British soldiers embedded with Japanese armed forces for first time in major training exercise
The exercise involved the first joint live fire training carried out by the two forces
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Northern Ireland Bloody Sunday Parachute Regiment commander dies
Lt Col Derek Wilford, the officer directly in charge of the paratroopers, always maintained that his soldiers had been fired on first
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Army British Army tests urban warfare kit of future to the max
The Army Warfighting Experiment is the flagship experimentation programme for new technology for the British Army
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Ukraine A thousand times, thank you - Mayor of Kyiv grateful to UK for training Ukrainian troops
"We have to fight, ready or not. Nobody wants to fight, nobody wants to die, but we don't have so many choices," he tells Forces News
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Royal Marines 'The sheer beauty... is just breathtaking': Ex-Royal Marines take on the South Pole
Alan Chambers and David Thomas will be hauling their 120kg sleds for around nine hours a day, for more than 50 days
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Rugby Union Army women score 15 tries in first fixture against Pacific Islanders
The Army Women rugby union team began their 2023/24 season in style after a 97-7 win against the Pacific Islanders.
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Russia November proving to be Russia's deadliest month of the war so far, Ukrainian figures suggest
The UK Ministry of Defence believes Russia has experienced one of its worst months since the war in Ukraine began
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Navy Princess Royal honours RFA chef's incredible 52 years of service
CPO Etwell joined the RFA in 1971 as a galley boy and half a century later is one of the most respected chefs in the Armed Forces
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Navy Senior Royal Navy officer calls for review of 'outdated' medical standards to help recruitment
The Navy has been grappling with a shrinking workforce for a number of years.
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Boxing British Army boxer tastes international success in Croatia
Lance Corporal Terri-Leigh Stuart was representing England Boxing at the Zagreb Boxing Queen Tournament in Croatia.
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Russia UK Defence Secretary condemns 'callous' Russian drone attack on Kyiv
The attack on the Ukrainian capital was called the largest Russian drone attack of the war so far by Ukraine's air forces.
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Veterans Veteran credits military career for successful car detailing business
Ben Toomey, owner of Boosters and Bubbles, told Forces News "the military instills in you that... extreme level of standards".
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Russia Russia's Black Sea fleet armed at new base to avoid Ukrainian attacks, MOD says
The Russian fleet in the Black Sea is believed to be rearming its vessels with missiles from a new base to avoid Ukraine attacks.
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WWII Hitler's 1,350 tonne super gun intended to destroy France in WW2
Nazi Germany's Schwerer Gustav was the largest artillery piece in history to ever open fire in anger
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Gurkhas British Army's newest Gurkhas pass out at Catterick after months of training
It follows nine months of phase one and phase two infantry training
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Army Investigation into soldier's death finds armoured vehicle crew lacked training
Private Jethro Watson-Pickering was killed when the gun turret of the Scimitar he was driving struck him on the head.