KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth, visiting Afghanistan, faced repeated requests from British soldiers there for additional troops, officials said.

LONDON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth has called for following the U.S. procedure of conducting regular defense reviews, at a time when Britain's own strategy update is long overdue.

LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- Britain has no plans to buy new helicopters for its troops in Afghanistan, but will instead transfer existing ones there, the Minister of Defense says.

BASRA, Iraq, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- British defense officials praised the success of the Iraqi provincial elections and general security improvements during a tour of Basra.

LONDON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense has awarded BAE Land Systems Munitions a 15-year contract for a continued supply of modern munitions.

LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- Britain's Trident nuclear warhead program was temporarily suspended for most of the past year because of safety concerns, papers reveal.

LONDON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- British military officials say soldiers are now training with suicide bomber vests and Improvised Explosive Device simulators for more realistic scenarios.

LONDON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The U.K. Ministry of Defense announced plans to shift several thousand British soldiers from Germany to the United Kingdom to increase operational capabilities.

LONDON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense's recently published official recruitment figures for military forces have fallen short of all targets.