The Trooper meets the troops: Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson to join Armed Forces Day
The honorary Royal Auxiliary Air Force officer will swap the stage to meet serving personnel, veterans and their families
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Technology Going underground: When the regular battlespace becomes too dangerous, just dig deep
Some defence technology companies believe robots digging tunnels through the Earth's crust is the way forward for warfare
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WWI Princess Anne unveils new memorial to remember 400 lost First World War heroes
The new memorial at Brookwood Military Cemetery commemorates WW1 casualties whose graves were never formally identified
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Veterans 'It's a real war': Veteran remembers Falklands conflict
Colour Sergeant Brian Faulkner served during the Falklands War and fought in the Battle of Mount Longdon
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Falklands Falklands veteran recalls the fierce Battle of Two Sisters
Ian Gardiner led his marines during the fierce night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000-foot-high mountain, in 1982
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Falklands Former Royal Marine on how his men seized Mount Harriet in daring Falklands raid
Nick Vaux was the Commanding Officer of 42 Commando during Britain's successful recapture of the Falkland Islands
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RAF Squadron William trained with reformed to support RAF's sub-hunting and surveillance
203 Squadron has been reformed at RAF Lossiemouth to deliver engineering to the station’s P-8 Poseidon and Wedgetail aircraft
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Royal Marines Colours parade: Royal Marines present arms and salute the King with the new KS-1
The parade marks an important step for the Royal Marines as it transitions into the modern Commando Force
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USA How a US Navy sea drone unit rescued Apache crew after heli went down near Oman
A US Navy water drone recovered two soldiers after their helicopter went down near one of the world's busiest maritime corridors
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Cricket Staying at the top: Royal Logistic Corps reign supreme in Army T20 final
The Royal Logistic Corps retain their T20 title with 16-run win over Royal Signals
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Army King presents new Colours just days before Grenadier Guards will return the favour
One of the new Colours given to 1st Battalion will be paraded before the monarch at the King's Birthday Parade on Saturday
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Football Nepal Cup final: Experience amazing Gurkha football event live with BFBS Sport
The 2026 Nepal Cup final will be shown live on the BFBS Forces News YouTube channel
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Politics SDR co-author Lord Robertson criticises SNP as he says some parties don't believe in defence
The former defence secretary and former head of Nato highlighted the Scottish National Party's opposition to the nuclear deterrent
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Royal Marines Old unit gets new name as 3 Commando Brigade becomes UK Commando Force
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord and Commandant General Royal Marines, said the name change reflects a decade of transformation
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Army Army completes first phase of land drone swarm project promised in Defence Review
Armed Forces Minister Al Carns confirms early progress has been made with land drone swarms in the Army's drive to become more lethal
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Army The Army's last county regiment marks 20th anniversary of controversial merger
The Royal Yorkshire Regiment was formed in June 2006 as a result of an infantry reorganisation that reduced the number of Army battalions