RAF's Typhoons to get 'world's most advanced radar' as part of £2.35bn investment
The system will allow pilots to suppress enemy air defences using high-powered jamming and engage with targets from a safe distance.
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Ukraine Ukraine accuses Russia of 'open act of terrorism' as strike kills 23
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested the attack was deliberately aimed at civilians.
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Army Army aiming to boost reserve numbers by changing entry rank for some recruits
In a bid to boost reserve numbers across the Army, from September reservists will be allowed to join the PT Corps at a higher rank.
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RAF RAF chief: Russian air force failures down to poor 'people' investment
An inability to conduct complex missions in Ukraine is down to an over-prioritisation of technology, he says.
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Forces Charities Waterloo Uncovered: British veterans dig up history
Rare skeletons have been unearthed at the site of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium on 18 June 1815.
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Scotland Navy veteran becomes first woman to be appointed Scotland's Veteran Commissioner
The former Navy officer has been described as "a great champion for veterans".
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Ukraine Ukraine conflict: Who's winning?
Forces News has spoken to Ed Arnold, Research Fellow for European Security at RUSI, the defence and security think tank.
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News Hyde Park bomb survivor: 'I could literally feel my eardrum disappearing'
Survivors of the 1982 Hyde Park bombing will describe their ordeal in a new film made by Army veterans.
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Navy Former Royal Navy mine-hunter to be brought back to life with £55m contract
Once renovated and restored, HMS Quorn will head to Lithuania to bolster NATO maritime capability in Europe.
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Army Salisbury Plain fires extinguished, but still risk of re-ignition
The site will be "monitored closely" after the fires, caused by an Army unit conducting pre-deployment training.
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Gibraltar £5m patrol boat HMS Dagger commissioned
Alongside her sister boat HMS Cutlass, the boat will patrol territorial waters around Gibraltar and support UK defence exercises.
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Politics Penny Mordaunt: Defence of the UK is safe in my hands
Ms Mordaunt said she would hold firm to the UK's position on the war in Ukraine, stressing Russia "must lose the war".
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Sport Forces divers compete for Inter Services titles
The first Inter Services Diving Championships since 2019 have taken place in Aldershot.
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Politics Next PM candidate Tom Tugendhat says he 'still only wears Army socks'
The MP for Tonbridge, Edenbridge and Malling, in the race to replace the PM, previously served as an Army Intelligence Corps officer.
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USA US successfully tests hypersonic missiles, as Russia and China arms race develops
Hypersonic weapons travel in the upper atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound – about 6,200km (3,853 miles) per hour.
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Army Watch: Royal Engineer captures terrifying moment avalanche engulfs him
The officer – who survived the terrifying incident – filmed the snow and ice hurtling down a mountain until the second it engulfed him.