Ministry of Defence

The wreckage of the Chinook helicopter in which 29 servicemen died (PA Archive)

Chinook crash widows call for meeting with PM after 50 days in office

The wreckage of the Chinook Helicopter which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre killing all 29 on board

Chinook crash families urge new PM to back fresh review into 1994 tragedy

Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court during his court case last month. He is awaiting sentence

Ministers asked for more details on MoD payments to Donaldson for ‘peace work’

Former defence secretary Sir Liam Fox (centre) arrives to hand in a letter to 10 Downing Street, London, joined by some of the families affected by the Chinook Helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre killing all 29 on board in 1994, calling for a fresh review of the case. Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire

Former defence secretary calls for inquiry into 1994 Chinook crash tragedy

The wreckage of a Chinook Helicopter which flew from Northern Ireland to Scotland before it crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 killing all 29 on board. PA Photo

MoD accused of 'callous disregard' for families of NI-Scotland Chinook crash

Hugh Gerard Coney

Family of man killed trying to escape Long Kesh awarded 'significant settlement'

Deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly at the launch of the Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal earlier this week

Emma Little Pengelly: Northern Ireland firms are vital to the UK defence sector

Undated photo of a Russian Kilo class submarine Krasnodar. Defence Secretary John Healey said the UK and allies monitored a Russian attack submarine and two spy submarines in the North Atlantic for a month before they retreated. Photo: MoD/PA Wire

Dublin paid nothing for UK security guarantees amid Russian threat

David Hill (left) with friend Peter Skea. Mr Hill, a former Ministry of Defence aeronautical engineer who pioneered the investigation into the 1994 Chinook disaster and campaigned for justice, has died after a two-month battle with cancer.

Tributes to former MoD engineer who campaigned for Chinook crash families

Gavin Robinson MP was speaking after revelations by the head of the UK Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, to MPs on the Westminster Defence Select Committee on Monday. Photo: PA

‘Alarming’ that UK war plan not updated in 25 years

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer meets British soldiers at Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire where he saw Ukranian soldiers being trained by the army as part of Operation Interflux. Picture date: Wednesday August 24, 2022.

No 10 defends military spending after '£28bn hole'

All 29 personnel on board RAF Chinook ZD576 were killed when the aircraft crashed while flying from RAF Aldergrove to Fort George in 1994

Now we expect answers, says son of soldier killed in 1984 Chinook crash

Northern Ireland construction company Graham has been awarded a contract worth over £142million by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Images: Crown Copyright

NI construction firm secures major £142m MOD Army infrastructure contract

Defence Secretary John Healey thanked the Irish authorities

Search ends for UK Navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

Morning View

Editorial: MoD has failed to stop the betrayal of veterans of NI

More than 40,000 service family homes across the UK – including 901 in Northern Ireland – are to be modernised, refurbished or rebuilt.

‘Most significant transformation of military housing in 50 years’ announced
Military housing in Northern Ireland is set to benefit from the most significant transformation in more than 50 years.
By Rebecca Black, PA

Catherine Connolly may find her pacifist, left-wing politics do not go down well with America or with NATO, both of which Ireland derives huge benefits from, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Connolly on collision course with reality of world politics

Family members of victims of the 1994 RAF Chinook yesterday prior to handing in a petition to 10 Downing Street, London, as they demand answers over what happened. The incident was initially blamed on pilot error before this was overturned in 2011. Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire

Chinook families: We want meeting with PM

The wreckage of the Chinook helicopter that crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994 killing all 29 on board

Chinook families say 110 questions about helicopter disaster are unanswered

Lord (Jonathan) Caine speaking to the News Letter from the Tory conference in Manchester, where he said the UK-Irish proposals open up again the prospect of prosecutions of veterans. Pic by Ben Lowry October 7 2025

'It is unbelievable that Ireland got legacy control' while suing the UK

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

£350m deal to supply India with Northern Ireland made military equipment

Gavin Robinson MP addresses the 2025 DUP conference at the La Mon this month. The party claimed repeatedly that Stormont was working well and delivering for unionists

Owen Polley: Combating republicans is just as crucial to NI success as Stormont

Communities minister Gordon Lyons addressing the DUP's annual conference.

Gordon Lyons says Sinn Fein’s mask has slipped on equality issues

Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister arriving at Windsor Castle ahead of a state banquet in honour of US President Donald Trump.

'I'll champion NI businesses at Trump banquet' - deputy First Minister

First Minister Michelle O'Neill had previously told DUP leader Gavin Robinson to 'butt out' of a row over the army being banned from a council-run jobs fair in Londonderry.

First Minister offended by everything and ashamed of nothing, says DUP MLA

Stevan Patterson with a booklet called "Time to Act"

Committee formed to advocate for the retention of the historical St. Lucia Barra...

Northern Ireland headquartered Henry Brothers has completed and handed over a project at Beacon Barracks in Staffordshire for 280 (NATO) Signal Squadron

NI construction firm 'very proud' to hand over £27million British Army project
Henry Brothers ‘very proud’ to hand over cutting-edge NATO communications base for British Army in major defence scheme
Claire Cartmill

An army member with his pet dog Luna, at their service family accommodation in Whittington Barracks, Lichfield.

Joy for pet-loving heroes as red tape cut over animals in military homes

Chris Cook, the brother of Richard Cook, who was killed in the 1994 Chinook crash.

'Public sick of cover-ups at MoD' says Chinook crash campaigner

Joel Hornby, whose father Major Anthony Hornby was one of the victims of the RAF 1994 Chinook helicopter crash on June 2 1994 on the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, during a visit to the memorial cairn. Mr Hornby is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene and allow a public inquiry after visiting the site of the disaster on Saturday and again on Sunday. Picture: Tim Reid Media/PA Wire

Son of Chinook 1994 helicopter crash victim visits memorial and asks for answers

Families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook crash Andy Tobias (left), Gaynor Tobias and Matt Tobias holding a photo of lieutenant colonel John Tobias, before meeting their legal team in central London

Chinook 1994 helicopter crash families criticise MoD for ‘losing moral compass’

The families of people killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter disaster have said they will press on with seeking a judicial review after announcing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has dismissed their demands for a judge-led public inquiry

Families of Chinook crash victims press on with legal action against MoD

The wreckage of the RAF Chinook helicopter, which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre on June 2, 1994 killing all 29 on board, including 25 top Northern Ireland security experts

Chinook crash families start legal action against government

Navantia UK, the new owner of Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, has launched the modernisation works that will transform it into one of the most advanced shipbuilding facilities in the UK. Photo credit: David Cordner - davidcordner.com

New H&W owner starts work to transform NI shipyard into 'a world-class facility'

The scene of the shooting at Clonoe in February 1992, when four terrorists were killed. A court recently ruled that SAS soldiers were not justified in killing the IRA members in the Co Tyrone ambush

Doug Beattie: I hope Clonoe ruling challenge is start of a pro-active approach

The scene of the 1992 Clonoe shooting. Most of the 10-man IRA unit escaped, two of whom fled to the Republic while another two got light, suspended sentences. One got £75,000 damages, which was not reduced for culpable negligence. Picture Pacemaker

Jeff Dudgeon: Legal challenge to coroner's flawed Clonoe finding is essential

Four IRA terrorists – Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 – were shot dead by soldiers in Clonoe in February 1992, after they had carried out a gun attack on Coalisland RUC station A coroner last month found that the SAS's use of lethal force had been unjustified. Picture Pacemaker

Challenge to verdict against SAS Clonoe killings 'could be legacy turning poimt'

The aftermath of the Clonoe ambush, showing the IRA's heavy machine gun mounted on the lorry

Clonoe appeal vital to push back on one-sided legacy process - Robinson

Sir Keir Starmer has slashed the aid budget to fund a dramatic increase in defence spending in response to "tyrant" Vladimir Putin and uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's commitment to European security.

Starmer slashes aid to fund defence spending

The 1987 IRA bombing at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen is one of the IRA attacks the UUP wants an inquiry into

UUP: Recent decisions by UK government help IRA rewrite history

Dame Arlene Foster

Former Northern Ireland minister calls for judicial review after Clonoe inquest

A man under the cranes of Harland and Wolff in Belfast looks to the sky using binoculars, close to Belfast Port

Three reported UFO sightings across greater Belfast in 2024

Former military personnel who were discharged from their jobs due to their sexuality are now able to reclaim confiscated medals (Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images)

LGBT military veterans were discharged for their sexuality - now they can apply ...

MI5, MI6 and the MoD have all denied any part in, or knowledge of, a cover-up of abuse at the former Kincora Boys' Home

HIA Kincora inquiry: Security bosses say no evidence of cover-up or involvement ...

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