UK troops arrive in Estonia as part of one of the biggest British deployments to Eastern Europe in decades. Around 120 UK troops from the 5th Battalion the Rifles Battlegroup (5 Rifle), including members of an Armoured Engineer Squadron, Military Police Detachment, Artillery Group and Port Task Group, arrived at Amari ...
The Prime Minister Theresa May has signalled her intention for Britain to maintain close security ties with Europe following the triggering of Article 50 next week by signing a new defence pact with Germany. Mrs May is keen to stress to other EU leaders that Britain will continue to play a ...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has published his annual report and underlined the importance of increasing defence budgets in face of the shifting security landscape. The report highlighted how the alliance had made strides towards increasing its spending on defence with 23 allies increasing their expenditure in real terms by 3.8 %, ...
British military Chief hails the importance of roles Afghan women by introducing largest number of female Afghan officer graduates. The UK’s second most senior military officer, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Gordon Messenger, spoke at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) in Jabul, praising the important role ...