RAF C-130 Hercules aircraft leaves UK to provide support to earthquake-hit Turkey
More than 21,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria following the earthquakes on Monday.
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RAF Ready for China: RAF joins US and Australia for largest Allied air exercise ever
The US Air Force has expanded this long-established exercise to have an increased geographical area to overcome the 'Tyranny of Distance'.
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Ukraine Typhoons not the best fighter jet to send Ukraine, expert says
F-16 fighter jets are a better option for Ukraine’s aerial defence against Russia than the UK’s Typhoon aircraft, according to a retired RAF ...
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Gurkhas More than 200 new Gurkha recruits swear allegiance to the King
The 204 recruits will now head to Infantry Training Centre Catterick in North Yorkshire for the next step of their British Army careers.
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History The historic lasting power of military balloons
The use of high-altitude balloons in a combat scenario, to monitor an enemy, and even attack, goes back centuries.
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Athletics Chelsea Baker wins Navy's first Inter Services Cross Country title in over 30 years
The Cross Country Inter Services championships saw a long awaited win for the Navy and a continuation of dominance for the RAF.
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Invictus Games Nigeria to become first African nation to compete in Invictus Games
Nigeria will become the first African nation to compete in the Invictus Games, it has been announced.
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Music The United States military's first ever official rap artists set to go on tour
Staff Sergeants Lamar Riddick and Nicholas Feemster are the Army’s official rappers.
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Netball Live for the first time: How to watch Inter Services netball championships
Forces News will bring you live coverage of the Inter Services netball championships for the first time ever.
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Ukraine UK aims to train Ukrainian pilots 'as quickly as humanly possible'
Rishi Sunak said the offer of pilot training was the "first step" to eventually providing fighter jets to Ukraine.
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Tri-Service RAF to fly casualties around Turkey as UK increases support after earthquake
The aid comes after more than 21,000 were killed in an earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
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Afghanistan 'Open and honest' review of UK Afghanistan involvement required, MPs say
Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood called the withdrawal, which came as Kabul fell to the Taliban, a "dark chapter in UK military history".
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Sea vessels First steel cut on Royal Navy's third Dreadnought nuclear submarine
In a ceremony at BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness site, the steel was cut on Warspite, the third of the Dreadnought submarines.
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North Korea North Korea shows off more ballistic missiles than ever before in night-time parade
North Korea's night-time parade showed off more intercontinental ballistic missiles than any previous parade,
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Aircraft Future of forces aviation? The world's first modular military jet
The aircraft can change its wings, engines and flight systems, with designers hailing it as the start of a new era in fast jet design.
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Rugby Union New Army women's rugby sevens head coach eager to get going
Warrant Officer Class 1 Paul Willison's first job involved with Army Rugby will be as women's sevens head coach.