Moscow using big cash incentives to lure recruits into flying the flag for Putin
The Kremlin is using new tactics to attract recruits as battlefield losses in Ukraine are now outpacing enlistment
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Politics Military kit unfit for war in Ukraine should be deemed unfit for UK use, minister says
Luke Pollard also said the UK military needed to rearm and replace its old kit with new British technology
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News Underprepared and under attack: Govt accused of failing to protect UK from the threat of war
Lord Robertson is the second author of the Strategic Defence Review to criticise the state of defence in under a week
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News The UK's War Book: Find out why it was abandoned – and why it's returning
Regularly rehearsed and updated, the now-shelved government war book made the UK one of the best-prepared nations in the face of conflict
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World Conscription: Which countries still use drafts and who exactly is enlisted into military service?
BFBS Forces News has looked into conscription around the world and who is conscripted in each country
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Women Lt Gen Susan Coyle: Who is the first female in history to lead the Australian army?
Lieutenant General Coyle has held a number of senior roles, and became the first female to command Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East
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Epic Fury Typhoon tests rocket system that could cut cost of downing a drone from $1m to just $20k
The warplane has been equipped with 70mm rockets that use a laser-guidance kit rather than pricey AMRAAM or ASRAAM missiles
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Rugby Union Amy Cokayne lifts lid on new England leadership role and her Inter Service status
The World Cup winner spoke to BFBS Sport in an in-depth interview ahead of the Six Nations
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Boxing Success for RAF boxing duo after progressing onto English Amateur Championship finals
Cameron Lewis and Amelia Kennedy will fight for English Amateur Boxing Championship titles in the finals in Derby this weekend following ...
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Aircraft The Supermarine Spitfire: A British icon, a legend and an all-round exceptional design
Spitfire90 pilot Matt Jones explains the evolution of Britain's best-known warplane and what made it so great
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Veterans D-Day veteran receives BEM for commitment to Holocaust remembrance and education
Mervyn Kersh landed on Gold Beach in Normandy at just 19 years old, arriving three days after the initial D-Day landings in June 1944
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Epic Fury Skyhammer ready to destroy Shaheds as MOD sends air defence system to Middle East
The Skyhammer counter-UAV system can also intercept low-speed missiles such as those that have been launched by Iran
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Navy Wallace: UK risks being laughed at by Putin if it fails to act after latest Russian incursions
The former Defence Secretary argued that simply intercepting vessels is not enough, adding: "We've got to show Russia we have a follow-up"
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Rugby Union Cokayne expects 'physical battle' against Ireland in her 90th cap for England at Women's Six Nations
RAF Rugby Union's Amy Cokayne speaks to BFBS Sport as the Red Rose prepares to serve as vice-captain at the 2026 Guinness Women's Six ...
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Navy You thought all eyes were on the Middle East, but ours were on your subs, Healey tells Putin
The Defence Secretary says three Russian submarines had been attempting to spy on underwater cables and pipelines in and around UK waters
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Ukraine Ring wing: How an old idea from the 1980s has been repurposed for the Ukraine war
We explore ring wing drones and the new generation of amphibious drones that are capable of ‘flying' underwater and soaring to the surface