We need to step up and spend more, Defence Secretary says at Labour's party conference
Wes Streeting used his speech to say that the UK is living in an 'age of insecurity' fuelled by global volatility
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RAF UK to provide RAF Voyager to Saudi Arabia for 'defensive' refuelling against Houthis
The move comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham received a request from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for military support
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Iran Conflict branded a war of losers as US launches new round of strikes in Strait of Hormuz
Defence expert Prof Michael Clarke says there are no winners in the Iran war - with Russia and Israel the only countries benefiting from it
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Navy After 286 days at sea, USS Abraham Lincoln on first port break of nine-month deployment
Around 5,000 sailors and marines have arrived in Thailand after a deployment that took the US aircraft carrier from the South China Sea to ...
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USA 'We shouldn't be doing enemy's job', former commodore warns over US carrier's 250 days at sea
Speaking to BFBS Forces News, Commodore (Ret'd) Steve Prest said the issue lies in prioritising stores needed to sustain the operation
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USA Def Sec Jarvis offers condolences to families of US personnel killed in Jordan
Two US service members were killed, and another is still missing following an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti ...
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Weapons and Kit US deploys sea drones to attack an Iranian naval base and ship maintenance facility
Three uncrewed surface vessels infiltrated a dock area, where they struck a submarine and a ship maintenance facility
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Navy Former Royal Navy Taskforce Commander explains process to secure the Strait of Hormuz
The naval mission for the Strait of Hormuz will need to reassure crews and shipping insurers that vessels can safely navigate the waterway
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Opinion Churchill's hateful decision: The enduring lessons of naval power from WW2 to today
The Prime Minister understood the Royal Navy was not a luxury or a symbol - it was the difference between having options and having none
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Iran HMS Dragon heads to Middle East as UK and France lead talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz
More than 40 nations are set to discuss military contributions to a defensive mission to protect shipping through the waterway
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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