Defender-Viper: Royal Navy's new minehunting drone helping to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz
The small yet effective system is particularly suited to dealing with buoyant mines that sit just below the surface of the ocean
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Aircraft Royal International Air Tattoo cancelled due to military action in Middle East
Organisers say access to the venue RAF Fairford is uncertain after extensive discussions with the Royal Air Force and US Air Force
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Navy Ensuring safety in the strait: Mine-hunting drones transferred across from HMS Stirling Castle
Autonomous mine-hunting drone boats have been delivered to RFA Lyme Bay to search for any sea mines Iran may have laid
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Navy Does Royal Navy's Strait of Hormuz deployment mark new era of maritime warfare?
The UK will deploy its uncrewed surface vehicles on operation for the first time in a multi-nation mission to secure the vital waterway
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Navy Securing the strait: What the UK is sending to ensure free passage in the vital waterway
RAF jets and Royal Navy drones and a warship will be assisting the multinational mission to free up the Strait of Hormuz
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USA Final Leg: USS Gerald R Ford homeward bound after almost 12 months at sea
Footage shared on X captured the imposing figure of Gerald R Ford transiting through the Strait of Gibraltar
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Epic Fury Strait of Hormuz: Closure of one of world's most important shipping lanes in numbers
BFBS Forces has looked into how the Iran war has impacted shipping and sailors going through the Strait of Hormuz
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Falklands Govt says Falklands are British after email leaked with US options for Iran war payback
A Pentagon email was leaked with options for Washington to harm Nato allies it thinks have not sufficiently supported the Iran war
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Epic Fury UK and France host military planners for talks on safeguarding Strait of Hormuz
The talks will focus on military capabilities, command and control, and how military forces could deploy to the region
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RAF RAF global commitments: Air Force delivering support and protection around the world
BFBS Forces News has looked into the RAF's deployments at home and abroad as it deals with an unstable world
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Epic Fury From warning to gunfire: How the US Navy exploded into action to capture an Iranian ship
Richard White examines how the Touska's seizure escalated after she was given several warnings by the destroyer USS Spruance
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Epic Fury UK and France to lead multinational mission to protect Strait of Hormuz, says PM
Sir Keir Starmer said that the mission would be made operational "as soon as conditions allow", after the Iran war is over
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Epic Fury Duty vs morality: How personnel can respond if asked to follow an illegal order
Soldiers, sailors and aviators are trained to follow lawful commands – but what happens when they're ordered to do something illegal?
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USA USS Gerald R Ford breaks record for longest US aircraft carrier deployment since Vietnam War
15 April sees the $13bn vessel, which carries roughly 4,500 sailors, reach the milestone of 295 days of continuous deployment at sea
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Epic Fury Typhoon tests rocket system that could cut cost of downing a drone from $1m to just $20k
The warplane has been equipped with 70mm rockets that use a laser-guidance kit rather than pricey AMRAAM or ASRAAM missiles
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Epic Fury Skyhammer ready to destroy Shaheds as MOD sends air defence system to Middle East
The Skyhammer counter-UAV system can also intercept low-speed missiles such as those that have been launched by Iran