Second US carrier en route to Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to run hot
The USS Gerald R Ford is set to join the USS Abraham Lincoln and its supporting strike group in the Arabian Sea
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Exercises Typhoons make sandy terrain their domain as RAF tests combat readiness in Saudi Arabia
Pakistani F-16s were also among the warplanes taking part in the multinational Exercise Spears of Victory at the Air Warfare Centre
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Middle East Lightning strikes: F-35 shoots down Iranian Shahed drone as it heads toward US carrier
The US says it destroyed the drone in self-defence as the UAV had been flying towards the USS Abraham Lincoln with unclear intent
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Middle East Diplomacy's on the table, but warplanes in the air as Trump's armada sails closer to Iran
The build-up of military assets in the Middle East continues alongside diplomatic manoeuvres between the US and Iran
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Tri-Service UK sends small contingent of planning officers to Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire
Defence Secretary John Healey said the UK will not take a leading role, but "we will play our part"
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USA Everything we know about US forces' role in overseeing Israel-Gaza ceasefire
Washington is deploying up to 200 troops based in the Middle East to Israel, US officials have said, after a ceasefire was agreed
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Middle East MOD bans Israelis from elite course in London over country's actions in Gaza
Israeli participants have traditionally attended the one-year course which specialises in global security, strategy and politics
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Middle East Starmer and Trump call for end to starvation crisis in Gaza as aid drops begin
The Prime Minister describes the situation in Gaza as an "absolute catastrophe" as he met President Trump in Scotland
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Middle East Two ships sunk as Houthi rebels resume attacks – possibly at Tehran's bidding
The ships were targeted by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels after the Israeli and US strikes on Iran raised regional tensions
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Middle East RAF A400M flights keep British military operations across Middle East supplied
The weekly flights deliver freight and personnel to UK bases across the region
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USA Time and precision: How the US military spent 15 years planning its strike on Iran
MOP bombs were used to attack a number of centrifuges buried deep underground at a site south of Tehran
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Weapons and Kit The GBU-57: The Americans' massive bunker-buster MOP bomb dropped on Iran
GBU-57 is referred to as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, and is the only explosive capable of reaching Iran's underground facilities
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USA F-22 Raptors land at RAF Lakenheath amid speculation over US posture in Middle East
US stealth fighters have been spotted at the Suffolk base, which is operated by American forces
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Middle East Trump sends refuelling aircraft to Middle East after Iran-Israel tensions boil over
Israel initially started its bombing as it claimed Tehran was on the verge of building a nuclear bomb
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Navy Royal Navy ship seizes 1,000kg of heroin in latest drugs bust in the Arabian Sea
The Type 23 frigate tracked the vessel before a team of Royal Marines boarded the ship, where they found the stash of drugs
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Middle East RAF strikes on Houthis before CSG25 passes through Red Sea branded no coincidence
Defence expert Professor Michael Clarke says the strikes are a message to the Trump administration that the UK will stand with the US