Kabul airlift personnel 'probably should' receive medals, Army chief says
British soldiers assisted people leaving Kabul for two weeks, falling short of the 30-day service criteria for medallic recognition.
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Navy Royal Navy seizes cocaine worth £17m in Caribbean drugs bust
RFA Wave Knight intercepted a suspect craft in international waters near South America and recovered more than 200kg of drugs.
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Army 1st Battalion Scots Guards Awarded Medals For Work In Middle East
The soldiers have been rewarded for their work on Operation Shader in Iraq.
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Sea vessels Steel Cut On Royal Navy's First Type 31 Frigate
The entire Type 31 fleet is expected to be delivered by the end of 2028 and to enter service with the Royal Navy by the end of 2030.
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Scotland 'Enemy forces, we're coming for you': Why NATO's descended on Scotland
Twelve NATO countries have joined forces to take part in Joint Warrior, Europe's largest military exercise, off the coast of the UK.
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Navy HMS Audacious: Navy's new Astute-class attack submarine commissioned
The 97-metre nuclear-powered attack submarine is the Royal Navy's fourth Astute-class boat and is now fully operational.
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Sea vessels HMS Queen Elizabeth Welcomes New Captain
Captain Ian Feasey has become the aircraft carrier's fifth commanding officer and takes over from Captain Angus Essenhigh.
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Navy Daniel Craig 'truly privileged' to be appointed honorary Navy commander
The new title matches his on-screen rank as '007' James Bond.
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Navy Navy urged to 'congratulate' personnel with revived WO2 rank
The rank is set to be reintroduced across the service this year, after being phased out in 2014.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Second Interpreters Email Data Breach Uncovered In MOD
The news comes just one day after the Defence Secretary apologised for the "unacceptable level of service'' that led to the first breach.
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Navy Joint Warrior: Navy Quiet On HMS Prince Of Wales' 'Encounter' With Russian Warship
HMS Prince of Wales is the Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier and is taking part in the major multinational exercise, Joint Warrior 212.
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RAF 'Like Finding A Christmas Present From A Forgotten Era': WW2 RAF Uniform Parcel Opened After 70 Years
The RAF jacket and trousers, found in Staffordshire, were wrapped in newspaper dated 1951.
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WWII Harry Melling: WWII Submariner Dies Aged 101
The Armed Forces veteran served on HMS Osiris during World War Two.
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Rugby League Rugby League: How To Watch Army vs RAF Clash LIVE
The men's and women's fixtures at Victoria Park in Warrington will be shown LIVE on the Forces News Facebook page.
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Gurkhas Gurkhas Don 'RoboCop' Gear For Riot Training With NATO Allies In Kosovo
The training is part of 'KFOR' – the peace support mission NATO has been running since the end of the Kosovo War.
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Politics 'Get a grip': Johnson dismisses France anger over AUKUS submarine deal
The PM used Franglais as he urged UK allies to calm down over the issue, saying the pact is "a great step forward for global security".