Two MPs have visited the Falkland Islands as part of a programme to help politicians understand the UK's military ...

In 1919, the Volunteers were renamed as the ‘Falkland Islands Defense Force’ (FIDF). During the Second World War, the FIDF was mobilized again to operate the outposts throughout the Islands.

This week the Falkland Islands Defense Force, FIDF, conducted a Search and Rescue (SAR) EXERCISE call-out, three walkers in ...

Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) has maintained a presence in the Falkland ... monitors the islands' territorial waters. On land, the Royal Artillery operate the Sky Sabre air defence system.

The Ministry of Defence has refreshed crisis contingency plans which will mean thousands of key civil servants in London, ...

Sir John served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1981 to 1983. He was thrust into the spotlight in 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, prompting Britain to launch a military ...