UK vs US: How do military pilots get assigned callsigns and are they cool like in the movies?
The rules and the history behind military aviation callsigns and nicknames revealed.
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Army On exercise with the Army's newly reorganised Queen's Division
The traditional grouping of battalions based on geography has been changed to make sure each divison contains a range of skills.
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News British Army provides mental health support in Turkey after earthquake
'To have mental health difficulties in these situations is perfectly natural and I'm trying to make people aware that it is normal,' Capt ...
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USA JDAM: The low-cost precision bomb could see Ukraine strike from three times further away
Are Ukraine pilots getting US-supplied JDAM bombs?
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RAF RAF trainee pilot organises Typhoon flypast for his WW2 veteran pilot great-uncle
John Robert 'Bob' Brown flew Wellington bombers in the Second World War and was a veteran of Bomber Command and IX Squadron.
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Russia Russian and US military firepower: A comparison
The latest data has recognised the countries' militaries as two of the most powerful in the world.
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Ukraine Is the West's more offensive support of Ukraine a sign of 'mission creep'?
A former Commander of Joint Forces Command told Forces News 'mission creep' is not applicable to the West's support of Ukraine.
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Football Forces football's finest: Watch all six Inter Services matches live
Every game from the men's and women's Inter Services tournaments will be broadcast live and available on catch-up on BFBS TV.
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Ukraine Satellite image shows destruction of elite Russian unit in Ukraine, MOD says
The MOD photographs released on Sunday claim to show at least 10 armoured vehicles destroyed.
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Ukraine Explosions hit Russian-held Mariupol at targets thought to be outside of Ukraine's strike range
Russia has had a stranglehold on the strategically important city since May 2022.
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Boxing Inter Services boxing: How to watch the forces' best boxers live
The 2023 Inter Services boxing championships will see the best fighters from all three services battle each other in Plymouth.
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WWII British WWII veteran gets VIP tour of US airbase hosting Exercise Red Flag
The veteran said that if he could he would join the Royal Air Force again tomorrow.
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News Shadow defence secretary commissions an expert review of military housing
John Healey has tweeted to say the UK's Armed Forces and their families live in housing that fails any decency test.
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Rugby League Royal Navy dumped out of Challenge Cup after heavy defeat to North Wales Crusaders
Last year’s history-makers suffer huge loss to North Wales Crusaders in Colwyn Bay.
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Prince Philip Land Rover designed by Prince Philip sells at auction for more than £120,000
The vehicle was registered in 2010 and used by Prince Philip after being designed and built to his specification.
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Navy Royal Navy Merlin helicopters fitted with 'onesies' to guard against extreme weather
They are spread over the critically important parts of multi-million-pound Merlin helicopters, to guard them against harsh Arctic, jungle or ...