Army's tanks to keep rolling and guns to keep firing under new £1.6bn maintenance deal
The five-year servicing and spare parts contract affects kit including the Challenger 2 MBT, 105mm Light Gun and Trojan engineer vehicle.
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Boxing Royal Navy boxers 'ready' to face strong opponents at the Inter Services Boxing Championships
BFBS Sport caught up with the Royal Navy boxing team at their training base in Portsmouth ahead of the championships.
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Feature How the Battle of Iwo Jima was a defining moment in US Marine Corps history
US Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz said that during the battle, "uncommon valour was a common virtue".
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Politics No British personnel at risk from US security leak, defence minister tells MPs
Luke Pollard rules out any risk to UK personnel after US national security details were leaked from a group chat by a US journalist.
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Football Army beat Navy to set up women's Inter Service Football title decider
The Army take on the defending champions, the RAF, in Lincoln on Friday 4 April.
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Ukraine Black Sea ceasefire agreed in talks being held to end the war in Ukraine
Discussions to end the fighting have been taking place in Saudi Arabia.
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News RAF Regiment gunners in action on international exercise on land and in the air
Exercise Cobra Warrior, a three-week warfighting exercise, involved forces from the UK, France, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
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Politics Ex-Defence Secretary backs report urging UK to withdraw from anti-landmine treaty
Sir Ben Wallace argues the restrictions curbed Britain's ability to help Ukraine after the full-scale Russian invasion.
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News RAF engineers fined for breaking Paddington Bear statue in half before stealing it
Daniel Heath and William Lawrence – both based at RAF Odiham – broke the newly installed statue in half before hiding it in the boot of a ...
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Ukraine Fears Trump's freeze on military aid for Ukraine may delay Australian Abrams tanks
Canberra pledged to send 49 retired M1A1 main battle tanks to Kyiv last year, but admits there are logistical challenges in their delivery.
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News Barriers and challenges remain for servicewomen leaving the military, says report
The new study was compiled by King’s College London to help female personnel transition into civilian life.
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Army 280 (Nato) Signal Squadron receives Freedom of the Town before heading to Iraq
The Royal Signals squadron has deep ties with Wimborne as it supported the 80th D-Day anniversary and organises Remembrance Sunday parades.
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Ukraine UK and French armed forces heads work to forge peace in Ukraine and security for Europe
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin and General Thierry Burkhard meet in London to help shape the future of British and French military cooperation.
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USA Trump branded a deal-maker not a seller amid claim of kill switch on new F-47 jets
President Trump said the F-47 would be the most advanced fighter in the world - but only a toned down version would be offered to US allies.
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Music Ukrainian musicians join forces with Royal Marines Band for historic first
The night recognised the special relationship between the UK and Ukraine, with a guest feature spot for 11 Ukrainian military musicians.
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RAF Tributes paid to RAF Mountain Rescue veteran who was part of Lockerbie disaster effort
David "Heavy" Whalley was also part of the search effort after the fatal RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.