British Special Forces officers repelled down onto the rusted, red deck of the Nave Andromeda from two Royal Navy Merlin helicopters. Snipers in a third helicopter watched over them, while a naval ...

Britain’s elite special forces capability is being put at risk as experienced SAS soldiers quit over fears of legal “witch hunts”, a former commanding officer has warned.

NATO just handed the United Kingdom the lead on one of the alliance’s fastest-moving military tools, the Special Operations Component of the Allied Reaction Force. The role begins July 2026 and runs ...

Senior UK special forces leaders covered up potential war crimes in Afghanistan, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry probing the claims, according to evidence released on Monday.

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing suspects and despite ...

As part of the pre-validation drills, called Exercise Baltic Dawn, 42 and 47 Commando (a “commando” is a battalion-sized unit) conducted ship boarding drills in the Baltic Sea, as well as a joint ...