Falklands War: Veteran recalls horror of fires on ship after Argentine Exocet missile attack
HMS Glamorgan had just completed her bombardment and was sailing to safety when she was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile.
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CSG25 Carrier Strike Group meets up with the Indian Navy in the western Arabian Sea
The CSG worked on a passing exercise, known as a passex, where the ships of the two navies sail together conducting drills
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Hockey Royal Navy Hockey Association rounds up New Zealand tour with wins over Kiwi counterparts
Teams from the Royal Navy Hockey Association have been going up against teams from the NFDF during their tour of the country.
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Navy HMS Dragon sailors to parade through Wrexham to mark Freedom of the City
The sailors will parade through Wrexham as the city celebrates its formal bond with the Royal Navy destroyer
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Army Just get fit and get on with it : Army recruits share no-nonsense tips for basic training
The Army Foundation College is a Junior Entry Basic Training centre, and some of the Junior Soldiers have been sharing their thoughts
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Rugby League UKAF men concede President's Cup to English Universities in a feisty clash
The UKAF men settled for a 42-30 defeat at Halton Farnworth Hornets as the team from England Universities stormed to victory
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Ukraine Russian casualty numbers hit one million as both sides exchange their war dead
The Ministry of Defence's latest intelligence update said that Russian forces may have sustained more than 250,000 casualties this year
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Navy Scrumpy the Jackapoo becomes a real sea dog by joining crew of HMS Queen Elizabeth
The Jackapoo crossbreed has become part of the company on board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier
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RAF RAF Typhoons play the bad guys as Swedish Gripens scramble to intercept them
The training sortie was carried out under Operation Chessman – the UK contingent delivering Nato's enhanced Air Policing mission in Poland
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Tri-Service People think they're safe – but they're not, warns the lead author of the SDR
All three lead Strategic Defence Review authors have been quizzed by the Defence Committee's MPs
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News Soldiers from the Coldstream Guards travel in style to mark their 375th anniversary
The Coldstream Guards took the train from London's King's Cross to attend the ceremony in Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Falklands Former Royal Marine on how his men seized Mount Harriet in daring Falklands raid
Nick Vaux was the Commanding Officer of 42 Commando during Britain's successful recapture of the Falkland Islands
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Sport Loughborough University and British Army Sport forge new partnership
It's a new beginning for Army sport stars with the partnership
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Falklands The story behind this famous photograph of the Falklands conflict
We went to meet the man behind 'the Yomper' – one of the most iconic photos taken of the conflict.
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Politics Armed Forces get £11bn boost as Reeves announces defence spending plans
The Chancellor says funding will increase to 2.6% of GDP by 2027, with the defence industry also benefiting from increased investment
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Navy Falklands veteran HMS Bristol waved off from Portsmouth as she heads to the scrapyard
The historic vessel, which saw action in the Falklands, was a warship originally designed to defend a class of aircraft carriers never built