Women in Defence Awards 2021: Winners announced
The awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women across the defence sector.
Alexander Walters is the Social Media Editor at BFBS Forces News, with nearly five years’ experience covering defence stories at home and abroad. His reporting has taken him from the waters of the Canary Islands to military exercises in Sennelager, events at Buckingham Palace, and the Twickenham pitch, spanning parades, royal engagements, and beyond. After completing his Masters degree, he began his career at BBC Sport and BBC West Midlands.
The awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women across the defence sector.
RAF Typhoons, F-35Bs and US Air Force F-15E fighters, plus other aircraft, took to the skies over the North Sea as part of Ex Point Blank.
Remembrance events were held around the country and the rest of the world.
Petty Officer Scott Falkiner has painted 200 limited edition poppy artworks to raise funds for the Royal British Legion.
After a scaled-back competition in 2020 due to COVID-19, the RAF competition is back in full swing this year.
A grave at the Argentine Military Cemetery in Darwin was exhumed, with the remains of six soldiers found and identified.
The Type 83 destroyer has been listed as part of a UK shipbuilding overhaul and is expected to replace the Type 45s.
The new portable counter-UAV system delivers defence against a wide range of drones and other unmanned vehicles.
About 900 UK military personnel have maintained a continuous rotating presence in Estonia since 2017.
Royal British Legion fundraising poppy days are taking place all across the country in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday.
Royal Marines defeated the US Marine Corps while testing a new formation during a five-day exercise battle in California's Mojave Desert.
It is expected the first upgraded aircraft will be delivered to the RAF in 2023, with the eighth Shadow R Mk2 aircraft in 2025.
The Ministry of Defence agreed to the family's formal request to allow the Life Guards to be pallbearers at the Remembrance Day service.
PHM Atlântico, formerly known as HMS Ocean, is the flagship of the Brazilian fleet after being decommissioned by the Queen in 2018.
The Portsmouth-based ship recently defended a joint UK and French task group from fast boats and air attacks on Exercise Sky Sharks.
The First Sea Lord said the moment "reflects 200 years of a historic and strategic partnership between two great allies".