Essex joins HMS Venturer family as under-construction Type 31 frigate is affiliated with county
The link-up with the Royal Navy vessel gives the people of the county a ship they can call their own for the first time in 30 years.
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Gurkhas Gurkha Museum to add Nepali voice to exhibits during closure for modernisation and update
Changes will account for the growing Nepalese community in the UK.
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Navy Delayed Type 26 frigate programme can claw back lost time, minister says
The Type 26 frigates are expected to begin service with the Navy from October 2028, a year later than initially planned.
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News MOD halts military housing plan after defending controversial changes based on need not rank
The new plans would have allocated housing based on the size of a family and not rank.
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D-Day D-Day 80: What's on and how you can get involved
The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings will be marked with a series of major commemorations and events planned across the UK and France.
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D-Day D-Day 80: Portsmouth to lead nation's commemorations for 80th anniversary of D-Day
The commemorations will bring Armed Forces personnel past and present together to remember the legacy of D-Day.
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Land vehicles Why Army's first Challenger 3 prototype was sent to Germany for trials
The remaining Challenger 3 prototypes will complete all trials in the UK, it has been confirmed.
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Sport Competitors shine at British Army Brazilian jiu-jitsu championships
The 2024 championships saw martial arts competitors of all experience levels take part.
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Middle East All Houthi rebel targets destroyed in RAF Typhoon airstrikes, Defence Secretary confirms
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that all targets in the operation were destroyed.
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Rugby Union UK Armed Forces rugby union teams set for North of England XV battles in June
Both the men's and women's UK Armed Forces teams will be in action during the charity event.
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Politics Real reasons why Britain's under-40s would refuse to serve if called up
A YouGov poll asked people aged 18-40 why they would refuse to be conscripted.
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Ukraine Ukrainian pilots learning to fly F-16 fighter jets after completing RAF training
The RAF's training is designed to bring Ukrainian pilots closer to a NATO standard approach to flying in preparation for flying F-16 ...
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Nato Carrier Strike Group assembles for Nato's historic Exercise Steadfast Defender
Ships from Nato allies have joined Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales for Nato's biggest military exercise since the Cold War.
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Winter Sports Royal Marine Lawrence and Hall miss out on world medal in two-man bobsleigh
Royal Marine Taylor Lawrence and pilot Brad Hall finish fourth at the World Championships in Winterberg.
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Ukraine Rishi Sunak calls on US to continue with 'bolder' military support for Ukraine
The UK has pledged to invest £245m in producing artillery shells and £8.5m in humanitarian funding for Ukraine.
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Ukraine UK veterans 'hear jets and sirens' at Kyiv sleep-out to raise funds for homeless
The charity sleep-out aims to raise awareness of homeless and displaced Ukrainians living in the war zone.