people have been killed in a US drone strike on the Pakistan border in an area linked to a...
Falklands minefields tackled
Over 100 minefields remain in the Falkland Islands, laid by Argentine Forces during the 1982...
Getting ready for family life again
In the next few weeks the first troops from 20 Brigade will start to return back to Germany from Op...
Gibraltar police honour WWII dead
The Defence Police Force in Gibraltar has marked the sacrifice of some of its officers who lost...
HMS Duncan crew get green-fingered
The crew of the Type 45 Destroyer HMS Duncan took time out of their training this week to visit a...
HMS Gannet celebrates rescue record
The Royal Navy search and rescue unit HMS Gannet has been confirmed as the UK’s busiest for a...
Marine triathlete aims for third title
The Forces’ top triathlete is hoping to win his third consecutive inter-services title this summer...
MOD to buy new C-17 plane
The Ministry of Defence is to buy a new C-17 military transporter to move troops around and help...
SDSR cuts make Libya-sized ops challenge
Britain could struggle to mount another military operation on the scale of the intervention in...
WW1's last surviving servicewoman dies
Tributes have been paid after the death of the world's last known surviving service member of the...
'Lone wolves' threat to UK security
A comprehensive report on terrorist threats to the UK is warning of a growing risk from lone...
British soldier unlawfully killed
A British soldier who died in Afghanistan when an IED destroyed the Viking vehicle he was...
Cheers as King's Troop take up residence
The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery take up residence in a new purpose built equestrian training...
Forces accommodation examined by MPs
The Defence Select Committee has resumed its examination of the military covenant in action by...
HMS Liverpool escorts Russian carrier
HMS Liverpool has escorted the Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and Russian ship Admiral...
Illustrious prepares for Arctic training
The Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious is heading to the Arctic Circle for arduous cold weather...
Major operation destroys 40 deadly IEDs
Nearly 1,000 British and Afghan soldiers have taken part in an operation to increase security...
Conventional Reaper UAV
Drones guided by thought control raise the possibility of machines instead of men being blamed for...
MOD announces Op Herrick 16 roulement
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has given details of the next major combat units to be...
RAF charity's £1.3m for dementia wing
The RAF Benevolent Fund's welfare and policy director has visited a new specialist wing for people...
Repatriation of Gurkha shot on patrol
The body of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan has been repatriated to the UK today. Lance...
Royal Navy flagship sails for Hamburg
The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Bulwark sets sail from Plymouth today on its way to Hamburg for a...
Sailor guilty of sex charges
A sailor had sex with a colleague on board a Royal Navy frigate after waking up another female...
Skype coming to remote frontline bases
Troops serving at remote bases on the frontline in Afghanistan are to be given access to the...
Third place for England in Rugby Sevens
The England Sevens team has finished third in the latest round of the World Sevens Series. Army...
Top US soldier on being captured in Iraq
Dr Rhonda Cornum was one of the first generation of women to serve on the frontline in the first...
US officer slams 'rosy' Afghan reports
An American Army officer has accused the US of telling “lies” about progress in Afghanistan....
Future plans for 7th Armoured brigade
With the New Year comes a new focus for the Germany based, 7th Armoured Brigade. Now their post-...
Annual celebration for RAF cadets
It’s called ATC Sunday an annual celebration of the RAF’s cadet force, the Air Training Corps....
British Forces News
The Honourable Artillery Company, the City of London’s Territorial Army Regiment; fired a Gun...
Armed Forces warned to safeguard vote
Thousands of members of the Armed Forces could lose their chance to vote this year if they don’t...
Captain Scot explorers near the finish
The first joint service expedition to explore the mainland of the Antarctic Peninsula is more than...
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Exercise Rucksack
Brigadier Neil Marshall has been speaking to Forces News at the Inter-services and Army Nordic Ski...
Highlights from Friday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the Alpine Giant Slalom Final at Friday's Inter-services Ski and Snowboard...

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Falklands minefields tackled

Over 100 minefields remain in the Falkland Islands, laid by Argentine Forces during the 1982...