Defence

The Royal Navy’s biggest ship made its way up the River Thames to take its place as part of the security for the Olympics. Channel 4 News Correspondent Carl Dinnen was on board.

The Ministry of Defence announces six possible missile launch sites, including several in residential areas, to protect the skies over London during the Olympic Games.

MoD tells 700 residents near Olympic site they will be safer with missiles on top of their east London building.

Head-butting MP Eric Joyce regrets his punch-up in parliament’s “Strangers Bar” but admits he’s probably not as remorseful as he should be.

Two British service personnel are shot dead by an Afghan man wearing military uniform, bringing the number of NATO troops shot by Afghan forces to 16 this year alone.

The soldier accused of killing civilians in southern Afghanistan in a shooting rampage is to be charged with 17 counts of murder. But the Taliban have vowed to avenge the deaths.

As the town of Warminster pays its respects to the six British soldiers killed last week, Carl Dinnen assesses why the Warrior vehicle failed to protect them.

A soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians is flown to Kuwait following “legal recommendations”. The move comes amid a visit by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.

David Cameron’s two-day visit to the United States, which begins today, will include discussions with President Obama over bringing home thousands of troops from Afghanistan next year.

With fears of reprisal attacks and a mass walk-out of Kabul’s parliament, Channel 4 News examines what lies ahead for the US soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians – and for the whole mission.

Taliban leaders pledge revenge after the fatal shooting of 16 civilians, including nine children, by an American soldier in Kandahar.

The six British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan after their armoured warrior was hit by an explosion are named by the Ministry of Defence. Four are aged 20 or under.

After six British soldiers are presumed killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, pushing the death toll above the 400 mark, Channel 4 News asks how so many could have died in a newly-reinforced vehicle?

A UK/French plan to build the next-generation drone will be announced tomorrow during a summit in Paris, as Britain’s BAE Systems warns of a 14 per cent fall in sales due to defence spending cuts.