F-16s out, Gripens in as Sweden takes over Nato air policing role in Iceland
The arrival of the jets marked the 55th such rotation for Iceland and the first for the Swedish air force and its Skaraborg Air Wing F 7
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Royals Queen Máxima of the Netherlands joins army reserve aged 54 - and as a private
Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti says she's chosen to enlist now because she wants to contribute to ensuring the safety of Dutch society
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Meribel Royal Navy lock out podium positions in the Telemark Parallel Sprint in Meribel
The Navy continue their successful run in the Telemark events with the Senior Service locking both the men's and women's podium positions
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News From classrooms to capability: minister unveils £80m investment for defence courses
The investment will create 2,500 additional student places at universities
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Football RAF gain the upper hand with victory over the Navy in U23s Inter Services opener
The RAF took on the Royal Navy at Westleigh Park in Havant for the opening game of the 2026 U23s Inter Services football
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World Cyber attacks, spies and undersea cables: What exactly is the grey zone?
BFBS Forces News explores the area between war and peace, and what occupies it
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Meribel Watch again: Action from the slopes at the Inter Services Snow Sports Championships at Meribel
This year's Inter Services snow sports championship delivered on its promise to be a week of exciting action
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Land vehicles The Rhino and the Leopard: Bovington previews this year's guests at Tankfest
A Nashorn tank destroyer from WW2 and a modern day Leopard 2A4 will be taking part in the three-day armoured extravaganza
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Nato Greenland: How hard would it be to take the world's largest island militarily?
BFBS Forces News has looked into what it would take to annex the semi-autonomous island militarily and the challenges associated with it
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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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Army From the battlefield to VIPs: Do the best bodyguards really need military training?
BFBS Forces News looks at whether all the bodyguards protecting high-end clients and VIPs have some sort of military background
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Sport 2026 Grand Military Gold Cup cancelled due to waterlogged track at Sandown
It's disappointment for horse racing fans as the biggest military event of the year is called off
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Meribel Georgiana Altham continues winning run for Navy with Telemark Classic success
The Navy were dominant again, taking five of the six podium places
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Meribel Snowboarders shine under the lights with exciting Parallel Slalom runs in the Stade
It was a terrific night of racing at Meribel 2026
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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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Ukraine Project VOLYA: Armed Forces Para Snow Sports team train Ukrainian ski instructors
The aim of Project VOLYA was to train local ski instructors to help Ukrainian forces personnel injured in the war