Top Stories - Falkland islands

Argentines vent anger at Will posting
Small protests have taken place in Buenos Aires over the arrival of Prince William on the Falkland...
Prince begins his tour of the Falklands
In the next few day’s Prince William is due to begin his 6 weeks tour of duty in the Falkland...
British Forces News
Prince William is due to begin his 6 week tour of duty in the Falkland Islands. He will be co-pilot...
HMS Dauntless deployment to Falklands
The Royal Navy is to send one of its most powerful warships to the Falkland Islands as tensions...
Argentina says colonialist slur nonsense
Argentina's president has condemned the UK Prime Minister's claim last week that her government...
Row over Falklands Islands intensifies
David Cameron today accused Argentina of "colonialism" as he insisted that Britain will continue to...
Britain acts to safeguard trade
Britain has acted to safeguard trade between the Falklands and South America as diplomatic tensions...
PM vows he'll never surrender Falklands
The Prime Minister has said Britain will never surrender the Falkland Islands and their sovereignty...
Bloc ban on Falklands-flagged boats
The Government today warned Argentina not to doubt its "determination" to protect the Falklands...
Falklands War hero sells top medal
An Army Falklands War hero has sold his Distinguished Service Cross at auction for a record £120,...
Fears of cuts to Falkland pupil's rested
As service children get set for Christmas, fears about the impact of Government cuts on forces...
Blockade threatens to isolate Falklands
It is reported that Argentina is effectively conducting a naval blockade of fishing vessels that...
Falklands face up to the future
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez has been pressing the British Government to come to the...
Will's Falklands posting not provocative
The Chief of the Defence Staff today denied sending the Duke of Cambridge to the Falkland Islands...
Prince William 6 week duty in Falklands
Prince William will undertake a six-week tour of duty in the Falkland Islands early next year - the...
Argentina re-elects president who wants Falkland Islands talks
Tensions between Britain and Argentina over the future of the Falkland Islands look set to continue...
Falklands oil find likely to stoke tensions with Argentina
Tensions with Argentina are likely to remain further strained after a significant oil find off the...
MOD awards air bridge contract
The MOD has re-awarded the contract for the South Atlantic Military Airbridge to charter airline...
Argentina to build nuclear submarine fleet
Argentina is to build its own nuclear submarine on the orders of President Cristina Kirchner. The...
Falkland Islands arguments continue
Falkland Islands leaders have accused Argentine officials of stirring up election-year nationalism...
Falklands on agenda in minister's first Brazil visit since warship refused port
Brazil is expected to be confronted today over its backing of Argentina in its dispute with Britain...
British Forces News
Argentina’s president has called David Cameron stupid for saying the Falkland Islands should remain...
PM underlines ongoing sovereignty of Falkland Islands
David Cameron has reiterated his view that as long as the Falkland Islands want to be sovereign...
Ash cloud threat hangs over Falkland Islands
Volcanic ash from the eruption in Chile is continuing to disrupt the airbridge to and from the...
UK can do `precisely nothing' to defend Falkland Islands
Defence cuts mean Britain could do “precisely nothing” to prevent Argentina retaking the Falkland...
HMS Clyde
The memories of the men who sacrificed themselves to liberate the Falkland Islands 29 years ago...
Volcanic ash cloud disrupts Falklands airbridge
Volcanic ash from a massive eruption in Chile at the weekend has disrupted the airbridge to and...
7 month patrol for HMS Edinburgh
Portsmouth-based Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh has sailed for the South Atlantic for 7 months...
HMS Edinburgh fires a Seadart missile
HMS Edinburgh has today set sail on a seven month patrol to the British South Atlantic Islands,...
Brigadier Bill Aldridge takes command
Brigadier Bill Aldridge is the new Commander of British Forces South Atlantic islands. He currently...
RAF police parade with military working dogs in Bedford
More than a hundred RAF Police personnel have marched through Bedford in their first ever public...
Captain David Hart Dyke discusses the strain of command as CO of HMS Coventry
In the first of two special films we talk to military leaders who’s careers have been marked by...
HMS Clyde in the Falkland Islands
The contract for the maintenance of the Royal Navy’s patrol vessel HMS Clyde has been extended. BAE...
Typhoon billions over budget
The bill for the RAF's newest fighter has rocketed by billions of pounds due to bad planning and...
HMS York
The Type 42 destroyer HMS York has set off on a five-month deployment to the South Atlantic. Its...
Memorial island to last British soldier killed for Falklands
The parents of the last soldier killed in the Falklands conflict the day before the Argentine...
Falklands veteran finally gets medal
A Falklands veteran has finally received the service medal he should have got almost three decades...
British Forces News
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Invincible has been auctioned off to a Turkish scrapyard which...
HMS Clyde pictured at the quayside
Brazil has turned away a British warship trying to dock in Rio de Janeiro. Falklands patrol vessel...
Catch up with the biggest forces stories from the first 6 months of 2010
2010 has been a busy year for the forces and major changes occurred both in Afghanistan and at home...

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