Non-state armed groups like Wagner on the rise worldwide, says thinktank
The IISS's Armed Conflict Survey found 200 million people's lives are being controlled by groups like these rather than their government
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Ukraine Exclusive: Ukraine wants to rearm itself in order to take the fight to Russian invaders
Forces News speaks to Oleksandr Kamyshin, the minister trying to expand Ukraine's defence sector and create closer ties with Western firms
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Navy Royal Navy hands over command of Nato's premier Mediterranean task group
Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan led the group on frontline duties for five months, but that duty now lies with the Italian navy
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Sport Bouldering flourishes among military ranks ahead of first Inter Services comp
Military climbers test their physical and mental agility in the Armed Forces Bouldering League ahead of the Inter Services Championships
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Aircraft US grounds entire Osprey fleet after eight personnel killed in latest crash
Tokyo immediately grounded its own fleet of V-22s after the accident off the Japanese coast - and now the US armed forces have done the same
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Afghanistan Cameron pledges to investigate Afghan special forces persecuted by the Taliban
The Foreign Secretary vows to assist former British-trained operators who were left behind in Afghanistan after being denied entry to the UK
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Ukraine Foreign Secretary tells US Republicans they must back aid deal for Ukraine
Lord Cameron supports President Biden's military and economic aid package, but Republicans are so far stalling on approving it
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News Defence Secretary to call for faster aid delivery into Gaza during Middle East visit
Grant Shapps is set to visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories during his trip to the region
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Rugby Union Future of forces rugby union: Watch every Inter Services under-23s match again
Watch every try live as future stars of Twickenham Stadium and Kingsholm Stadium battle for service pride.
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Rugby Union Army win under-23s rugby union title on points difference after RAF beat Navy in Basingstoke
On a night that proved to be a thrilling finale, it was the Army who finished top of the pile in the U23s Inter Service Championship
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USA Veteran battling cancer gets final wish granted to feel tank's 'thunder of doom' once more
Iraq War veteran and former tanker Jay Tenison got his wish to fire the main gun of an M1 Abrams one last time thanks to the US Army
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Royal Marines Corporal who embodies Corps' values named Royal Marine of the Year
The skier, precision rifle shooter and trainer received the honour for embodying what it mean to be a Royal Marine Commando
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Russia Russia's mighty Tyulpan self-propelled mortar has Achilles' heel on the battlefield
Entering service with Soviet forces in 1971 and used in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria, the tracked mortar has one big disadvantage
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RAF RAF air traffic controllers get training from the best of England disability football
Personnel from RAF Shawbury develop communication skills with help from coaches covering Blind, Partially-Sighted and Power Chair football
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Aircraft Immortal: The history of 809 Naval Air Squadron, a unit being reborn again
809 Naval Air Squadron has been engaged in several conflicts since 1941, and is being resurrected once again to fly the F-35B
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USA Go Army! US Navy receives some trash-talk ahead of American football game
The US Army also enlists the help of some of its foreign allies to taunt the Navy ahead of their key clash