Army Combat Units 'Up To 40% Under Strength' Due To Falling Recruitment, Data Shows
MOD data shows numbers in Army infantry units have been consistently falling over the past five years.
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Navy HMS Westminster Arrives Back In Portsmouth After Five-Month Deployment
HMS Westminster has returned home after a short visit to London where her crew exercised their Freedom of the City of Westminster.
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Army Sovereign's Parade: Latest Cadets Commissioned As Officers In British Army
The cadets will officially commission into the British Army at midnight on Friday.
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News 'Serious Concerns' Over Asbestos At Military Site
The substance has been found on surfaces and equipment used at the Ashchurch premises.
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Aircraft All You Need To Know About The Typhoon Upgrade
Project Centurion has equipped the RAF with the latest weapons and software.
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Navy HMS Talent Welcomed To New Home In Faslane
The Trafalgar-class attack submarine arrived at HM Naval Base Clyde from her former home in Plymouth.
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Navy Three Royal Navy Submariners Discharged For Failing Cocaine Drugs Test
They were serving onboard the Vanguard-class vessel HMS Vengeance.
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RAF RAF Typhoons Scrambled Twice In A Day To Intercept Russian Aircraft
The fighter jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth and Amari Air Base in Estonia.
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USA New Acting US National Intelligence Director Named
Joseph Maguire, the nation's top counter-terrorism official, will become acting director on 15 August.
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Forces Charities Windsor To Edinburgh: Personnel And Civilians Complete Mammoth Trek For Military Charities
A total of £20,000 have been raised as the six-strong team marched 480 miles.
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Russia Two Killed In Rocket Explosion At Russian Military Base
The incident comes days after a large fire at a Russian military ammunition depot near Achinsk.
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Army How Do Potential Army Officers Decide Which Regiment To Join?
Forces News joined a group of Potential Officers visiting 2 Mercian in Cyprus, to see if the battalion is right for them...
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World What Was The INF Treaty?
Both the United States and Russia withdrew from the agreement in 2019.
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World Prime Minister Will 'Want To Take Action' In Yemen, Former Defence Minister Says
Boris Johnson supported sending British commandos into the country while he was foreign secretary.
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Afghanistan Taliban Says Historic Peace Agreement With US Is Close
If an accord can be reached in US-Taliban talks, it would set the stage for all-Afghan negotiations.
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Navy Royal Navy Patrol Ship Shadows Russian Vessel Through Channel
HMS Forth had just returned to UK waters when it was ordered to monitor the Russian patrol ship Vasily Bykov.