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Archive: Armed Forces
Cost of defence projects underestimated
The cost of Britain's 15 largest defence projects increased by almost £500 million last year.
MPs attack 'grotesque' defence job cuts
Forces face fresh redundancy wave
MPs slam 'over-ambitious' defence review
MPs attack 'grotesque' defence job cuts
Compulsory redundancies in the armed services have been dismissed as "grotesque" by MPs.
Forces face fresh redundancy wave
Up to 4,300 armed services personnel are being made redundant today as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) continues its cuts to the size of Britain's military.
Comment: Our forces deserve more than pieties from politicians
Politicians' tributes to fallen service personnel are creating a dangerous cult.
Coalition U-turns on chief coroner post
Campaigners are celebrating a "phenomenal victory" after a 12-month effort to save the chief coroner post finally paid off.
Politicians unite to honour fallen UK soldiers
Members of the government and opposition paid tribute to the armed services this week before Britain marked Armistice Day with a two-minute silence.
MoD: Libya shows UK has the right strategy
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson responds to a Rusi survey showing that less than a third of defence and security professionals think Britain has an appropriate national security strategy:
Labour: Defence review decisions need reconsidering
Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy responds to a Royal United Services Institute thinktank survey of the defence and security community showing that less than a third of defence and security professionals think Britain has an appropriate national security strategy:
Rusi: Low marks for defence review
Professor Michael Clarke, director-general of defence thinktank Rusi, comments on Rusi's survey showing that less than a third of defence and security professionals think Britain has an appropriate national security strategy:
UK needs carrier strike capability, defence experts warn
Two-thirds of defence and security professionals believe the need for a carrier strike capability has become more pressing since last year.
Last-ditch bid to save chief coroner post
A Conservative MP is spearheading a bid to save the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) in the Commons later.
Ten years on, UK yearns for Afghan exit
Britain can "look forward" to withdrawing troops from a combat role by 2015, the UK's ambassador to Afghanistan has said.
Fox will 'fight MoD's corner' once growth returns
Defence secretary Liam Fox has pledged a return to departmental tensions with the Treasury as soon as economic growth returns.
MP wants Libya cash for helping oust Gaddafi
Libya should pay back Britain for the costs of its military operations against Muammar Gaddafi, an MP has said.
Baha Mousa inquiry finds 'gratuitous' violence led to innocent man's death
The September 2003 death of an innocent Iraqi man at the hands of British soldiers is a "very great stain on the reputation of the Army", the inquiry into his death has concluded.
Analysis: No one scapegoat for Baha Mousa's death
There is only one reaction to the "grave and shameful" treatment which led to Baha Mousa's death: utter horror. Which is why, when the inquiry's report attempts to explain the background for how this should come about, it is on distinctly shaky ground.
Priorities questioned over defence cuts
Nearly 2,000 armed services personnel are learning that their jobs are to disappear today.
Wootton Bassett lowers flag on repatriation ceremonies
The Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett will hold its last tribute to Britain's war dead later.
Late supply deliveries 'letting down troops'
Over 40% of deliveries to UK forces deployed overseas in the six months to November 2010 were over 30 days late, MPs have found.
MPs slam 'over-ambitious' defence review
Britain's influence in the world is being hurt by the drive towards savings in the armed forces, MPs have concluded in a damning report.
More civilian cuts at the MoD
A further 7,000 civilian jobs are to go at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a leaked letter suggests.
Coalition faces pressure over chief coroner post
Parliamentarians in both the Commons and the Lords will challenge the government's plans to scrap the chief coroner post later.
Afghan exit plan criticised by ex-defence secretary
Withdrawals from Afghanistan should not take place in line with election timetables, former Labour defence secretary George Robertson has said.
£6bn of lost equipment shames MoD
The Ministry of Defence faces embarrassment as it emerges it has lost assets worth over £6 billion.
Sketch: Defence ministers' comic - and tragic - silver linings
The government's foreign policy failings are providing improbable cover for under-fire defence ministers. This is not always as laughter-inducing as it sounds.
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