The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has revealed the Ministry of Defence spends billions of pounds with industry and supporting 30,000 local jobs in the South West, underlining the region’s importance to the UK’s security. Sir Michael revealed the figures during a visit to the Royal Marine’s base at Chivenor, where ...
A new £200k urban combat and climbing training facility in London has been unveiled by Vice Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Gordon Messenger. The Centre for Urban Tactics And Climbing (CUTAC) will provide London-based Royal Marines Reservists with the opportunity to use a climbing/urban combat tactical trainer to get them ...
The multi million pound upgrade to HMS Albion has reached a major milestone, with her crew moving back on board for the first time in almost six years. The Royal Navy’s amphibious command ship has been officially handed over from Babcock and the 350 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines have ...
The nation falls silent as Her Majesty leads the traditional service at the Cenotaph in London Members of the Armed Forces joined the national Service of Remembrance in Whitehall. The Queen led the nation in a nationally observed two-minute silence, and then was the first to lay a wreath at the ...