Rebuilding the Barracuda: The WW2 wreck like an Airfix kit – but with no instructions
Despite seeing extensive use in the second half of WW2, not a single intact Barracuda remains, but work is underway to rebuild one example
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Army Training put into practice as new Gurkha artillery unit fires Light Gun for first time
The King's Gurkha Artillery is the Army's newest regiment and the seventh cap badge of the Brigade of Gurkhas
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Army Green light for £90m Catterick base expansion to house Royal Engineers
The development will pave the way for the accommodation of 21 Engineer Regiment, who are leaving their base in Ripon
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Army Arming the armourers with the skills they need to keep the Army's weapons firing
BFBS Forces News pays a visit to the Defence College of Technical Training at MOD Lyneham where trainee armourers learn their craft
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Rugby Union 'Pool of Death is alive and well', says Australian head coach after tough opening games
Australian Head Coach Lieutenant Commander Rob Drinkwater speaks to BFBS Sport following the end of the opening Pool B matches at the IDRC
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RAF Refuelling the Rafale: RAF Voyager meets up with French fighters on Op Inherent Resolve
Both France and the UK are part of the US-led coalition that's been working to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria since 2014
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CSG25 Grand tour Down Under: Behind the scenes of Royal Navy flagship leading CSG25 deployment
Royal Navy sailor Georgia Davidson shows Australian counterpart Chloe Bradshaw what life is like on board HMS Prince of Wales on Op Highmast
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Ukraine Ditching and switching: Ukraine dumps Kalashnikovs in favour of home-grown AR
The Ukrainian armed forces are adopting Nato-standard AR-15-style platforms – one of which is being made in their own country
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Rugby Union Fiji sends chilling message to IDRC rivals with dominant win over Vodafone LooseHeadz
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces took on the Vodafone LooseHeadz in their opening fixture of the International Defence Rugby Competition ...
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Navy Small ship, big impact as HMS Tyne arrives in Scotland after months of underwater missions
Veteran patrol ship HMS Tyne has arrived on the Clyde after one of her busiest years yet – clocking up more than 32,000 nautical miles
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Rugby Union Reigning champions France fight off Australia in a nail-biting IDRC clash
The French Armed Forces took on the Australian Defence Force in the opening match in Pool B at the International Defence Rugby Competition
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LGBTQ Exclusive: Terminally ill veteran's benefits stopped by Department for Work and Pensions
The ex-service person had recently received a payout under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
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WWII Last surviving WW2 VC recipient dies at 105, having received 72 wounds in attack on Catalina
Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank received the Victoria Cross for his bravery during an attack on a German U-boat, which left him injured
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RAF Protection over Poland: Air forces unite in show of force against potential adversaries
Op Chessman saw RAF Typhoons operate alongside Polish and Swedish jets to help safeguard the airspace over Poland and the broader Baltic
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Rugby Union Irish prepare for IDRC campaign with commanding win following cancelled Zambia match
The team from the Irish Defence Force played against a team from Rugby Against Cancer after their IDRC opening match against Zambia was ...
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Rugby Union UKAF make sensational start to IDRC by scoring 17 tries against Tonga in Esher
Daisy Aspinall scored five times while Jasmine Abel grabbed a hat-trick in an exciting afternoon for UKAF