Tag: UK Armed Forces

• Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Foreign nationals eligible to join UK armed forces; Military shortfall of 5.7%

  

  Foreign nationals will be eligible to join the UK armed forces in greater numbers, ministers will announce, as British residency requirements for service are set to be scrapped. The Ministry of Defense will remove the need for Commonwealth citizens to have lived in the UK for five years before applying for service.

• Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

  Argentine Prosecution orders the arrest of 26 officers for alleged torture against conscripts in the Falklands

  

  The Federal Prosecution Office from Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego has called for the arrest of 26 officers allegedly involved in torture practices against conscripts during the Falklands conflict in 1982. The case has been ongoing for over a decade but it remains at snail pace.

• Monday, February 12th 2018 - 15:35 UTC

  “The Big Lizzie” calls at Gibraltar on maiden trip; she's scheduled to begin helicopter trials

  

  The Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in Gibraltar for her first overseas port visit. As she sailed into port under close security escort, UK Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson highlighted the Rock’s strategic role for UK military operations.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 10:59 UTC

  Prince Harry appointed Captain General Royal Marines

  

  The Queen has given her formal approval to the appointment of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales as Captain General Royal Marines. Prince Harry will assume the role in succession to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

• Saturday, December 14th 2013 - 06:34 UTC

  UK Armed Forces minister shows the flag in Gibraltar waters

  

  UK Minister for the Armed Forces said that a very, very long and continued presence in Gibraltar, with no defense cuts for the foreseeable future and full support of sovereignty were the key ingredients in the UK message he brought to the Rock. Before meeting Gibraltar authorities the minister took a tour of British Gibraltar waters with the Royal Navy.

• Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 17:20 UTC

  London launches paper warning on defence income lost and costs for an independent Scotland

  

  A Scotland analysis paper on Defense, published on Tuesday, highlights the extent to which an independent Scotland would no longer benefit from the £34 billion annual UK defense budget, one of the largest in the world.

• Thursday, July 5th 2012 - 18:07 UTC

  Drastic cut in UK Armed forces manpower preparing for “the Army of the future”

  

  UK’s Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced that 17 units are to be axed from the British army as part of sweeping reforms that will reduce its overall strength by 20.000 posts.

• Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 03:28 UTC

  Royal Navy begins redundancy program to cut Service personnel by 5.000

  

  As part of the UK Armed Forces Redundancy Program, and following on from the Army and the RAF earlier this month, on Friday the Royal Navy begun notifying personnel selected for redundancy in Tranche 1 of the program.