Royal Navy seizes £2.5m worth of hash in Middle East raid
It is the first drugs bust by the ship since she took over from HMS Montrose, whose drugs busts totalled nearly £50m last year.
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Navy Kia ora! HMS Spey crew treated to haka on ship's first visit to New Zealand
Members of the Royal New Zealand Navy performed the traditional Māori war dance in front of the UK crew as they arrived in Auckland.
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Russia Wagner Group loses access to Russian prisoner recruitment, MOD says
The MOD said the Wagner Group likely lost access to recruiting prisoners in February, following a public feud with the Kremlin.
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Russia UK set to make Wagner mercenary group proscribed terrorist organisation
The Wagner Group, made up of contractors and recruited convicts, has been fighting alongside Russia's military in areas of eastern Ukraine.
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RAF Behind the scenes exclusive: The coronation flypast that almost did not happen
Forces News were onboard one of the three Chinook helicopters for the flypast over Buckingham Palace.
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Sport Chelsea Pensioners present Army men's rugby union side matchday shirts ahead of Twickenham clash
The Army v Navy event on 13 May closes out the Inter-Services tournament and will be shown live on the Forces News YouTube channel.
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Ukraine New £560m contract gives MOD 'opportunity to transform management' of UK training areas
The new deal aims to deliver services to training troops, including around four million meals a year and one million bed spaces.
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Ukraine New $1.2bn US aid package to Ukraine includes air defence and artillery support
The aid includes 155mm artillery rounds, commercial satellite imagery services and support for training and maintenance.
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Sea vessels HMS Northumberland tests submarine hunting skills with Nato allies
The Royal Navy's HMS Northumberland excelled during the Nato-led Exercise Dynamic Mongoose alongside other allies in the Norwegian Sea.
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Army A coronation and a birthday - it was a busy week for Irish Guards mascot Seamus
The Irish wolfhound is used to a packed schedule of recruitment and ceremonial duties, but this past week has been exceptional.
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Rugby Union JJ Chalmers to anchor Army v Navy rugby coverage for BFBS
Both matches at Twickenham will air live and exclusively on Forces News YouTube channel, overseas on BFBS TV and across BFBS Radio.
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Technology How military medics could train to save lives on the battlefield using virtual reality
The Royal Air Force is talking with SIMX, a virtual reality medical simulation platform, to incorporate their technology into training.
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Ukraine 'This is not a film': Foreign Secretary warns no 'guarantees' of Ukrainian success in counteroffensive
James Cleverly says that, while Ukraine has outperformed expectations, there are "no certainties when it comes to conflict".
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Cricket UK Armed Forces women's cricket team win at Lords for the second time
The UK Armed Forces women's cricket team remains unbeaten at the Home of English Cricket.
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King Charles King Charles thanks Armed Forces for 'exceptional contribution' to coronation
The grand occasion was the largest ceremonial operation for the UK military since Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation.
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Navy Royal Navy praised for 'seamless' marching manoeuvre during coronation display
Twitter users were full of admiration for the skills of Royal Navy personnel during the coronation procession.