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  • News
  • 19 Jun 2026
  • North

Soldiers race dawn to dusk in historic York challenge

A person unveils a plaque on an easel, with NATO and Royal Signals banners in the background. Another person in military attire stands nearby, clapping.
  • News
  • 17 Jun 2026
  • Midlands

Princess Royal Unveils State-of-the-Art NATO Signals Headquarters

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  • 13 Jun 2026

King's Birthday Honours 2026: The Army List

  • 13 Jun 2026

Medals and Commendations in the Birthday Honours List 2026

Soldiers in camouflage uniforms lie prone on a forest floor, aiming rifles. The setting is a training exercise, conveying focus and readiness. Blurred trees in the background.
  • News
  • 5 Jun 2026
  • International

British troops join NATO partners on Exercise Northern Star in Finland

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  • News
  • 19 Jun 2026
  • North

Soldiers race dawn to dusk in historic York challenge

  • News
  • 17 Jun 2026
  • Midlands

Princess Royal Unveils State-of-the-Art NATO Signals Headquarters

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has officially unveiled a new £35 million NATO communications facility at Beacon Barracks, Stafford.

  • 13 Jun 2026

Medals and Commendations in the Birthday Honours List 2026

In recognition of their outstanding contribution to the British Army, we have awarded Army personnel and civil servants with a selection of commendations and medals as part of the King's Birthday Honours List 2026.

  • 13 Jun 2026

King's Birthday Honours 2026: The Army List

Sixty-nine soldiers and officers are to be awarded honours by His Majesty King Charles, in the military division of his Birthday Honours List 2026, published in the London Gazette on Saturday 13 June. 

  • Events
  • 10 Jun 2026
  • South East

British Army celebrates Sikh military heritage at Sandhurst

Holla Mohalla, the annual Sikh military festival celebrating Sikh martial traditions, has been marked for the fifth consecutive year by the Defence Sikh Network and British Army at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Surrey.

  • News
  • 10 Jun 2026
  • South East

Martial arts triumph as son follows in dad’s footsteps

Winning medals in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is a family affair for Lance Corporal (LCpl) James Calford, 21, and his dad Lance Sergeant (LSgt) Simeon Howells, 42.

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  • London

Changing of the Guard

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  • London

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The State Opening of Parliament

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