Type 83 destroyer: What we know so far
The Type 83 has been listed as part of a UK shipbuilding overhaul and could begin to replace the Type 45s in the late 2030s.
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Army Army promises 'independent audit' to drive 'cultural changes'
The Defence Secretary and Chief of the General Staff said the Army is "only as good as the people who serve in it" following a meeting.
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Rugby Union Return to rugby union: Army women's hold first training session in two seasons
The Army's challenge to win back the Inter Services title has finally started ahead of the 2022 Inter Services Championships.
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China Target practice? China builds mock-ups of US Navy warships
Images show the outlines of an American aircraft carrier and at least one destroyer that sits on a railway track.
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Invictus Games Team UK return to training ahead of Invictus Games in The Hague
The Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre in Loughborough hosted the first training camp since the COVID-19 pandemic for Team UK.
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News Sonic boom compensation: Damaged fish tank and chandelier among settled claims
The MOD paid out nearly £10,000 in compensation payments following incidents that took place between March 2014 and January 2021.
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Navy Admiral Sir Ben Key takes over as Royal Navy's First Sea Lord
The senior officer succeeds Admiral Sir Tony Radakin as head of the Royal Navy, who himself is taking over as Chief of the Defence Staff.
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Rugby Union RAF's Amy Cokayne scores hat-trick in England's record win over New Zealand
The RAF star made history as her hat-trick helped England achieve a record-breaking 56-15 win over New Zealand.
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Navy Watch: What's on the new First Sea Lord's to-do list?
The procurement of new frigates which began under the incoming CDS will now fall to Admiral Sir Ben Key to progress.
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Navy Watch: Admiral Sir Ben Key – who's the new First Sea Lord?
The senior Royal Navy officer has succeeded Admiral Sir Tony Radakin in the role.
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Army Watch: Defence Secretary to meet Army leaders over culture concerns
Ben Wallace told Forces News ahead of the meeting: "We've got to get the culture right."
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Forces Charities Amputee veteran’s 457-lap track fundraising challenge for Afghanistan fallen
Former Welsh Fusilier Steve Owen was injured in Afghanistan in 2010.
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Iran Iran starts annual war games ahead of nuclear talks with west
It comes in a period of heightened tension between Iran and the United States.
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Iraq Tensions heighten after Iraq’s PM survives assassination attempt
Baghdad residents heard an explosion and then heavy gunfire from the city's fortified Green Zone.
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Army Ex Khanjar Oman: Hundreds of UK troops take on intense drills in heat of the desert
The training with Omani counterparts included practice patrols, pilot escape and evasion tactics, explosive ordnance disposal and search.
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Royal Marines NightFighter X: The Royal Marines' new counter-UAV system
The new portable counter-UAV system delivers defence against a wide range of drones and other unmanned vehicles.