UK astronaut set for space launch in 2015

A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first "home-grown" British astronaut to head to the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake, 41, will fly out to the ISS in November 2015 as part of a six-man crew, becoming the first ...

The working relationship between the British and French Army's attack helicopters has taken off during a major military exercise. Apaches from the Army Air Corps and Gazelles from the French Army have forged an operational partnership during ...

Major Peake has been in training for the mission since 2009 A former army helicopter pilot will become the first Briton to live and work in space after being selected to go on a mission with the European Space Agency. Major Tim Peake said it was a ...

JWT London campaign dispels myth that British Army isn't hiring Britain's Army boots have hit the ground today as part of a brand new Step Up recruitment campaign which will hit TV screens across the country tonight. The Step Up campaign is part of ...

Over 20 soldiers placed on the sex offenders register have continued to serve in what the Army says are "exceptional circumstances." But assault victims say military justice lacks independence. The Ministry of Defence has admitted to Channel 4 News ...

The bust, presented to the school by armoured regiment of army, was unveiled on behalf of the Hodson Officers Association (HOA) and the Hodsons Horse British Officers Memorial Trust (HHBOMT).

Prince Harry, in the dress uniform of his British army regiment, paid tribute Friday to US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on day two of a US tour dedicated in good part to war veterans. Britain's Prince Harry of Wales (L) salutes ...

New book claims Major Mick Mannock was the greatest RAF pilot of all time A new book details the contribution of the Irish aces involved in the Allied flying services World War One. Some 240,000 Irish served in World War One and almost 40,000 died, ...

Ahmed Bashir profiled the Army officer and revolutionary leader Major Ishaq, a Punjabi Marxist who challenged the status quo in the early days of Pakistan and was punished by the state until the end of his life. Translated from the Urdu by Babar ...