The first F-35B Lightning fighter jets have landed on the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's new aircraft carrier, in a landmark return to aircraft carrier strike operations.more
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced a new Defence Arctic Strategy, acknowledging the increasing opportunities and threats the region presents.more
BIG Brother viewers rallied round Tomasz tonight after he revealed the shocking homophobic abuse he experienced while in the army. Fans as well as housemates Brooke and Zoe were reduced to tears when the cleaner, 31, recalled the moment he was assaulted by his fellow servicemen in Poland for being gay.more
Families of veterans and official celebrities laid on Saturday wreaths under the London monument of Polish pilots, serving during the Second World War in units subordinate to the British Royal Air Force (RAF).more
A supersonic stealth jet has completed its first test flight armed with British missiles. The Ministry of Defence confirmed the milestone means its F-35 Lightning jet is a step closer to operations on the front line.more
The debate about the future of nuclear deterrence in Europe is the biggest dilemma regarding Germany's security since the 1950s, says Constanze Stelzenmueller in the British daily Financial Times.more
US President Donald Trump may want to limit US military engagement in Europe and get closer to the Russian president Vladimir Putin, which could affect NATO - British media alarmed today.more
Thousands of people lined the palace approach in central London, to watch a ceremony hosted by the Queen and culminating in the historic flypast of bombers, old and new, along with spy planes, helicopters and transporters.more
The daily The Times reported today that at the NATO summit in Brussels, the decision to simplify the procedures required for the crossing of troops across the borders of member states is likely to be adopted. This applies to soldiers on missions.more
Ministers have been trumpeting the deal, but the ships will be built in Australia, while hundreds of thousands of UK manufacturing jobs remain under threat.more
The French government has begun putting into action its promise to reintroduce national service for all 16-year-olds. During his election campaign Emmanuel Macron, France's prime minister, said restoring national service would inspire patriotism and social cohesion.more
Britain is to team up with France, Germany and other willing nations to launch an initiative to co-ordinate European military deployments outside the framework of the European Union.more
US commanders are afraid that if they had to prevent a conflict with the Russian Federation in Europe, the most powerful army in the world could get stuck in traffic - "Washington Post" reported today.more
Theresa May has asked Gavin Williamson, the defence secretary, to justify Britain's role as a "tier one" military power, throwing Ministry of Defence plans to modernise the armed forces into disarray just weeks before a crucial Nato summit.more
Political differences are putting Nato under strain, but all parties must realise that the transatlantic union makes us safer, writes for "Guardian" NATO chief.more
Russia could be storing nuclear weapons at a recently renovated underground bunker in the Kaliningrad region roughly 30 miles from the Polish border, according to a report released by a nuclear watchdog on Monday.more
