MoD spends millions on Apache Hellfire missiles
A £15m deal has been signed to replenish the army's stock of Hellfire missiles

British Army to recruit 10,000 after axing thousands of jobs
A recruitment campaign designed to help bring in 10,000 new soldiers and officers into the British Army over the next year has been launched

Ark Royal sets sail for the scrapyard
One of the British Navy's most iconic vessels, HMS Ark Royal, has set out on its final voyage – to a scrapyard in Turkey

Major Tim will be Britain's first 'official' astronaut
A former army major is to become the first Briton to live and work in space on an expedition funded by the British taxpayer

Dambuster medal decision ''cheese-paringly mean'' says bouncing bomb man's daughter
A decision not to issue a campaign medal for veterans of Bomber Command has been attacked as

Suicide rate for Falklands veterans revealed
The suicide rate for personnel who served in the Falklands conflict is lower than that for the UK civilian population, a new study has said

Videos show ''evidence'' of chemical weapons used in Syria
The BBC has been handed videos which appear to show a chemical weapons attack on a town in northern Syria

F-35 'great for Britain', insists minister
The F-35 jet will not only give British forces the best available fighter, but is creating thousands of British jobs, says defence minister

Afghan nine month tours based on 'military advice'
The last of British troops serving in Afghanistan could see their deployment extended to nine months, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed

MoD may not be able to afford £159bn defence equipment bill
The Ministry of Defence has yet to fully get to grips with a multi-billion pound black hole in its procurement budget and remains 'over-optimistic'

Last UK troops in Afghanistan will stay for up to nine months
British troops sent to Afghanistan as the combat mission nears its conclusion are likely have to serve up to three months more on active duty than their predecessors

Britain to double 'non-lethal' support to Syrian opposition
Britain to increase its supply of non-lethal equipment to Syrian opposition forces and will continue to push the EU to be flexible on its arms embargo, says David Cameron

British troops killed in the Korean War to be remembered
Hundreds of Korean War veterans to take part in a parade and a service to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War

Small firms will get cash to take on reservists
Small firms will be get direct cash payments if they employ reservists, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said

RAF's Peach takes on new role as Vice-Chief of Defence Staff
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach has formally assumed the role of Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, succeeding General Sir Nicholas Houghton