Families returning to RAF Akrotiri after substantial increase to defences in Cyprus
Personnel and their loved ones were evacuated after a drone, suspected to have been fired from Lebanon, was fired at RAF Akrotiri
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USA USS Gerald R Ford sets sail for Crete to undergo repairs following fire on board
According to senior US officials, the aircraft carrier will be docked at the Naval Support Activity Souda Bay for more than a week
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Epic Fury Rapid Sentry: The RAF Regiment's missile system that's used to shoot down drones
RAF Regiment specialists are actively detecting, tracking and neutralising airborne threats from Iran and its allies across the Middle East
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Epic Fury Merlin Crowsnest takes flight over Cyprus on lookout for enemy missiles and drones
The 820 Naval Air Squadron Merlin Mk2 based at Akrotiri is equipped with the advanced over-the-horizon airborne surveillance and control kit
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Navy HMS Dragon seen departing from Gibraltar as she continues voyage to Eastern Med
The Type 45 destroyer made a short stop to take on stores and conduct a personnel changeover
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Epic Fury Armed Forces to be supplied with more missiles to counter Iranian drone threat
British personnel defending the Middle East will benefit from the purchase of more Lightweight Multirole Missiles – also known as Martlet
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Epic Fury All British personnel safe after Iranian projectile hits UAE airbase housing RAF troops
The Iranian projectile hit the base, which also houses Australian troops, on Tuesday evening
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Epic Fury Where is HMS Dragon? Her journey explained as Royal Navy warship arrives in Gibraltar
The Type 45 destroyer departed Portsmouth on 10 March after being loaded with the Sea Viper missile system
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Iran The Strait of Hormuz: The military cost of disruption as the Iran war escalates
Threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps prompted a partial closure of the passageway, sparking concerns as shipping traffic fell
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Epic Fury Epic Fury: Will UK minehunting capability be needed to protect the Strait of Hormuz?
With President Trump urging Nato allies to help open the waterway, Simon Newton has analysed the UK's minehunting capability
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Epic Fury Epic Fury: The online battle as AI disinformation spreads across the internet
BFBS Forces News has looked into the rising use of AI-generated content in conflict, which is making people question
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Iraq All six crew members confirmed dead after US KC-135 goes down over western Iraq
US Central Command said the refuelling aircraft was lost in friendly airspace, and that the loss was not caused by hostile fire or friendly ...
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RAF We're in a new era of RAF bases being attacked, warns the Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth says dominance of the airspace can no longer be guaranteed – and the RAF must adapt quickly and evolve
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Epic Fury RAF Typhoons now hunting for drones in the skies over Bahrain as Iran war rages
Half the jets deployed to Qatar have been flying sorties over the kingdom amid the ongoing conflict with Tehran and its UAV attacks
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Epic Fury No British casualties – but some US personnel hurt – as drones hit military bases in Iraq
Drone attacks on Erbil and Baghdad were partially repelled, but some enemy UAVs did make it through
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Epic Fury Autonomous mine-hunting systems are now in the Middle East, confirms Healey
The Defence Secretary has also been speaking to military planners about what else could be sent to the region amid the ongoing war with Iran