Military veterans healthcare to be boosted
Military veterans are to get priority NHS treatment if they get health problems due to their service

Qinetiq privatisation was far too cheap
The government could have made tens of millions more on the Qinetiq sale, a report has said.

War veterans to be fast-tracked by NHS
The government was accused of breaching the military covenant by not supporting troops fully

Prime Minister 'has let down the troops'
Brown treated armed services with 'contempt' and Des Browne 'should not have two jobs'

Qinetiq sale defended by Prime Minister
The Prime Minister has dismissed claims that the sell-off of Qinetiq was a 'financially naive' move

Defence Industrial Strategy postponed
Baroness Taylor has said she is not committing to a date for the updated industrial strategy

eBorders contract winner finally confirmed
It has now been confirmed that Trusted Borders has been awarded the £650m eBorders contract

Eurofighter passes major accuracy test
The Eurofighter jet has made its first successful laser guided hit on a target off the Welsh coast

Pupils to learn defence issues at school
Defence minister Derek Twigg has launched a web-based learning programme for schools

Maintenance on F-15s extended
Despite safety concerns, the F-15 aircraft will fly longer between maintenance inspections.

Mixed messages on cluster bomb ban
Brown's call for a cluster bomb ban came as Britain argued against it in treaty discussions.

Solana calls for more research investment
Javier Solana's called for more EU defence funding at a meeting of EU defence ministers.

General Sir Mike Jackson rips CSR
Sir Mike said that the military could not fund its current operations, let alone, a future one.

New smart munition for artillery guns
The MoD is buying a smart artillery munition that is guided by sensors to avoid collateral damage.

Civilian defence staff in US face job cuts
The feud between Congress and President Bush over the Iraq may force cuts to the civilian staff.