Female team of Royal Navy sailors spotted from space while taking on Atlantic Row
HMS Oardacious Valkyries shared a picture of the boat taken by Maxar Technologies, one of the team's sponsors.
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Tri-Service What is the Service Prosecuting Authority and what powers does it have?
The SPA is the military equivalent of the Crown Prosecution Service and is responsible for the prosecution of service offences.
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USA US forces launch multiple strikes from air and sea on Houthi rebels in Yemen
The Houthi targets were a command and control facility plus weapons production and storage facilities, which included missiles and UAVs.
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Technology High-tech atomic clock tipped to make Armed Forces' operations more secure
The MOD says quantum technology means the clock's precision is so refined that it will lose less than one second over billions of years.
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Politics Veterans Minister Al Carns 'enormously proud' to receive Distinguished Service Order
Al Carns already has an OBE and Military Cross, leading to suggestions he could be the most decorated MP in living memory.
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Navy HMS Somerset's crew recalled on Christmas Day to track Russian ships over 500 miles
The sailors were praised for their dedication after being called back from leave over the festive period to monitor the Russian vessels.
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Opinion 2025 will likely pose many threats and defence must decide what is its main priority
Pinstripedline takes a look at what 2025 might have in store and why defence will probably have some tough decisions to make.
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Tri-Service Major global deployment and instability in Europe look set to keep military busy in 2025
The Chief of the Defence Staff says 2025 looks busy, likely dominated by Ukraine as well as the instability in the Middle East and Pacific.
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Sport Inter Services glory and Paralympic gold: Relive 2024's top forces sporting moments
2024 was a momentous year of military sport - from tightly-contested Inter Services to Paralympics success and more.
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Ukraine Notes found on dead North Koreans expose poor training in dealing with drones
Pyongyang's soldiers appear to have received little or no instruction on what to expect in Ukraine – particularly the threat posed by UAVs.
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Army Tributes paid to 'kind and humble' 3 Rifles serjeant who died over Christmas period
The Rifles Regiment has confirmed the loss of the 'impressive' Serjeant Leon Reynolds.
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Ukraine Ukraine claims a first as sea drone takes out Russian helicopter with missile
The Russian Mi-8 helicopter opened fire on the Magura V5 sea drone before the autonomous vessel shot it down with a R-73 Sea Dragon missile.
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News New Year Honours 2025: Full list of military personnel who will receive awards
More than 100 members of the Armed Forces are awarded honours by His Majesty the King in the annual New Year Honours list.
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News The top 10 BFBS Forces News stories that you loved the most during 2024
Check out some of the most popular military news articles from 2024 which drove huge traffic to our site.
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Tri-Service Military year in review: Armed Forces chiefs take a look back on busy 2024
The head of the Armed Forces, the Navy, Army and RAF told BFBS Forces News their stand-out moments of the last 12 months.
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Sport Inter Services, Invictus Games and more: Forces sport events to watch out for in 2025
The key events for your calendar in 2025 for Forces sport.