Military

Ursula von der Leyen calls for bloc to become ‘part of the solution’ through military force

North Korea dominates headlines but neighbouring nations are also stockpiling arms

General David Petraeus says Taliban could reinstate ‘medieval Islamist regime’

Thousands of soldiers sign letter claiming nation is on brink of civil war following ‘surrender to Islamists’

Evidence of ‘bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual abuse and rape’ handed to inquiry

Fundraising promo ‘to support the troops’ shows silhouettes of MiG-29 aircraft and AK-47 assault rifles

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President also allegedly asked aides to exclude amputee veterans from military parade

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Defence bosses criticise plans to channel funding into cyberwarfare as government reviews spending

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Military scientists hope cephalopods could also be the secret to building ‘self-fixing’ uniforms

Funeral held for sailors killed when missile was mistakenly fired at naval support vessel

Boost to defence spending looks likely as part of biggest review since ‘end of the Cold War’

Student union branded ‘pathetic’ after suggesting firearms may have ‘triggering’ effect on some attendees

Officials say 11 troops were wounded in attacks on air bases in Iraq

Iranian security council moves to deny earlier claims about retribution plans

Congress alerts military officials over possibility of Chinese government using social media to harvest personal data of recruits

Orienteering team found to have used shortcuts and illegal markings

Monday marks the 214th anniversary of Britain’s most famous naval victory

Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt proposes law to prevent war crime prosecutions against British soldiers - with one controversial exception

Controversial ‘dazzler’ device uses strobe-like beams to blind and disorientate enemies

Justices vote 5-4 on allowing White House to overturn Obama-era policy

Beijing warns it will ‘do whatever it takes’ to defend Taiwan from foreign intervention

The revered naval commander was killed 213 years ago on Sunday

Stealth aircraft grounded as faulty fuel tube blamed for US military plane crash

Former military general Jose Mauricio Rodriguez has been acquitted of mass murder of Mayans during 36-year civil war

US voices deep suspicion over Moscow’s pursuit of new space weapons – even as it draws up plans for its own ‘Space Force’

More than 4,000 staff sign petition urging company to stop developing “technology for war”

Why this year’s Red Square event was worth watching

Concerns grow about increasing censorship by security forces