British Armed Forces

British paratroopers lead airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

The operation is the first time the UK military has deployed medical personnel to provide humanitarian support via a parachute jump, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

An ICU Nurse and a paratrooper jump from 16 Air Assault Brigade to provide medical support to people , after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Friday confirmed one suspected case of Hantavirus of a British national on Tristan da Cunha, Britain, May 9, 2026.
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade (16 Air Asslt Bde) set up and fly their military drones after jumping from a Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M transport aircraft onto Salisbury Plain at Copehill Down training facility on March 30, 2026.

Iran war exposes weakened state of Britain's armed forces - explainer

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on during a meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, at Downing Street in London, Britain October 29, 2025.

UK says British forces aiding regional defense but not striking Iran

Israeli army soldier holding a mounted machine gun in front of destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City.

Gaza reveals future of urban combat western armies aren't prepared for - opinion


A rare birthday gift

Usually such awards to people living in Israel are made at the residence of the French ambassador in Jaffa.

Yoni Peres performs with singer David D’Or

Personal photos capture Holy Land stories of British World War I soldiers

World War I represented the first time that British soldiers could carry a personal camera with them into a military expedition.

British soldiers pictured in the Middle East during World War I

Comment: Balfour’s real victory came at Beersheba

Historians have recorded how General Allenby had given each of his soldiers a Bible, and he was often found on his knees looking for direction from above.

Descendants of soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), ride horses along the trail that their ancestors took as troops when they made their way to Beersheba.

Britain to proscribe two more neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd emphasized the importance of the ban in ensuring public safety and preventing radicalization.

Far-right demonstrators clash with police officers during a march in Leicester, central England, October 9, 2010.

Arrest of suspected neo-Nazi British soldiers indicates larger security issue

Four soldiers were arrested under British anti-terror legislation on suspicion of being members of a proscribed terrorist organization.

British Army soldiers from 11 Light Brigade march to Parliament in central London June 7, 2010.