Press Releases

The Olympic Flame is due to arrive at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose tonight from where it will be carried in a Sea King helicopter to the start of the UK Torch Relay. read more

ADS today (Thursday) supported the comments of Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development speech “Time for a treaty: Why the arms industry must have global standards” at the Institute for Strategic Studies, as the Minister called for a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). read more

At the Soldier Technology Exhibition in the Earls Court Conference Centre, London (21-24 May, 2012) UK based survival equipment specialists, BCB International, will unveil a new cooking fuel made from sugar beet which enables soldiers to make a brew and cook their rations in the field twice as fast. read more

Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards has written in today's Daily Telegraph why the MOD's decision to use the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter to deliver the UK's Carrier Strike capability is the right one. Here follows the full article. read more

HMS Diamond has proved her fighting mettle by testing her missile system for the first time off the Outer Hebrides. read more

The Afghan National Army's first major operation this spring has resulted in the clearance of improvised explosive devices from a 25-square-kilometre area and the recovery of three weapons caches. read more

We remain on track to complete the transition process by the end of 2014, Foreign Secretary William Hague told Parliament read more

Streit Group - the largest privately-owned vehicle armouring company - announces that His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has officially opened its huge new armoured vehicle factory at Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The advanced production facility at the Technology Park in the RAK Free Trade Zone represents a major landmark for the fast-growing Streit Group and follows an investment of $21.8 million (AED 80 million). At 1.4 million sq feet the factory ranks as the world's biggest privately-owned facility and more than doubles Streit's existing production capacity. read more

Streit Group - the world's largest privately-owned vehicle armouring company - will be announcing at Counter Terror Expo 2012 its intention to open a new office in London, this month (April), to act as a hub for its marketing and sales operations in the UK and the wider European market. read more

Afghan police have taken control of a newly-built checkpoint in Babaji, Helmand province. read more

RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft from 617 'The Dambusters' Squadron have helped to defend US and Afghan forces from an insurgent attack as part of a marathon mission lasting over seven hours. read more