The Latest Breaking News from the Ministry of Defence

Defence Secretary John Healey is to announce the new Defence Housing Service, which will take over management of service accommodation.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As The Independent reveals new details about the catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that may have exposed to the Taliban details of thousands of Afghans who helped UK forces, wider questions now need to be asked about the way officialdom deals with data

The Prime Minister announced in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A aircraft to potentially take part in airborne nuclear strikes.

The government has suggested closing hotels is a bid to appease the public but critics have said it will not save the taxpayer any money

Research also finds 200 of 231 people notified by MoD of breach reported threats to themselves or families

The petition from the Chinook Justice Campaign will be handed in at Downing Street.

Cybercriminals accessed the cache of files by hacking a maintenance and construction contractor, reports have said.

Defence Secretary John Healey said he was ‘proud of the UK’s efforts to support the safe return of the hostages’.

Mental disorders were listed as one of the most common reasons for armed forces discharge in a recent report published by the Ministry of Defence.

The Ministry of Defence said the lightweight-multirole missiles will be made in Northern Ireland, securing more than 700 jobs.

British RAF fighter jets have conducted an air defence mission over Poland in response to Russian drone incursions over Nato airspace, according to the Ministry of Defence.