Mount Pleasant Complex is marking its 40th year as an Royal Air Force fighter and transport presence in the Falkland Islands. Some fitty three kilometers southwest of the capital, Stanley, MPC was ...

Falklands War: end of hostilities, General Menendez surrenders to Major General Jeremy Moore Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 10:57 UTC Full article 25 comments ...

What Happened in the Falklands War? Argentina invaded the Falklands on April 2, 1982, quickly overwhelming the small Royal Marine Commando garrison stationed on the island.

Regions and territories: Falkland Islands The isolated and sparsely-populated Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty ...

Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, will announce plans to bolster the Falkland Islands garrison amid fears of a renewed threat from Argentina. The south American nation is feared to be ...

People living in the Falkland Islands are voting in a referendum on their political status, amid tensions between Argentina and Britain over sovereignty.

The Falkland Islands are now mine-free nearly 40 years after they were laid during the 1982 war between Britain and Argentina.

The British garrison in the Falklands has been greatly expanded. But if the Argentines were to capture the islands tomorrow, no Task Force could ever take them back.

The isolated and sparsely-populated Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina, who ...