British Army

Red Arrows perform flypast over The Mall in London. Picture: Ministry of Defence via Getty Images

Coronation flypast ‘scaled down’ due to adverse weather

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan. Picture: AP Photo/Marwan Ali

Britons trapped in Sudan feel ‘abandoned’ by government as war rages

Westminster Magistrates’ Court. CARLOS JASSO/AFP via Getty Images

British Army member accused of ‘bomb hoax’ at RAF base

A Brimstone missile being prepared for deployment to Syria at RAF Marham in Norfolk in 2015 (Photo: PHILIP COBURN/AFP via Getty Images)

How many Brimstone missiles is the UK sending to Ukraine - and cost

Prince Harry salutes as he joins British troops and service personal remaining in Afghanistan as they gather for a Remembrance Sunday service at Kandahar Airfield in 2014 (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Prince Harry military service: what rank was he in the Army?

King Charles II has reportedly granted Prince Harry special permission to appear in uniform at a vigil beside the Queen’s coffin (Photo: Getty Images)

Prince Harry ‘permitted to wear military uniform’ for Queen’s vigil

Abdullah Hadi checks a stray dog before undertaking sterilisation surgery in the medical facility of the Nowzad Dogs Shelter in Kabul (Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Nowzad founder Pen Farthing and what is Operation Ark?

Zorian Tytych, 18, has achieved four As and been given a place at Durham University while his father fights on the front line

Ukrainian students fearing Russian invasion win places at universities

Armed Forces Day, which takes place on the last Saturday of June, honours the men and women of the Armed forces community. In celebration, there is a national event which includes aerial flypasts and more.

When is Armed Forces Day 2022? Date, why military day is celebrated

Dame Kelly Holmes poses in front of Tower Bridge ahead of the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2016 (Photo: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

Dame Kelly Holmes: is she married and does she have kids?

Jordan Gatley was named in a social media tribute post by his father (Photo: Dean Gatley / Facebook)

‘Hero’ former British soldier killed while fighting for Ukraine

Former British Army soldier Shaun Pinner has urged Russia to treat him as a prisoner of war after he was captured while fighting in the Ukrainian resistance. (Credit: PA)

Shaun Pinner: former British soldier sentenced to death

Jason Fox, the ex-Special Forces soldier and star of TV’s SAS: Who Dares Wins

SAS Who Dares Wins 2022: release date - and Ant Middleton replacement

Starstreak missiles could be sent to Ukraine from the UK in the fightback against Russia. (Credit: Getty)

UK could send starstreak missiles to support Ukraine’s defences

Ed Stafford hosts '60 Days with the Gypsies'. (Credit: Rob Parfitt/Channel4)

Everything you need to know about new show 60 Days with the Gypsies

Bloody Sunday: how the tragic events unfolded on 30 January 1972

A British paratrooper takes a captured youth from the crowd on Bloody Sunday (Photo: Getty Images)

How is Bloody Sunday being commemorated on its 50th anniversary?

Known as Poppy day, Remembrance Day or Armistice Day, 11 November is a sombre occasion in the UK (image: Shutterstock)

What is Armistice Day? Its meaning and who we remember explained

Courtney Jennings who died in a crash along with her fiance.

Tributes to teen couple who died in crash near their army barracks

An Armed Forces Day celebration in 2019.

When is Armed Forces Day 2021? National day celebrating military explained

A guard on duty at the 1st Battalion Queens Lance Regiment Headquarters in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast, a year before the 'Ballymurphy Massacre' (Photo: Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images)

Ballymurphy Massacre: Belfast's Bloody Sunday explained