The SAARF wings are amongst the most scarce Allied airborne insignia of the Second ... of auctioneers David Duggleby said the unit was made up of 360 British, American and European parachute ...

In June 2022, Lt Fisher, who is based in Yeovil, Somerset, proudly put on her green beret, which is worn exclusively by those who pass the commando course, sealing her position as the only current ...

members of the Army, Royal Navy or RAF can choose to do the 13-week All Arms Commando Course (AACC). Those who are successful earn the green beret and the right to wear "commando" insignia but ...

Colonel Richard Hawkins, a trustee at the Royal Engineers Museum, which could face calls from Ethiopia to return items - Crown Copyright British Army units are facing ...

Britain invaded Abyssinia in 1868 after Emperor Tewodros II took European hostages over a delayed letter to Queen Victoria British Army units are ... need to persuade unit veterans and serving ...

The Ajax armed reconnaissance vehicle (ARV) and joint fires observer vehicle (FOV) will soon enter operational use with the British Army after many years of delay. The British Army expects to achieve ...

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has unveiled 623 state-of-the-art armoured fighting vehicles as the British Army looks to bolster its firepower amidst rising global tensions. The Boxer armoured ...

To this day, Stevens, who went on to become Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and is now a Lord, believes a covert unit of the British Army called the Force Research Unit (FRU) burnt his ...

The British Army's Ajax AFV displayed at IAV 2025. (Janes/Chris Petrov) The British Army's Ajax armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is scheduled to reach an initial operational capability (IOC ...

The British Army has become embroiled in a reparations row after facing calls to return "looted" treasures to Ethiopia. In the aftermath of an 1868 expedition that saw the defeat of an Ethiopian ...

Ethiopia has demanded that King Charles and the British Army hand over 'sacred' artefacts ... make their return requests to both the King and unit veterans who oversee museums dedicated to ...