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.
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Russia No modern tanks and no flypast at Russia's scaled-down Victory Day Parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his speech that "a real war has been unleashed against our motherland".
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Rugby Union Former Royal Engineer turned kit manager talks about his 'dream role' with Leicester Tigers
Former Royal Engineers Staff Sergeant Jamie Doig speaks to BFBS about how he became kit manager with Premiership giants, the Leicester ...
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Uniform British Army's new King Charles III cap badges shown in their crowning glory
The new cap badges were on display during the coronation, and many more are being made for the rest of the military.
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Gurkhas Double above-the-knee amputee Gurkha veteran begins attempt to climb Mt Everest
Hari hopes to fundraise £884,900 - 100 times the height of Mt. Everest in metres - for the charities that helped him recover from injury.
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Army Coronation in numbers: Army's behind-the-scenes operation revealed
Meals, haircuts, tailoring and communications - all part of the backstage efforts to make sure the coronation went by without a hitch.
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Weapons and Kit The sniper rifle wanted by both sides of the Ukraine war
The UAR-10 weighs five kilograms and fires the the same calibre 7.62 ammunition as other Nato sniper rifles.